Nivethan Radhakrishnan Explained
| Nivethan Radhakrishnan |
| Birth Date: | 25 November 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nickname: | Nivvi |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm/right-arm finger spin |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 17 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 13 |
| Deliveries1: | 60 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 53.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/29 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/nivethan-radhakrishnan-1171112 ESPNcricinfo |
| Date: | 30 June |
| Year: | 2021 |
Nivethan Radhakrishnan (born 25 November 2002) is an Indian-born Australian cricketer.[1] He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and possesses the ability to bowl both right-arm and left-arm spin.[2] [3]
Personal life
Radhakrishnan was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He moved to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 2013 at the age of 10, with his father, mother and older brother.[4] [5] [6] [7] He has cited West Indies all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers as his idol.[8]
Cricket career
Radhakrishnan spent the 2017 and 2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League seasons with Karaikudi Kaalai and Dindigul Dragons, respectively.[9] [4] [10] In 2019, he played for an Australian Under-16 team in Dubai against Pakistan. In 2020, he was one of the four cricketers to win the Bill O'Reilly Medal and also received the Basil Sellers Scholarship.[11] [12] In 2021, he was a net bowler for the Indian Premier League franchise, the Delhi Capitals.[13] In the same year, he earned his first professional contract with the Tasmanian Tigers.[14] [15]
In December 2021, he was named in Australia's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[16] He made his first-class debut on 18 February 2022, for Tasmania in the 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season.[17]
Notes and References
- Web site: Nivethan Radhakrishnan . ESPNcricinfo . 25 June 2021.
- News: Tasmania sign ambidextrous spinner Nivethan Radhakrishnan . 25 June 2021 . ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 2021.
- News: Chennai boy spins it left and right, in Australia U-16 . 26 June 2021 . . Prasad, Bagawati . 27 February 2018.
- News: Meet Nivethan Radhakrishnan: Australia’s ambidextrous cricket prodigy . 25 June 2021 . Fox Sports . Kuriype, Jacob. 14 January 2019.
- Web site: Episode 4- Nivethan Radhakrishnan . Anchor . 25 June 2021.
- News: TNPL to Tasmania: Nivethan Radhakrishnan ready for next level . 26 June 2021 . Penbugs . 25 June 2021.
- News: IPL, Tasmania and ambidexterity: An exclusive with Nivethan Radhakrishnan . 27 June 2021 . The Roar . Bhattacharya, Arnab . 27 June 2021.
- Web site: Circle of Cricket. Tamil Nadu teen Nivethan Radhakrishnan turning it left and right in Australia U16 cricket. Sharma, Jatin. 27 February 2018. 26 June 2021.
- News: Meet Karaikudi Kaalai all-rounder Nivethan Radhakrishnan, the Indian born wonder-kid creating waves in Australia . 26 June 2021 . Sportskeeda . Ananthasubramanian, Vignesh. 4 August 2017.
- News: 14-year old Nivethan Radhakrishnan set for his debut season in TNPL 2017 . 26 June 2021 . Cricket Country . 12 July 2017.
- News: Bowling over expectations: Three NSW lads win prestigious cricket scholarship . 25 June 2021 . IndianLink News . Nath, Rhea L. 10 September 2020.
- News: First four-way tie for the O'Reilly Medal . 25 June 2021 . Cricket NSW. 8 May 2020.
- Web site: Spin from both ends: Unique teen tweaker living his dream . . Cameron, Louis . 25 June 2021.
- News: Who Is Nivethan Radhakrishnan, The India-Born 18-Year Old Ambidextrous Teen Spinner In Tasmania’s Team? . 25 June 2021 . Cricxtasy . Chadha, Kashish. 19 June 2021.
- News: Nivethan to play for Tasmania . 26 June 2021 . Press Reader . Ragav, S. Dipak. 18 June 2021.
- Web site: West Indies bound: Australia reveal U19 World Cup squad . Cricket Australia . 14 December 2021.
- Web site: 17th Match, Sydney, Feb 18 - 21 2022, Sheffield Shield . ESPNcricinfo . 18 February 2022.
