Rishi Pillai Explained

Rishi Pillai
Country:Germany
Birth Date:26 August 1981
Birth Place:Pune, India
Batting:Right-handed
International:true
T20idebutdate:25 May
T20idebutyear:2019
T20idebutagainst:Italy
T20icap:17
Lastt20idate:20 June
Lastt20iyear:2019
Lastt20iagainst:Jersey
Date:20 June 2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/467743.html Cricinfo
Bowling:Right-arm Medium

Rishi Pillai (born 26 August 1981) is a German cricketer.[1] He was named as the captain of Germany's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa.[2] He played in Germany's opening fixture, against Ghana, on 3 September 2017.[3] He scored the most runs for Germany in the tournament, with a total of 212 runs in five matches.[4]

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Italy, during Germany's two-match series in the Netherlands, on 25 May 2019.[5] The same month, he was named in Germany's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rishi Pillai . 19 July 2015 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa . 28 August 2017 . International Cricket Council.
  3. Web site: Group B, ICC World Cricket League Division Five at Benoni, Sep 3 2017 . 3 September 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. Web site: 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five: Most Runs . 9 September 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. Web site: 1st T20I, Germany tour of Netherlands at Utrecht, May 25 2019 . 25 May 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. Web site: Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019 . International Cricket Council . 31 May 2019.
  7. Web site: ICC Men's T20 World Cup – wir fahren nach Guernsey! . Deutscher Cricket Bund . 29 May 2019.