Prithvi Raj (cricketer)

Yarra Prithvi Raj (born 20 February 1998) is an Indian cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Andhra in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017.[2] In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Red for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[3] He made his List A debut for Andhra in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 15 October 2018.[4]

Prithvi Raj
Personal information
Full name
Yarra Prithvi Raj
Born (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 26)
Duggirala, Andhra Pradesh, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentAndhra
2019Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 6 1 3
Runs scored 28 0 3
Batting average 9.33
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 12 0* 3*
Balls bowled 1,036 60 53
Wickets 21 2 4
Bowling average 24.38 32.50 21.25
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/56 2/65 3/28
Catches/stumpings 4/– 1/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 April 2019

In December 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[5][6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Andhra in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 28 February 2019.[7] In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[8] He was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Prithvi Raj". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Group C, Ranji Trophy at Chennai, Oct 6-9 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPNcricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. ^ "4th Quarter final, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Bengaluru, Oct 15 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  5. ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Krishna, Feb 28 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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