Paul Valthaty
Personal information
Full name
Paul Chandrashekar Valthaty
Born (1983-12-07) 7 December 1983
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002India Under-19 national team
2009–2010Rajasthan Royals
2011–2013Kings XI Punjab
2018Mumbai South Central
2019Air India
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 3 2 25
Runs scored 246 52 742
Batting average 32.02 26.00 28.53
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 1/3
Top score 57 36 120*
Balls bowled 18 18 241
Wickets 0 0 11
Bowling average – – 29.63
5 wickets in innings – – 0
10 wickets in match – – 0
Best bowling – – 4/29
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 December 2011

Paul Chandrashekar Valthaty (born 7 December 1983) is a former Indian cricketer who played for Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League and for India in the 2002 ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup. He had to retire from the sport after he suffered an eye injury. He is known for his knock of 120 runs in 63 balls against Chennai Super Kings.[1]

On 18 June 2023, Valthaty announces his retirement from first-class cricket.[2]

Early years and personal life

Valthaty was born and raised in Borivali of Mumbai. His family originally hails from Andhra Pradesh.[3]

Valthaty was trained in the Dilip Vengsarkar academy in Mumbai. He was then recommended by Vengsarkar to the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) president Mr. Chamundeswarnath.

Career

Early domestic career

Valthaty had a nondescript career till then, since making his way up the levels of age group cricket in Mumbai during the late 1990s.[4] He made India's Under-19 squad to the 2002 World Cup in New Zealand[5] with the likes of Irfan Pathan and Parthiv Patel where an injury to his eye in the game against Bangladesh halted his development. He couldn't make the breakthrough into senior cricket for years, and got just one opportunity for Mumbai, a one-dayer in 2006. There was no high-profile cricket for him for another few years, till Rajasthan Royals punted on him in the 2009 season, where he played a couple of matches. That earned him a place in Mumbai's Twenty20 side, and he turned in a few powerful performances for them, which led to a contract with Kings XI Punjab in 2011.

Indian Premier League

Paul Valthaty was picked by Kings XI Punjab as a backup to expensive international buys at a player auction in January.[6] He was the opening batsmen for Kings XI Punjab, and had an outstanding game in the 2011 Indian Premier League against the reigning champions Chennai Super Kings. Valthaty raced to 120 not out in 63 balls as the Kings XI Punjab chased down a 189-run target with six wickets and five balls to spare at Mohali. It was the first hundred of IPL 2011 and 13th overall and this century is his first fastest century.[7] It remains the 11th highest IPL score ever, after, Chris Gayle's 175* & 128, Brendon McCullum's 158*, AB de Villiers's 133*,129*, Quinton de Kock's 140* and K. L. Rahul's 132*, Murali Vijay's 127, Rishabh Pant's 128* and Virender Sehwag's 122. It is also the highest individual score by a batsman in the IPL at the Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium.[8] In his next game Paul scored 75 of 47 deliveries hitting 5 sixes and 8 fours after achieving the best bowling figures for any Kings XI Punjab bowler with 4 for 29. His all round performance resulted in a big win for his team.[9] He played a pacey innings in his next match scoring 46 off just 31[10] deliveries with three classic sixes. With his initial blitzkrieg, the team crossed the fifty in just three overs, a record in IPL history which was later beaten by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their second match against the Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the same season. He was retained by Kings Xi Punjab for 2012 and 2013 seasons. He failed in both the seasons and slowly faded away from the scene.

Career with Air India

Paul Valthaty, following his IPL fade-out, now plays for his employers Air India. He received the job on a sports quota and is required to only practice and play games under the terms of his employer.[11][12]

Mumbai T20 League

In March 2018, Mumbai South Central acquired Paul Valthaty for ₹50,000 in the six-franchise Mumbai T20 League. He fell under the Developmental Players bracket and was thus given the minimum salary.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "IPL's one-hit wonders: Where are they now?". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Acharya, S (18 July 2023). "Paul Valthaty announces retirement from First-Class cricket". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ↑ AP’s Paul makes IPL statement. Web.archive.org (19 April 2011). Retrieved on 2015-10-24.
  4. ↑ Paul Valthaty the new man in Mumbai Ranji team. Mid-day.com (26 July 2001). Retrieved on 2015-10-24.
  5. ↑ AP's Paul Valthaty makes it to the Indian U-19 ICC World Cup squad. And then he met Gurpinder Singh (Guri) from Ludhiana Currently working in k-info (CEO) and taught him how to hold bat. Mid-day.com (27 December 2001). Retrieved on 2015-10-24.
  6. ↑ 'Invisible man' Valthaty puts IPL stars in shade, AFP, 23 April 2011, retrieved 23 April 2011
  7. ↑ Little known Valthaty single-handedly wins it for Kings XI, Yahoo Cricket, archived from the original on 15 April 2011
  8. ↑ "IPL records IS Bindra Stadium Mohali". T20 Head to Head. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Valthaty powers stunning Kings' win, cricketnext.in.com, 16 April 2011, archived from the original on 20 April 2011, retrieved 16 April 2011
  10. ↑ Kings XI Sets Imposing 196-Run Target For Rajasthan Royals, newsworms.com, 21 April 2011, archived from the original on 17 March 2012, retrieved 21 April 2011
  11. ↑ "Cricket's lost talents Paul Valthaty! IPL star who now plays for Air India to make ends meet | Free Press Journal". Free Press Journal. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Valthaty: Out of sight, out of mind, but ploughing on". wisdenindia. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Rajesh Pawar, Paul Valthaty to feature in Mumbai T20 League". The Indian Express. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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