Rasikh Salam Explained

Rasikh Salam
Fullname:Rasikh Salam Dar[1]
Birth Date:5 April 2000
Birth Place:Ashmuji, Jammu and Kashmir, India[2]
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast medium
Role:Bowler
Club1:Jammu & Kashmir
Year1:2018–present
Club2:Mumbai Indians
Year2:2019
Club3:Kolkata Knight Riders
Year3:2022
Year4:2024–present
Club4:Delhi Capitals
Date:6 April 2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1161489.html ESPNcricinfo

Rasikh Salam Dar (born 5 April 2000) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Jammu and Kashmir in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.[3] In December 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[4] [5] He became the third cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be picked in the Indian Premier League.[2] At 17 years and 353 days, he became the youngest player to make their debut for the Mumbai Indians.[6] However, in June 2019, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) banned him for two years following a discrepancy with his birth certificate.[7]

He made his List A debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 3 October 2018.[8] He made his first-class debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 30 December 2018.[9] He made his Twenty20 debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 22 February 2019.[10] He was released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[11] In February 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[12] He was acquired by Delhi Capitals in the 2024 Indian Premier League auction as a fast bowler.

Notes and References

  1. News: Mumbai Indians Camp: Rasikh Salam impresses with his pace, bounce on Day 1 . 24 March 2019 . Greater Kashmir.
  2. News: Rasikh Dar becomes third Kashmir cricketer to be picked at IPL auction . 24 March 2019 . The Times of India.
  3. Web site: Rasikh Salam . 3 October 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
  4. Web site: IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players . ESPNcricinfo . 18 December 2018.
  5. Web site: IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom . The Times of India . 18 December 2018.
  6. Web site: IPL 2019: Rasikh Salam surprise from Mumbai Indians - Times of India. The Times of India. 25 March 2019.
  7. Web site: BCCI hands Rasikh Salam two-year ban for age fraud . ESPNcricinfo . 19 June 2019.
  8. Web site: Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai, Oct 3 2018 . 3 October 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
  9. Web site: Elite, Group C, Ranji Trophy at Guwahati, Dec 30 2018 - Jan 2 2019 . 30 December 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
  10. Web site: Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Krishna, Feb 22 2019 . 22 February 2019 . ESPNcricinfo.
  11. Web site: Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? . ESPNcricinfo . 15 November 2019.
  12. Web site: IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players . ESPNcricinfo . 13 February 2022.