Tarun Nethula
Tarun Sai Nethula (Telugu: తరుణ్ సాయి నేతుల; born 8 May 1983) is an Indian-born New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Northern Knights in the Plunket Shield. He started his cricket training at St. Johns Cricket Academy in Hyderabad, Telangana[2] and moved to New Zealand at the age of 11.[3]
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| Full name | Tarun Sai Nethula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 May 1983 Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 171) | 6 February 2012 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 7 July 2012 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2013 | Central Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-Present | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He made his international debut for New Zealand in 2012 in a One Day International against Zimbabwe. He completed all ten overs, but did not take a wicket.[4]
Domestic career
He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Ford Trophy, with 21 dismissals in ten matches for Auckland[5] as Auckland took the title from Nethula's former team, the Central Stags. Jeet Raval commented: "It's a big game, big players step up and Tarun has been a big player for the Aces for the last four to five years and long may it continue". Nethula took 43 Plunket Shield wickets in 2016–17, one behind Stags left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel, his former teammate.[6]
Besides playing cricket has a career as Sports Director at Mount Roskill Grammar School, since May 2017. He graduated from Massey University with a degree in International Business.[7]
References
- Bidwell, Hamish (18 August 2012). "Tarun Nethula hopes for debut in home state". The Dominion Post. Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- "St.Johns Cricket Academy". St.Johns Cricket Academy. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- "Zimbabwe in New Zealand 2011-12: Legspinner Tarun Nethula 'surprised' at selection". ESPNcricinfo. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- "Zimbabwe tour of New Zealand, 2nd ODI: New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Whangarei, Feb 6, 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "The Ford Trophy, 2017/18:Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- Mark Geenty (25 February 2018). "Six years on, Tarun Nethula returns to haunt his 'old mates' in another final at Pukekura Park". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- "Tarun Nethula". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 March 2018.