Rajneesh Gurbani

Rajneesh Gurbani
Personal information
Born (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993
Nagpur, India
Source: Cricinfo, 10 January 2016

Rajneesh Gurbani (born 28 January 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Vidarbha.[1] He made his List A debut on 10 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[3] He made his first-class debut for Vidarbha in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 27 October 2016.[4]

In the semi-finals of the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, he took twelve wickets in the match for Vidarbha against Karnataka,[5] including career-best figures of 7/68 in the second innings.[6] He won the man of the match award and Vidarbha advanced to their first final in the history of the Ranji Trophy.[6][7] In the final, he took a hat-trick, becoming the second bowler to take one in the final of the Ranji Trophy.[8][9] Vidarbha won the game by 9 wickets to win their first ever Ranji Trophy title, with Gurbani named as man of the match.[10][11] He was the leading wicket-taker for Vidarbha in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 39 dismissals in six matches.[12]

In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Red for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[13] In the opening fixture of the tournament, he took 7 wickets for 81 runs, and was named the man of the match.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "Rajneesh Gurbani". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group C: Odisha v Vidarbha at Delhi, Dec 10, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group A: Gujarat v Vidarbha at Nagpur, Jan 3, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ranji Trophy, Group B: Jharkhand v Vidarbha at Wayanad, Oct 27-30, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ranji Trophy 2017: Rajneesh Gurbani's seven-for takes Vidarbha to maiden final". Indian Express. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Gurbani seven-for books Vidarbha's maiden Ranji final berth". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "2nd Semi-final, Ranji Trophy at Kolkata, Dec 17-21 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Rajneesh Gurbani becomes 2nd bowler to take hat-trick in Ranji final". Indian Express. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Gurbani hat-trick, Jaffer fifty keep Vidarbha in hunt for lead". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Final, Ranji Trophy at Indore, Dec 29 2017 - Jan 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Vidarbha crowned champions in maiden Ranji final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Vidarbha batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Gurbani's seven-for ensures three points for India Red". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "(D/N)Duleep Trophy at Dindigul, Aug 17-20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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