Rahul Tripathi is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian domestic cricket team, the Indian Premier League and the Indian national team. He is considered one of the best hitters of the ball and one of the best cricketers of India.
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Wiki/Biography
Rahul Tripathi was born on Saturday, March 2, 1991 (age 32 years; as of 2023) in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He started playing cricket with a plastic bat at the age of 9 months and according to his father, Rahul was given various toys; However, he always chose bat and ball to play. Rahul’s father’s boss noticed Rahul’s passion for cricket and he advised his father to make Rahul a cricketer. At school, he played with a pencil as a pencil, a scale as a bat, and an eraser as a ball. He attended various public army schools in Ranchi, Gangtok, Lucknow, Kashmir and Pune as his father moved to different cities during his army career. He obtained his B. Sc Mathematics from Sir Parasurambau Mahavidyalaya aka SP College, Pune, Maharashtra. After training in Lucknow during his early childhood, he did not play cricket for about 3 years when his father was sent to Kashmir. After moving to Pune from Srinagar, on 20 September 2003, his father enrolled him in Pune’s Deccan Gymkhana for cricket training.
Rahul Tripathi as a child
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (approx): 70 kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
Body Measurements (Approx): Chest 42″, Waist 32″, Biceps 14″
family
He belongs to a Brahmin family.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Colonel Ajay Tripathi and his mother’s name is Saroj Tripathi. His father works in the Indian Army and his mother is a housewife. Her sister name is Rupali Tripathi who is a national level basketball player.
Rahul Tripathi’s father Ajay Tripathi, Rahul Tripathi, Rahul’s sister Rupali and Rahul’s mother Saroj (left to right)
wife and children
As of January 2023, he is single.
Career
Domestic
After moving to Pune in 2003, Rahul’s father heard about the Maharashtra Under-14 team’s trials at the Nehru Stadium. He had an exam on the same day, which he completed 30 minutes before the scheduled time and reached the venue of the court session. His father asked the selectors to allow him to play, after which Rahul was allowed to play two balls. After seeing the game, they let him play two more balls, then two more balls, and then Rahul was told to wait until the evening. In the evening, Rahul again played a few more balls and moved into the top 80 out of 2000 players. Then he passed the test for another 3 days and was selected among the best 44 players. Eventually he was selected among the top 5 players in Pune. He made his debut in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on 16 February 2010 for Maharashtra against Baroda in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and got out for a duck. He made his Ranji Trophy debut on 22 December 2012 for Maharashtra against Baroda in Pune and scored 24 runs. He made his Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy debut on 18 March 2013 for Maharashtra against Saurashtra at Ahmedabad and scored 2 runs. In the 2014 CK Nayudu Trophy, he scored 4 centuries against 4 different teams and in the final match he scored 282 runs to help Maharashtra win the trophy. For his spectacular performance, the BCCI gave him India’s best cricketer in the under-25 category and BPCL started giving him a scholarship to play cricket. In the 2018-2019 Ranji Trophy season, he became the highest run scorer from Maharashtra with 504 runs in 8 matches. For his performance, he was awarded the Cricketer of the Year award in the senior category by the Maharashtra Cricket Association.
Rahul Tripathi with the Cricketer of the Year award
International
T20I
Rahul Tripathi made his T20I debut on 5 January 2023 against Sri Lanka in Pune and scored 5 runs. He became the 102nd player to represent India in T20Is. In the match against Sri Lanka at Rajkot, he scored 35 runs off 16 balls at a strike rate of 218.75 which included 5 fours and 2 sixes.
