Raj Bawa

Raj Angad Bawa (born 12 November 2002) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class cricket debut for Chandigarh in February 2022 in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy, taking a wicket with his first delivery.[1] He has played for the India national under-19 cricket team, including at the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup and 2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup.[2][3][4][5][6]

Raj Bawa
Personal information
Full nameRaj Angad Sukhwinder Singh Bawa
Born (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002
Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RelationsTrilochan Singh (grandfather)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021/22Chandigarh
2022Punjab Kings
Only FC17 February 2022 Chandigarh v Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition FC T20 U-19 ODI
Matches 2 2 10
Runs scored 152 11 343
Batting average 50.66 5.50 57.16
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/0
Top score 44 11 162*
Balls bowled 264 - 398
Wickets 3 0 17
Bowling average 49.00 00.00 18.88
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/44 -/- 5/31
Catches/stumpings 0/– -/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 April 2022

Early life

Raj Bawa was born in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh and grew up in Chandigarh. He is the grandson of Trilochan Singh Bawa, a member of the Olympic gold-winning Indian hockey team from the London 1948 Games.[7][8][9]

Career

Bawa played under-19 cricket for Chandigarh. He made his first-class debut on 17 February 2022 against Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy, taking a wicket with his first delivery.[10][11][12][13][14] Before making his senior debut, Bawa had been bought by Punjab Kings in the 2022 IPL auction ahead of the 2022 Indian Premier League.[15][16][17] He made his Twenty20 debut on 27 March 2022, for Punjab Kings in the 2022 Indian Premier League.[18]

References
  1. Tridib Baparnash (Feb 17, 2022). "Multimillion, Multi-purpose Raj Angad Bawa Set For Ranji Trophy Debut | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  2. "Raj Bawa profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  3. "The making of Under-19 World Cup hero Raj Bawa". The Hindu. PTI. 2022-02-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-02-19.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "Not allowed to bowl fast for five years, Raj Angad Bawa takes 5/31 in U19 World Cup final". The Indian Express. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  5. "U19 Asia Cup: Raj Bawa puts up spirited show but Pakistan defeat India in nail-biter". ANI News. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  6. "Exclusive | Raj Bawa Has the Potential to be a Good All-rounder: U19 Bowling Coach Sairaj Bahutule". www.news18.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  7. Nag, Utathya. "IPL auction 2022: Why Under-19 World Cup star Raj Bawa has promises to keep". Olympics. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  8. Venkat, Rahul. "It may have been a fourth-consecutive Olympic gold for the Indian hockey team but this one was special for more reasons than one". Olympics. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  9. "Raj Bawa: Grandson of Olympic medallist who smashed highest individual score by an Indian in U-19 World Cup – In Pics". Zee News. 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  10. "IPL auction 2022: Raj Bawa acquired by Punjab Kings; Yash Dhull picked by Delhi Capitals | Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. ANI. Feb 13, 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  11. "Ranji Trophy, Raj Bawa, Yash Dhull : अंडर-19 सितारे रणजी डेब्यू में चमके, यश धुल-राज बावा का बड़ा कारनामा". आज तक (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  12. "Ranji Trophy 2022: पहले दिन छाए अंडर-19 के दो सितारे, यश ढुल ने डेब्यू मैच में ठोका शतक तो बावा ने पहली गेंद पर लिया विकेट". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  13. "IPL deal in pocket, U-19 star Raj Bawa says Ranji Trophy is priority". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  14. Service, Tribune News. "Right now, focussing on Ranji trophy, says U-19 World cup star Raj Angad Bawa". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  15. Tridib Baparnash (Feb 17, 2022). "After multi-million IPL deal and U-19 World Cup triumph, multi-purpose Raj Angad Bawa set for Ranji Trophy debut | Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  16. Desk, India TV News (2022-02-13). "IPL 2022 Auction: Raj Bawa sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 2 crore". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  17. "IPL 2022 mega auction: U-19 World Cup star Raj Bawa joins Punjab, Vicky Ostwal goes UNSOLD". DNA India. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  18. "3rd Match (N), DY Patil, Mar 27 2022, Indian Premier League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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