Baba Indrajith
Personal information
Full name
Baba Indrajith
Born (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Role * Wicket-keeper
RelationsBaba Aparajith (twin-brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentTamil Nadu
2022Kolkata Knight Riders
FC debut28 November 2013 Tamil Nadu v Saurashtra
T20 debut1 April 2014 Tamil Nadu v Goa
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 55 41 20
Runs scored 3,636 1,154 319
Batting average 52.69 44.38 19.93
100s/50s 11/18 1/8 0/0
Top score 200 101 46
Balls bowled 126 23 –
Wickets 0 0 –
Bowling average – – –
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match – – –
Best bowling – – –
Catches/stumpings 76/1 16/0 6/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 March 2022

Baba Indrajith (born 8 July 1994),[1] is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Tamil Nadu cricket team. Indrajith is a right hand batsman and legbreak bowler and an occasional wicket-keeper. He plays first-class cricket for Tamil Nadu.[2] In September 2017, he scored his first double-century in first-class cricket, playing for India Red in the 2017–18 Duleep Trophy.[3]

In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[4] In the opening fixture of the tournament, he made a century, scoring 109 runs.[5][6] He was the leading run-scorer for India Green in the tournament, with 149 runs in two matches.[7]

He was the leading run-scorer for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 641 runs in eight matches.[8] In February 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament as a wicket-keeper batsman.[9] Indrajith finished the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy season as the leading run-scorer for Tamil Nadu, with 396 runs in three matches, at an average of 99, with three centuries.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Baba Indrajith - ESPNcricinfo profile
  2. ↑ Ranji Trophy 2013-14 / Tamil Nadu squad
  3. ↑ "Indrajith double-ton headlines batting-friendly day". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPNcricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gurbani's seven-for ensures three points for India Red". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "(D/N)Duleep Trophy at Dindigul, Aug 17-20 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Duleep Trophy, 2018/19 - India Green: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Tamil Nadu: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Sarfaraz's century puts Mumbai in quarter-finals; Tamil Nadu knocked out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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