Angkrish Raghuvanshi in action for KKR in IPL 2024© AFP
Kolkata Knight Riders found a new star in youngster Angkrish Raghuvanshi as the 18-year-old smashed a half-century in just 25 deliveries in the IPL 2024 match against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday. The young batsman came to bat at number 3 for KKR and ended up hitting 5 boundaries and 3 sixes in an extremely impressive knock. He looked completely at ease against the DC bowlers and even stitched a huge partnership of 104 runs with Sunil Narine. He made his IPL debut in KKR’s last match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru where he was his side’s impact player.
Raghuvanshi moved to Mumbai from Gurgaon at the age of 11 to pursue cricket and had a stellar campaign at the 2022 U-19 World Cup, opening the innings and eventually scoring 278 runs in a campaign that ended with their side becoming champions under the captaincy of Yash Dhull.
Raghuvanshi made his List A and T20 debut for Mumbai in 2023 and he was extremely impressive in the CK Nayudu Trophy where he eventually scored 765 runs in just 9 matches. He was picked by KKR at the base price in the 2024 auction and his youth coach Abhishek Nayar is part of the team’s support staff.
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