On March 2, 1991, Rahul Tripathi was born. He was born in a little Ranchi town. He typically bats with his right hand and competes in various prestigious competitions. In cricket news for today we are going to talk about cricket career of Rahul Tripathi.
Beginning of Rahul Tripathi’s cricket career
Rahul Tripathi, a middle-order hitter with sound technical skills, followed in the footsteps of his father, an army veteran who had represented Uttar Pradesh in juvenile cricket and later competed at the collegiate level. Tripathi began his career at Deccan Gymkhana, one of the city’s oldest clubs, when his father was posted there while serving in the military.
Rahul Tripathi, the son of a man with a background in cricket, was able to improve his skills at the Deccan Gymkhana academy in Pune due to a transfer to the city. His father had played for the junior Uttar Pradesh and also participated in university cricket. The Deccan Gymkhana academy is known for being one of the oldest and most reputable training facilities in the country.
The right-handed batsman from Ranchi unexpectedly rose to prominence after an impressive performance for Rising Pune Supergiant in the Indian Premier League. Before this, he had not displayed much skill in any form of the game.
Tripathi played in 26 first-class games for Maharashtra in the 2012-13 season, but his performance was unremarkable, with only three centuries scored. He also did not have impressive records in 50-over or 20-over matches.
In 2012, he made his domestic cricket debut with Maharashtra. He scored 40 runs for them in 17 games throughout the first two seasons beginning in 2014–15, little north of 1000 runs overall. A few years later, with 504 runs, he led the team in scoring in the Ranji Trophy for the 2018–19 season.
Career in IPL
Tripathi’s IPL career got started with Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017. He had just smashed 157 runs in 3 innings in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and had seven consecutive sessions with a total of or above. After a competent but unspectacular season with the Rajasthan Royals and several more of the same for the Kolkata Knight Riders, he stepped it up with Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2022 and recorded six scores of 30 or more.
Rahul Tripathi, who was selected for the Rising Pune Supergiant club despite a lacklustre domestic record in a variety of formats of the game, emerged as a surprise outstanding performer in the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. With his natural flair and ease clearing the infield as a top-order batsman, he made life difficult for both pace and spin bowlers with his rapid footwork and superb hand-eye coordination. Although there was some scepticism when he was first named to the starting line-up, he ultimately proved to be a crucial member of the squad and made a huge contribution to their successful season, which included making it to their first IPL final.
Tripathi joined the Rajasthan Royals for the IPL season after his excellent campaign with Rising Pune Supergiant, but he did not get many chances to begin the batting because Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler were at the top of the order. He was primarily employed as a finisher, which was an unsuitable position for him. However, Tripathi replied with a superb performance, striking a fifty in a crucial, must-win game, as Rahane’s poor form forced him to bat first toward the conclusion of the tournament. Given that it is well known that he performs best near the top of the batting order, it will be intriguing to watch where he is positioned there in the upcoming season.
T20I career
Rahul Tripathi has played two international T20 matches. He played both of these international matches against Sri Lanka. But his performance in those matches was not good. In two matches he just scored 40 runs. His highest score in International T20 matches is 35. Yet he does not play any other International matches like ODIs or Test matches.
FC career
Rahul Tripathi’s FC career is quite bright. He has played 87 matches in FC. He has scored a total of 2728 runs in 87 matches. His average is 34 and his strike rate is 54.34. He has a total of seven centuries and 14 half-centuries in his FC career. His highest score in FC is 132. He heated 326 fours and 54 sixes in FC’s career. But his bowling performance was not so good in FC. He just take 13 wickets in his FC career. His average is 73 and his strike rate is 143.2.
List A career
If we talk about Rahul Tripathi’s List A career, we will find that his List A career is quite good. He has played 53 List A matches. He has scored a total of 1782 runs in 53 matches. His average run in List A is 38 and his strike rate is 89. 156 is the highest score in his List A career. Rahul Tripathi has four centuries and ten half-centuries in his List-A career. He has a total of 177 4s and 33 6s in his List A career. But Rahul Tripathi’s bowling performance is not so good in List A matches. He just takes 6 wickets in his List A career. His bowling average is 74 and his economy rate is 5.54. 25 runs instead of 2 wickets are his best bowling performance.
T20 career
In his T20 career, Rahul Tripathi has played 127 matches. He scored a total of 2841 runs in his T20 career. His highest run is 93 in his T20 career. His average is 27 and his strike rate is 135. He has 17 half-centuries in his T20 career. He has 266 fours and 109 sixes in his T20 career. But his bowling performance in the T20 is not so good. In his T20 career, he just takes 12 wickets. His bowling average is 23.41 and his economy rate is 7.59. five wickets instead of 27 runs are his best bowling performance in his T20 career.
