Abhimanyu Easwaran
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| Full name | Abhimanyu Ranganathan Parameswaran Easwaran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 September 1995 Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening Batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–present | Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abhimanyu Easwaran (born 6 September 1995) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bengal. He is a right-handed opening batter.[1] He also captained the India A cricket team,[2] India B in Duleep Trophy[3] and Bengal Ranji team.[4]
Early life
[edit]Abhimanyu was born on 6 September 1995 in Dehradun to a Tamilian father and Punjabi mother. He studied in Umes Chandra College in Kolkata. In his early years, he was trained by his father Ranganathan Parameshwaran Easwaran, a chartered accountant, who had started the Abhimanyu Cricket Academy in 2008. At age 10, Abhimanyu moved to Kolkata to pursue his cricket career, where he lived with his coach Nirmal Sengupta.[5][6]
Career
[edit]He made his Twenty20 debut for Bengal in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 31 January 2017.[7] In October 2018, he was named in India A's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[8] He was the leading run-scorer for Bengal in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 861 runs in six matches.[9]
In August 2019, he was named in the India Red team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[10][11] In the final of the tournament, he scored 153 runs against India Green.[12] In October 2019, he was named in India A's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[13]
In January 2021, he was named as one of five standby players in India's Test squad for their home series against England.[14] In May 2021, he was also named as one of four standby players in India's Test squad for the final of the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship and their away series against England.[15][16] In October 2024, he called for an 18-member Indian squad to participate in the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Abhimanyu Easwaran". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/ranji-trophy-2024-25-bengal-vs-up-abhimanyu-easwaran-batting-figures-stats-india-callup-border-gavaskar-trophy/article68755129.ece
- ^ https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2024/news/55556134/squads-for-first-round-of-duleep-trophy-2024-25-announced?platform=domestic&type=
- ^ https://crex.live/player-profile/5KI/
- ^ "Born for Cricket – Abhimanyu Easwaran's Journey From Dehradun to England Via Bengal". News18. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Abhimanyu Easwaran's pragmatism strengthens cricketing passion". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament, East Zone: Bengal v Tripura at Kolkata, Jan 31, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 – Bengal: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 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.
- ^ "Duleep Trophy 2019 Final: Abhimanyu Easwaran's 153 hands India Red 114-run lead". My Nation. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "India's squad for first two Tests against England announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "No Hardik, Kuldeep in India's squad of 20 for WTC final and England Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "India's squad for WTC Final and Test series against England announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 7 May 2021.