Full name Ankit Singh Rajpoot
Born December 4, 1993, Kanpur
Current age 27 years 47 days
Major teams Chennai Super Kings, India A, India Blue, India Emerging Team, India Green, India Under-23s, Indian Board President's XI, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Rest of India, Uttar Pradesh
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 63 | 75 | 21 | 235 | 32 | 4.35 | 709 | 33.14 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| List A | 36 | 20 | 9 | 85 | 18 | 7.72 | 133 | 63.90 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| T20s | 82 | 18 | 10 | 58 | 8 | 7.25 | 79 | 73.41 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 63 | 110 | 11906 | 5982 | 215 | 6/25 | 10/97 | 27.82 | 3.01 | 55.3 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| List A | 36 | 35 | 1739 | 1370 | 48 | 4/36 | 4/36 | 28.54 | 4.72 | 36.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 82 | 82 | 1643 | 2127 | 101 | 5/14 | 5/14 | 21.05 | 7.76 | 16.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Uttar Pradesh v Karnataka at Meerut, Nov 17-20, 2012 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Uttar Pradesh v Himachal Pradesh at Lucknow, Feb 12-15, 2020 scorecard |
| List A debut | Rajasthan v Uttar Pradesh at Indore, Feb 14, 2013 scorecard |
| Last List A | Haryana v Uttar Pradesh at Vadodara, Oct 17, 2019 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Madhya Pradesh v Uttar Pradesh at Nagpur, Mar 19, 2013 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Jammu & Kashmir v Uttar Pradesh at Alur, Jan 14, 2021 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/36 | U. Pradesh | v J + K | Alur | 14 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 0/23 | U. Pradesh | v Railways | Alur (3) | 12 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 2/28 | U. Pradesh | v Punjab | Alur (2) | 10 Jan 2021 | T20 |
| 0/60 | Royals | v Mum Indians | Abu Dhabi | 25 Oct 2020 | T20 |
| 0/11 | Royals | v Sunrisers | Dubai (DSC) | 22 Oct 2020 | T20 |
| 0/8 | Royals | v Super Kings | Abu Dhabi | 19 Oct 2020 | T20 |
| 0/42, 2 | Royals | v Mum Indians | Abu Dhabi | 6 Oct 2020 | T20 |
| 1/39, 7* | Royals | v KKR | Dubai (DSC) | 30 Sep 2020 | T20 |
| 1/39 | Royals | v Kings XI | Sharjah | 27 Sep 2020 | T20 |
| 3/57, 1, 1/55, 0 | U. Pradesh | v H. Pradesh | Lucknow | 12 Feb 2020 | FC |
While still very young, seamer Ankit Rajpoot, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, was rated highly by former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad who was the state's bowling coach for two seasons. Rajpoot was a part of the strong Chennai Super Kings set-up in the 2013 and 2014 IPL seasons. Given the level of competition there, opportunities to play were hard to come by, but Rajpoot was happy to tap into the cricketing brain of the franchise's bowling coach, former Australia pacer Andy Bichel.
During UP's successful campaign in the 2016 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's domestic T20 competition, Rajpoot was the tournament's third-highest wicket-taker with 14 wickets at an average of 14.21. In the IPL auction the same year, Rajpoot was one of several uncapped Indian players to earn big, with Kolkata Knight Riders shelling out Rs 1.5 crore to buy him.
ESPNcricinfo staff
- Andrew McDonald: IPL 2020 is going to be all about managing the individual (Sep 14, 2020)
- IPL 2020: K Gowtham heads to Kings XI Punjab, Trent Boult to Mumbai Indians (Nov 13, 2019)
- Advantage Vidarbha after Jaffer's double-ton; UP bolster lead (Jan 17, 2019)
- Smart stats: Unheralded Indian fast bowlers hit the high notes (Apr 30, 2018)
- Ankit Rajpoot smashes Kings XI bowling records (Apr 26, 2018)
Oct 25, 2020
Ankit Rajpoot takes a tumble
© BCCI
Oct 25, 2020
Ankit Rajpoot tumbles while stopping a ball
© BCCI
Sep 30, 2020
Ankit Rajpoot shared the new ball for Rajasthan Royals
© BCCI