Full name Shreevats Pratyush Goswami
Born May 18, 1989, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 23 years 9 days
Major teams India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 12 | 18 | 1 | 434 | 68 | 25.52 | 1045 | 41.53 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| List A | 29 | 29 | 2 | 1133 | 149* | 41.96 | 1542 | 73.47 | 3 | 4 | 124 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| Twenty20 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 484 | 52 | 16.13 | 531 | 91.14 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 15 | 7 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| List A | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class debut | Madhya Pradesh v Bengal at Gwalior, Nov 10-13, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | East Zone v West Zone at Valsad, Jan 27-30, 2012 scorecard |
| List A debut | Bengal v Delhi at Visakhapatnam, Apr 2, 2008 scorecard |
| Last List A | Bengal v Mumbai at Delhi, Mar 12, 2012 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils at Bangalore, May 19, 2008 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals at Hyderabad (Deccan), May 18, 2012 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, 0c/0s | Royals | v Chargers | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 18 May 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 0c/2s | Royals | v Warriors | Jaipur | 13 May 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 18*, 1c/0s | Royals | v Daredevils | Jaipur | 1 May 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 0c/0s | Royals | v Daredevils | Delhi | 29 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 0c/0s, 1 | Royals | v RCB | Jaipur | 23 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 1c/1s | Royals | v Super Kings | Chennai | 21 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 0c/0s | Royals | v RCB | Bangalore | 15 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 24, 0c/1s | Royals | v KKR | Kolkata | 13 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 0c/0s, 0 | Royals | v Mum Indians | Mumbai | 11 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 23, 1c/0s | Royals | v KKR | Jaipur | 8 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
A wicketkeeper batsman like his idol Adam Gilchrist, Shreevats Goswami began playing cricket at the age of 11 and has represented his state, Bengal, and country at the Under-19 level. He had a successful U-19 tour of South Africa in 2008 where he scored 104 and 97 in the tri-series played the vital role of opener in India's U-19 World Cup triumph in Malaysia in 2008, scoring a valuable 58 in the semi-final against a testing New Zealand attack. He made his first-class debut later that year and in between, earned an IPL contract with the Royal Challengers Bangalore though he had only limited opportunities in the first two seasons.
Cricinfo staff May 2009
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