Full name Shreevats Pratyush Goswami
Born May 18, 1989, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 28 years 342 days
Major teams Bengal, India Under-19s, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad
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 | 42 | 69 | 6 | 1986 | 225* | 31.52 | 4124 | 48.15 | 4 | 7 | 278 | 7 | 98 | 1 |
List A | 72 | 72 | 5 | 2665 | 149* | 39.77 | 3590 | 74.23 | 6 | 13 | 298 | 23 | 53 | 6 |
T20s ![]() |
72 | 65 | 5 | 1510 | 82* | 25.16 | 1392 | 108.47 | 0 | 8 | 158 | 25 | 31 | 8 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 42 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.66 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s ![]() |
72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class debut | Madhya Pradesh v Bengal at Gwalior, Nov 10-13, 2008 scorecard |
Last First-class | Bengal v Delhi at Pune, Dec 17-19, 2017 scorecard |
List A debut | Bengal v Delhi at Visakhapatnam, Apr 2, 2008 scorecard |
Last List A | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club v Kalabagan Krira Chakra at Fatullah, Mar 16, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils at Bengaluru, May 19, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s | Tamil Nadu v Bengal at Kolkata, Jan 24, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2c/0s, 12 | Kalabagan KC | v Sheikh Jamal | Fatullah | 16 Mar 2018 | LA |
0c/0s, 75 | Kalabagan KC | v Rupganj | Savar (3) | 12 Mar 2018 | LA |
1c/0s, 4 | Bengal | v H. Pradesh | Dharamsala | 17 Feb 2018 | LA |
0, 1c/0s | Bengal | v Tripura | Nadaun | 13 Feb 2018 | LA |
2c/0s, 15 | Bengal | v Delhi | Nadaun | 11 Feb 2018 | LA |
1c/0s, 5 | Bengal | v U. Pradesh | Bilaspur | 9 Feb 2018 | LA |
1c/0s, 26 | Bengal | v Kerala | Nadaun | 7 Feb 2018 | LA |
18, 0c/0s | Bengal | v Maharashtra | Nadaun | 5 Feb 2018 | LA |
1c/0s, 0 | Bengal | v Tamil Nadu | Kolkata | 24 Jan 2018 | T20 |
26, 0c/1s | Bengal | v Delhi | Kolkata | 23 Jan 2018 | T20 |
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