Raj Bawa is an Indian cricketer who is known for breaking Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan’s record of 155 runs against Scotland in the 2004 tournament. On 23 January 2022, Raj scored a record 162 runs, the highest individual score by an Indian at the U-19 World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago at the Brian Lara Stadium. He formed a partnership with Angkrish Raghuvanshi who scored 144 runs.
Raj and Angkrish in Raghuvan on the field
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Wiki/Biography
Rajangad Bawa was born on Friday, 12 November 2004 (age 17 years; as of 2021) in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He did his schooling at DAV Public School, Chandigarh.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′7″
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
Body Measurements (Approx): Chest: 40 inches, Waist: 30 inches, Biceps: 14 inches
family
parents and siblings
Raj’s father’s name is Sukhwinder Singh Bawa who is a cricket coach and has trained many players including Yuvraj Singh and VRV Singh. His father was a hockey player and played for Haryana’s junior team, and in 1988 he was also included in the India Under-19 camp, but suffered a disc injury at the age of 22 and became a cricket coach. Raj Bawa was trained by his father. In the interview, he talked about his father and said:
My father knew about my cricket. He somehow knew that fast bowling came naturally to me, so he wanted to focus on my batting. At first I was only focused on batting and started bowling off-spin.”
Raj as a child with his father
grandfather
Raj’s grandfather’s name was Tarlochan Singh Bawa who was a hockey player and was in the Indian hockey team that won the 1948 Olympics in the United Kingdom. In an interview, Raj talked about his grandfather and said:
I don’t have many good memories of my grandfather because I was a child when he died. But I heard his stories from my grandmother and my father, which will stay with me forever.”
A photo frame of Raj (as a child) with his grandfather
Career
After representing Chandigarh in various domestic tournaments, Bawa played his first Under-19 international match against Afghanistan on 27 December 2021 in Dubai. On 23 January 2022, Raj made headlines when he scored 162 runs off 108 balls in an Under-19 Cricket World Cup match against Uganda. His score became the highest individual score by an Indian in the U-19 World Cup and he also broke the record held by Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 155 runs against Scotland in the 2004 tournament. He also took four wickets against South Africa in the first match of the U-19 World Cup.
Raj Bawa while bowling in the match
beloved
Cricketer: Yuvraj Singh
Facts/Trivia
- Raj is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast-medium bowler. He bowls right-handed but bats left-handed.
- His jersey number is #12 (India). His jersey number is same as Yuvraj Singh as he is a big fan of Yuvraj. After spotting Yuvraj, he changed his batting position. In an interview, he talked about Yuvraj and said:
I picked No. 12 for a few reasons. My late grandfather’s birthday is on February 12. My idol Yuvraj also wore the number 12 jersey as his birthday is on 12th December. I celebrate my birthday on November 12.”
Raj as a child with Yuvraj Singh
- His domestic team was Chandigarh.
- Her hobbies are traveling and partying.
- While studying at school, he was more attracted to dance and theater. In an interview, he said that his attraction to cricket started after he visited the Dharamshala Stadium with his father.
- When he was eleven, his father saw him bowling at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurugram. He took five wickets in this match.
- BCCI also tweeted about Bava and Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s partnership in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
IT’S ALL OVER: Another comprehensive win for India U19 as they beat Uganda U19 by a massive 326 runs in their final Group B game.
Nishant Sindhu takes 4/19. Earlier, Raj Bawa scored 162 * and A Raghuvanshi scored 144 #Boys in Blue #U19CWC
Details ▶️ https://t.co/7xCHB938Wc pic.twitter.com/4K9UypsjOf
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 22, 2022
Categories: Cricket
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