Raju Kulkarni
Rajiv Ramesh Kulkarni ⓘ (born 25 September 1962) is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Bombay as a pace and swing bowler.[1] He took 8 for 111 in the semi-final of the Ranji Trophy in 1982–83, and played in his first One Day International in December 1983.
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| Full name | Rajiv Ramesh Kulkarni | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 September 1962 Bombay, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 175) | 15 October 1986 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 11 February 1987 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 46) | 17 December 1983 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 26 March 1987 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 6 March 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He was called in shortly before the Test against Australia in his home town of Bombay in October 1986, where he made his Test debut. He played two more Tests against Pakistan in February 1987, but his Test career ended after these 3 matches. He played the last of his 10 ODIs, also against Pakistan, in March 1987. He was selected for the Indian Asia Cup squad in 1990 Asia Cup but did not play a match.
Kulkarni, nicknamed as 'Thommo', is considered to be the fastest Indian bowler of 80's and Sachin Tendulkar had acknowledged the same, in his first interview with Tom Alter.[2][3][4][5] He retired from first-class cricket in 1993,[6] and has a sports equipment business. He stepped down from the Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) formed Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC).[7][8]
References
- "Raju Kulkarni Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- Waingankar, Makarand (26 June 2013). "'Thommo' Raju Kulkarni had speed & bounce". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "15-Year-Old Sachin Played Me With Absolute Ease: Raju Kulkarni". Mid-Day. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- Viswanath, G (15 May 2020). "Sportstar archives - Sachin Tendulkar: 'I would consider myself a lucky guy'". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "Young sachin tendulkar 1st interview ever interviewed by Tom Alter". 16 July 2009. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2020 – via YouTube.
- "Setting the pace". The Hindu. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- TagoreVijay, Vijay (7 September 2020). "Feel free to replace me: Raju Kulkarni". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "Raju Kulkarni quits Mumbai Cricket Association's CIC". mid-day. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.