Napoleon Einstein Explained

Napoleon Einstein
Country:India
Fullname:Napoleon Einstein
Birth Date:16 August 1989
Birth Place:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right arm off break
Role:Batsman
Date:4 April
Year:2014
Source:http://content-www.cricinfo.com/icl/content/player/279540.html ESPNcricinfo

Napoleon Einstein (born 16 August 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He played in the Indian Premier League for the Chennai Super Kings.[1]

Einstein made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu against Kerala in a Ranji One-Day Trophy match at Secunderabad in February 2007. Opening the batting, he scored 92, putting on 203 for the first wicket with Murali Vijay to set up a 46-run win.[2] A month later, he played against Assam in the same competition but this time made only 1.[3]

He has been batting,[4] and bowling off spinners[5] in under-19 tournaments and has been selected for the Indian team for the under-19 World cup to be held in Malaysia in Feb 2008.[6] India went on to win the under-19 world cup.

Etymology of the name

Napoleon's personal explanation of his name:"My grandfather was a scientist. He wrote a letter to Albert Einstein and even got a reply from him. I've got no idea [what the letter was about] even though I've read it. My mother was a physics graduate and she teaches Physics in a school. So I am Einstein. Napoleon is my father's name."

"We don't believe in God. In our family, we're rationalists. Other people are named Krishna and Ram after Gods, so we were named Einstein and Napoleon after great people."[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008 U-19 Cricket World Cup Team — Where are they now? . The Bridge . 22 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Debutant Einstein stars in Tamil Nadu victory . 2007-02-16 . 2007-09-22 . ESPNcricinfo.
  3. Web site: Assam v Tamil Nadu in 2006/07 . 2007-09-22 . CricketArchive.
  4. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Shivas-effort-in-vain-Punjab-win/251017/ Shiva’s effort in vain, Punjab win
  5. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Rajwinder-shines-as-Punjab-beat-Saurashtra/244872/ Rajwinder shines as Punjab beat Saurashtra
  6. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/u19wc2008/content/story/330898.html ESPNcricinfo – India name Kohli as U-19 captain
  7. Web site: Binoy . George . James' i-Touch and Einstein's Letter . Tour Diaries . ESPN . 26 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110807142632/http://blogs.espncricinfo.com/tourdiaries/archives/2008/02/james_itouch_an.php . 7 August 2011 . dead.