Ravi Bishnoi (born 5 September 2000) is an Indian international cricketer. He plays for the Indian cricket team in white ball cricket. He is a Right-arm leg-break bowler. He made his International debut in February 2022.[2] He plays for Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League and Gujarat in domestic cricket. He first came in limelight when he played for India in the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, finishing as the tournament's highest wicket-taker with 17 dismissals.[3] He became the top ranked T20I bowler in December 2023.

Ravi Bishnoi
Personal information
Born (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 24)
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm legbreak googly
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 255)6 October 2022 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.56
T20I debut (cap 95)16 February 2022 v West Indies
Last T20I12 October 2024 v Bangladesh
T20I shirt no.56
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018-2019Rajasthan
2020–2021Punjab Kings
2022-PresentLucknow Super Giants
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches 1 33
Runs scored 4 41
Batting average - 8.20
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 4* 9
Balls bowled 48 772
Wickets 1 51
Bowling average 69.00 18.43
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/69 4/13
Catches/stumpings 0/– 13/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 October 2024

Early life

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Ravi Bishnoi was born and raised in Bishnoi Family in the Birami village of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Due to the lack of cricket culture and facilities in West Rajasthan, he, along with his friends and with the help of two coaches, Pradyot Singh Rathore and Shahrukh Pathan, built a cricket academy named Spartans Cricket Academy where they themselves did all the mason work owing to financial difficulties so that he could train.[4] He was snubbed for the U-16 trials once and for the U-19 trial twice by the selectors before his coaches asked them to give him another chance and finally got selected for the U-19 Rajasthan squad.[5][6] In March 2018, he was called up by Rajasthan Royals as a net bowler.[7]

Domestic career

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He made his Twenty20 debut for Rajasthan in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019.[8] He made his List A debut on 27 September 2019, for Rajasthan in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[9] In October 2019, he was named in India A's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[10]

Indian Premier League

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In December 2019, in the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by Kings XI Punjab ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[11] On 20 September 2020, Bishnoi made his IPL debut against Delhi Capitals and picked up Rishabh Pant as his maiden wicket and finished with the bowling figures 1/22 in four overs, but ended up on the losing side.[12] He finished the season with 12 wickets and was nominated for the Emerging Player award.[13]

In February 2022, Bishnoi was drafted in by the new franchise Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[14]

International career

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In December 2019, he was named in India's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[15] On 21 January 2020, in India's match against Japan, Bishnoi took four wickets without conceding a run, before finishing his spell with four wickets for five runs from eight overs, with India winning by ten wickets,[16] and he was named the man of the match.[17] He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker.[18]

In January 2022, Bishnoi was named in India's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their home series against the West Indies.[19] He made his T20I debut on 16 February 2022, for India against the West Indies cricket team,[20] taking two wickets for 17 runs and being named the player of the match.[21] In October 2022, he was named in India's ODI squad, for their series against South Africa.[22] He made his ODI debut on 6 October 2022 against the South Africa.[23][24] Following a successful tour, Ravi Bishnoi received Cap no. 95 for India on 16th February 2022. Building on this accomplishment, he later secured his ODI Cap no. 255 on 6th October 2022.[25] In November 2023, he was selected in India's squad for the five match T20 series against Australia, where he impressed with a series leading 9 wickets at an average of 18.22.[26] In the first match, he conceded 54 runs off his 4 overs, picking up just 1 wicket.[27] In the second match, he bowled an impressive spell, picking up 3 wickets for just 32 runs.[28]

References

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  1. ^ Ravi Bishnoi’s profile on Sportskeeda
  2. ^ "Ravi Bishnoi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. ^ Desk, India com Sports (20 September 2020). "IPL 2020, DC vs KXIP: Who is Punjab Debutant Ravi Bishnoi - All You Need To Know". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Part-time architect and cyclist, full-time cricketer: The Ravi Bishnoi story | KXIP | Official Website of the Kings XI Punjab". KXIP. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Ravi Bishnoi - From being rejected in U16 and U19 trials to spearheading Indian bowling at the U19 World Cup". CricTracker. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  6. ^ Mittal, Yash (5 September 2020). "From Building His Own Academy To Leading India To U-19 WC Finals- The Ravi Bishnoi Story". CricketAddictor. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ^ "'The Secret' and the success of Ravi Bishnoi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Group B, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Surat, Feb 21 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Jaipur, Sep 27 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  11. ^ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPNcricinfo. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Ravi Bishnoi castles Rishabh Pant to claim maiden IPL wicket during Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI match - WATCH". www.timesnownews.com. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  13. ^ "7 Youngsters who turned from nobody to somebody at IPL 2020". www.theweekendleader.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  14. ^ "'You want to get 3 pillars sorted': Captain Rahul explains reason behind Lucknow Super Giants picking Stoinis, Bishnoi". Hindustan times. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Four-time champion India announce U19 Cricket World Cup squad". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  16. ^ "ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup: Indian Teen Sensation Ravi Bishnoi Takes Four Wickets Without Conceding A Run". Outlook India. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  17. ^ "How ditching the boards helped Ravi Bishnoi - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  18. ^ "IPL 2020 - Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi head line-up of exciting uncapped Indian bowlers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Rohit and Kuldeep return for West Indies ODIs and T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  20. ^ "1st T20I (N), Kolkata, Feb 16 2022, West Indies tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Bishnoi, Harshal, Rohit hand India 1-0 T20I series lead as Pooran 61 in vain". ESPNcricinfo. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  22. ^ "India's squad for ODI series against SA announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  23. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Lucknow, October 06, 2022, South Africa tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  24. ^ "IND vs SA, 1st ODI: India Bowl, Hand Debuts to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravi Bishnoi". www.news18.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  25. ^ "Ravi Bishnoi Net Worth, Bio, Career Stats". Fantasy Khiladi. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  26. ^ "India's squad for T20I series against Australia announced". www.bcci.tv. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  27. ^ "IND vs AUS, Australia in India 2023/24, 1st T20I at Visakhapatnam, November 23, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  28. ^ "IND vs AUS, Australia in India 2023/24, 2nd T20I at Thiruvananthapuram, November 26, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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