Full name Shreevats Pratyush Goswami
Born May 18, 1989, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 31 years 245 days
Major teams Bengal, East Zone, India A, India B, India Blue, India Red, India Under-19s, Indian Board President's XI, Kalabagan Krira Chakra, 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 | 55 | 89 | 6 | 2534 | 225* | 30.53 | 5255 | 48.22 | 4 | 11 | 349 | 9 | 130 | 1 |
| List A | 85 | 85 | 7 | 3076 | 149* | 39.43 | 4170 | 73.76 | 6 | 16 | 340 | 25 | 68 | 8 |
| T20s | 102 | 92 | 9 | 2268 | 86* | 27.32 | 1939 | 116.96 | 0 | 13 | 253 | 37 | 50 | 10 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 55 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.66 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20s | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class debut | Madhya Pradesh v Bengal at Gwalior, Nov 10-13, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Bengal v Karnataka at Kolkata, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2020 scorecard |
| List A debut | Bengal v Delhi at Visakhapatnam, Apr 2, 2008 scorecard |
| Last List A | Bengal v Railways at Jaipur, Oct 14, 2019 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils at Bengaluru, May 19, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Bengal v Assam at Kolkata, Jan 16, 2021 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1c/0s, 16 | Bengal | v Assam | Kolkata | 16 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 4c/0s, 69* | Bengal | v Hyderabad | Kolkata | 14 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 27, 1c/1s | Bengal | v Jharkhand | Kolkata | 12 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 1c/0s, 25 | Bengal | v Odisha | Kolkata | 10 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 0c/0s, 0 | Sunrisers | v Capitals | Abu Dhabi | 8 Nov 2020 | T20 |
| 1c/0s, 0 | Sunrisers | v RCB | Abu Dhabi | 6 Nov 2020 | T20 |
| 0, 1c/0s, 0, 2c/0s | Bengal | v Karnataka | Kolkata | 29 Feb 2020 | FC |
| 34, 3c/0s, 78, 0c/0s | Bengal | v Odisha | Cuttack | 20 Feb 2020 | FC |
| 19, 1c/0s, 24, 1c/0s | Bengal | v Punjab | Patiala | 12 Feb 2020 | FC |
| 1c/0s, 3, 2c/0s, 21 | Bengal | v Rajasthan | Jaipur | 4 Feb 2020 | FC |
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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Nov 6, 2020
He gets wickets in the field too - a joyous Rashid Khan is all smiles after scoring a direct hit to run Moeen Ali out on a free hit
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Jan 27, 2020
Shreevats Goswami raises his bat after reaching a hundred
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Jan 27, 2020
Anustup Majumdar and Shreevats Goswami get together
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