Ankit Rajpoot

Ankit Singh Rajpoot (born 4 December 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket.[1] He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who made his debut during the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy. He picked 31 wickets in 7 matches in that season at an average of 18.[2]

Ankit Singh
Personal information
Full nameAnkit Singh Rajpoot
Born (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–presentUttar Pradesh
2013Chennai Super Kings
2016–2017Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 3)
2018–2019Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 3)
2020Rajasthan Royals
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20
Matches 52 30 65
Runs scored 169 71 40
Batting average 3.84 7.10 5.71
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 25 18 8
Balls bowled 9970 1421 1316
Wickets 177 36 84
Bowling average 27.69 32.00 19.20
5 wickets in innings 8 0 2
10 wickets in match 1 n/a n/a
Best bowling 6/25 3/32 5/14
Catches/stumpings 9/– 5/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 April 2019

Career

In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[3] In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[4] In August 2019, he was named in the India Green team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[5][6]

On 6 February 2016 Rajpoot was signed by IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders. [7] In January 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction[8] for 3 crores. On April 26, Rajpoot took 5 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs in a match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad,[9] and earned the Man Of The Match award, although Punjab lost the match. It was the first five-wicket haul of the season, and also the best figures for an uncapped player in the IPL.[10]

In January 2021, he was named as one of five net bowlers in India's Test squad for their series against England.[11]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[12]

References
  1. Ankit Rajpoot – Cricinfo
  2. Ranji Trophy, 2012/13 – Uttar Pradesh / Records / Batting and bowling averages
  3. "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. "India Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  5. "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  6. "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  7. Kolkata Knight Riders Welcome Ankit Rajpoot
  8. "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  9. "Ankit Rajpoot creates history, takes 5/14 for Kings XI Punjab". Hindustan Times. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  10. "IPL 2018, SRH vs KXIP: Who is Ankit Rajpoot? The man with best IPL figures as uncapped player". Times Now. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  11. "Kohli, Hardik, Ishant return to India's 18-member squad for England Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  12. "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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