Rachin Ravindra, the newest New Zealand sensation on the 2023 Cricket World Cup, is in nice type. If India are to do effectively within the semi-final of the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023, then the hosts’ bowlers should take his wicket proper at the start. With 565 runs in 9 innings, Rachin Ravindra is the third-highest scorer within the Cricket World Cup 2023. He has scored three centuries and and two half-centuries. His present common is 70.62.

When Indian cricket group will get all the way down to motion within the Cricket World Cup semi-final in opposition to New Zealand on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday, it’s for sure that Rachin Ravindra can be a prime goal.

Rachin Ravindra is an Indian origin participant. His grandparents reside in Bengaluru. He even visited them through the Cricket World Cup 2023. There is a well-liked story that the identify ‘Rachin’ is a mixture of names of Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar.

However, Rachin’s father has now clarified that the given identify was not intentional.

“When Rachin was born, my wife suggested the name, and we didn’t spend a lot of time discussing it,” mentioned Ravi Krishnamurthy, Ravindra’s father, to The Print.

“The name sounded good, was easy to spell, and short, so we decided to go with it. It was only some years later that we realised the name was a mix of Rahul and Sachin’s names. He wasn’t named with the intention to make our child a cricketer or anything of the sort.”

Youngster Rachin Ravindra lately talked about his journey of breaking into the New Zealand group and residing his childhood dream of the gang chanting his identify whereas he was acting on the sector of cricket.
In the time-frame of the previous 12 months to 6 months Rachin was not even near breaking New Zealand’s enjoying XI, however now has emerged as a expertise to be careful for by scoring three tons within the ongoing World Cup and that includes within the Top-5 run scorers within the match.

His 42 in opposition to Sri Lanka took the Kiwis a step nearer to qualifying for the semi-finals. While speaking to Star Sports after the sport, the 23-year-old teenager talked about his journey which has been nothing wanting a fairy story.

“It’s a pretty surreal feeling. Grateful for the support, especially playing in Bangalore. Crowd chanting my name is something I will never take for granted. Dreamt of it as a child. Very happy to be here, lucky enough it worked out. Six to 12 months ago, I was not even in the frame. Good to get the job done and get into the playoffs. Lucky enough to have come here in my teenage years on club tours. That has helped me a lot. Nice wickets to bat on. If you play positive cricket, you get rewarded. The guys have adapted well. You talk to Kane, Devon, who are legends,” Rachin mentioned.

with ANI inputs