Anuj Rawat is a professional Indian cricketer. He represented Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020.
Wiki/Biography
Anuj Rawat was born on Sunday, 17 October 1999 (age 21; as of 2020) in Rupur, a small village in Uttarakhand. Due to lack of cricket training facilities around his native village, Anuj moved to Delhi in 2011. He enrolled in Bal Bhawan International School in New Delhi. A couple of years later, Anuj joined the West Delhi Cricket Academy, run by Indian captain Virat Kohli’s coach Rajkumar Sharma, and he never looked back.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′6″
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
Anuj Rawat was born in a middle class agricultural family. His father, Virendra Pal Singh, is a farmer. His brother, Prashant Rawat, is a digital marketer.
Anuj Rawat with his parents and elder brother
Career
On 6 October 2017, Anuj Rawat made his first-class cricket debut in Delhi’s 2017-18 Ranji Trophy match against Assam. He scored 71 runs in the first game. He has played matches for India A and India Under-19 cricket teams. He was also part of the India Under-19 team that won the 2018 Asia Cup.
He captained the Indian Under-19 cricket team in the 2-match series against Sri Lanka. They whitewashed the Sri Lankan team and won the series 2-0.
On 21 February 2019, he made his T20 debut in Delhi in the 2019–20 Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Mullapadu. Later that year, on 4 October 2019, he played his first List A match of 2019–20 in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy against Vadodara. Then came a sharp upswing in his career when Rajasthan Royals bought young wicketkeeper-batsman Anuj Rawat for INR 80 lakhs ahead of IPL 2020.
Facts/Trivia
- Anuj Rawat’s father also played cricket in his youth and his dream of playing in India was fulfilled through Anuj. Remembering the old times, Anuji’s father said:
I used to play cricket in my youth and it was my dream that my son would play cricket. When Anuj was small, he held the cricket bat upright. His coach Satish Pokhriyal advised me that if I want my son to play professional cricket, I should train him in New Delhi.
Anuj Rawat with his father
- Despite their poor financial condition, Anuji’s family managed to provide him with all the facilities he needed to practice cricket.
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