Shreyas Gopal
 Gopal in a post-match presentation during 2019 IPL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ramswamy Shreyas Gopal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 September 1993 Bangalore, Karnataka, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14–2022/23, 2024/25– | Karnataka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Mumbai Indians (squad no. 19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Kerala cricket team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 May 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ramaswamy Shreyas Gopal[1] (born 4 September 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed, and bowls leg break. He played three ODIs for India Under-19 cricket team in 2011.[2] He had captained Karnataka at various age levels such as Under-13, Under-15, Under-16 and Under-19.[3]
Domestic career
[edit]Gopal made his debut for Karnataka in 2013. On 12 February 2014, Gopal picked the first hat-trick in Irani Cup history against Rest of India, which helped Karnataka win the Irani Cup.[4] In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[5][6]
In October 2018, he was named in India A's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[7]
Indian Premier League
[edit]He was bought by Mumbai Indians in the 2014 IPL auction, where he spent four seasons.
In January 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction.[8] On 30 April 2019, he took a hat-trick against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2019 Indian Premier League, which included the wickets of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis.[9] Shreyas Gopal picked up a hat-trick in the shortest IPL game ever.[10]
In February 2022, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[11]
He was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the 2024 IPL auction.
Personal life
[edit]Shreyas Gopal studied at The Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore. He completed his Bcom (Bachelor of Commerce) from Jain University.[12]
His father Ramaswamy Gopal was a club cricketer for 20 years while his mother Amitha played volleyball at state level.[13] During his childhood he liked to imitate the bowling action of his role model Anil Kumble.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Shreyas Gopal - CricketArchive profile". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Under-19 ODI Matches played by Shreyas Gopal". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Rahul Dravid is my cricketing God, says Shreyas Gopal". Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "Shreyas Gopal records first hat-trick of Irani Cup history - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Gopal hat-trick in washout, RCB eliminated". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Rajarshi Gupta (1 May 2019). "IPL 2019: Shreyas Gopal of Rajasthan Royals claims a hat-trick in 5-over game vs RCB". India Today. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Notable Alumni Jain University
- ^ "Rahul Dravid is my cricketing God, says Shreyas Gopal | New Zealand in India 2016 News - Times of India".
- ^ IANS. "No Pressure, But Dream to Don India Colors Soon: Shreyas Gopal". India West. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
External links
[edit]- Shreyas Gopal at ESPNcricinfo
- Shreyas Gopal Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine's profile page on Wisden