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Rajesh Pawar
India
Player profile
Full name Rajesh Vithal Pawar
Born September 6, 1979, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age 29 years 36 days
Major teams Baroda, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| First-class |
68 |
89 |
11 |
1298 |
95* |
16.64 |
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0 |
3 |
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30 |
0 |
| List A |
30 |
16 |
3 |
378 |
89 |
29.07 |
328 |
115.24 |
0 |
3 |
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8 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
7 |
28.57 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| First-class |
68 |
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15489 |
6945 |
240 |
7/87 |
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28.93 |
2.69 |
64.5 |
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10 |
2 |
| List A |
30 |
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1395 |
1080 |
31 |
3/38 |
3/38 |
34.83 |
4.64 |
45.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
4 |
3 |
60 |
70 |
3 |
2/32 |
2/32 |
23.33 |
7.00 |
20.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| First-class debut |
1996/97 |
| Last First-class |
Baroda v Delhi at Indore, Jan 5-8, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1996/97 |
| Last List A |
Baroda v Maharashtra at Pune, Mar 5, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Baroda v Mumbai at Mumbai, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders at Mumbai, May 16, 2008 scorecard |
When he made his first-class debut in 1996, aged 16, Rajesh Pawar was being touted as India's next great left-arm spin hope. He went on to lead the Mumbai Under-19 side and was part of the Indian U-19 squad at the 1998 junior World Cup, a side that comprised Mohammad Kaif and Harbhajan Singh. He was the revelation in the 1999-00 domestic season, grabbing 44 first-class wickets and coming close to national selection.
But he struggled to hold his place in a strong Mumbai line-up - comprising a formidable spin trio of Nilesh Kulkarni, Sairaj Bahutule and Ramesh Powar - and could manage only 30 wickets in his next three seasons. A move to neighbouring Baroda, with a little help from club-mate Zaheer Khan, allowed him to start afresh and despite a sluggish start, with only three wickets from four games in 2003-04, he's been a consistent performer over the last three seasons.
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan May 2007
Aug 12, 2007 |
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Rajesh Pawar appeals unsuccessfuly for the wicket of Tony Suji © AFP |
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May 25, 2007 |
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Wasim Jaffer vomits as teammate Rajesh Pawar attends to him and captain Rahul Dravid looks on © AFP |
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May 17, 2007 |
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Rajesh Pawar bowls during a net session © AFP |
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