Congratulations to Rahul Tripathi who is all set to make his T20I debut #TeamIndia 🇮🇳👏#INDvSL @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/VX1y83nOsD
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 5, 2023
Indian Premier League (IPL)
He played for Rising Pune Supergiants in the 2017 IPL season and scored 391 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 146.44. In the 2018 and 2019 IPL seasons, he played for Rajasthan Royals and scored 376 runs in 2o matches at a strike rate of 127.41. In the 2020 and 2021 IPL seasons, he played for Kolkata Raider and scored 627 runs in 28 matches at a strike rate of 133.68. During the 2nd Qualifier of the 2021 season, he hit a six off the last delivery of the match to help Kolkata Knight Riders reach the final. In the 2022 IPL season, he played for Sunrisers Hyderabad and scored 413 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 158.24.
Р. A. Completion! 👌 👌 @KKRiders Keep your cool and seal a thrilling victory against the Fools @DelhiCapitals this year #VIVOIPL #Qualifier 2 and secure the place #final. 👏 👏 #KKRvDC
Account card 👉 https://t.co/eAAJHvCMYS pic.twitter.com/Qqf3fu1LRt
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 13, 2021
the chosen ones
- Holiday destination: Maldives
Facts/Trivia
- Rahul Tripathi was very naughty as a child. Once he jumped into the river Ganges which flows near his river and started drowning until he was saved by other people swimming in the river. When he lived in Gangtok, Sikkim, he lost more than 500 balls while playing cricket. Once he went to a party with his grandfather, where he saw lithi (round shaped wheat dough balls) and started playing with them.
Rahul Tripathi with his grandparents as a child
- Rahul Tripathi follows a vegetarian diet and his mother makes him protein ladoos which he carries in his bag when he plays. He also likes Aloo Parathe; However, to stay fit, he avoids fatty foods and eats only paneer, mushrooms, cooked vegetables and brown rice.
- She loves to dance and also has a huge collection of Hindi songs.
- Rahul’s father also played cricket before joining the Indian Army and played for the Uttar Pradesh Under-22 team as a wicketkeeper-batsman.
- Rahul Tripathi excelled in academics, especially mathematics. Some days he studied for 20 hours and was always in the top five during school. He wanted to be an engineer before choosing cricket as his full-time profession.
- Rahul used to get free passes for various IPL matches scheduled in Pune; However, since 2013, he has decided not to watch a single IPL match until he is selected for the IPL. He was picked by Rising Pune Supergiants in 2017 and then went to IPL to play for them.
- He considers former Indian captain MS Dhoni as his role model and his maternal grandparents’ house is very close to Dhoni’s house in Ranchi.
Rahul Tripathi with MS Dhoni
- In 2009, he injured his back while training for the Maharashtra Under-19 team in Bengaluru. He could walk; However, he was unfit for cricket. His family prayed in different temples and contacted many doctors after which he started training and after 8 months he started playing cricket.
- He shares a close bond with his sister Rupali, who is 5 years younger than him. Rahul gave her 21 gifts on her 21st birthday.
- While playing domestic cricket, he hit 6 sixes on two separate occasions.
- After Rahul passed his Class 10 exams, his mother wanted him to focus on his studies; However, his father did not want him to compromise on the sport and decided to give him two more years to play before making any decisions.
- In 2008, Rahul’s father organized a trial for selection in the Andhra Pradesh Ranji team at the Jaisimha Academy ground in Hyderabad. Rahul batted and bowled for 20 minutes and almost secured his place in the team before returning to Pune.
- When he goes to the Deccan gymnasium during the IPL break, the all-rounder sets new nets as he hits 7-8 balls down the ground.
- Rahul Tripathi was selected in the Indian squad for the tour of Ireland, the ODI home series against South Africa, the ODI series against Zimbabwe and the ODI series against Bangladesh before playing for India in T20Is for the first time in the 2023 series against Sri Lanka.
- After discussing Rahul during the pre-trials of IPL season 9, New Zealand cricketer and Pune Supergiant coach Stephen Fleming told him that he needs to work on his fitness. Rahul worked and was selected in the next IPL season (10th) by Rising Pune Supergiants.
- He credited Sunrisers Hyderabad batting assistant and West Indies cricketer Brian Lara for helping him improve his shooting technique and game.
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