IPL 2024 The fever is at its peak. In every match being played, one record or the other is constantly being broken and made. On the other hand, the young players who made their debut this season are also convincing everyone with their performance. In the match played on Wednesday, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who came to play his debut match for Kolkata, played an amazing innings. He scored his first half-century in his debut match. While batting, he scored 54 runs in 27 balls with the help of five fours and three sixes. Raghuvanshi had completed his fifty in just 25 balls. Seeing this, even ‘King Khan’ of Bollywood stood up in his respect. Although only 18-year-old Angkrish Raghuvanshi had made his IPL debut as an impact player in the last match against RCB, he got his first chance to bat on Wednesday night.
IPL 2024: Raghuvanshi was the top scorer of U19 World Cup 2022
Let us tell you, Angkrish Raghuvanshi has also played Under-19 World Cup 2022 for India under the leadership of Yash Dhull. Angkrish has also been the top scorer for India in that tournament. Due to his contribution, the team also won the World Cup title that year. Despite being out for zero in the final against England, Raghuvanshi remained in the top-4 of the list of highest run-scorers in the tournament by scoring 278 runs in six innings.
IPL 2024: Parents have also been sports persons
Angkrish’s father Avnish Raghuvanshi used to play tennis cricket for India. His mother Malika also played basketball for the country. Angkrish’s younger brother Krishag is also crazy about sports. Following his father’s footsteps, Krishag chose tennis and cricket and has even gone to Europe to participate in tournaments.
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IPL 2024: Angkrish created a stir in CK Nayudu Trophy
For your information, let us tell you that Angkrish Raghuvanshi made his List A and T20 debut for Mumbai in the year 2023 and he caught everyone’s attention while playing the CK Nayudu Trophy. Angkrish played a total of nine matches in the CK Nayudu Trophy. In which he scored 765 runs. He was selected by KKR in the 2024 auction at the base price of Rs 20 lakh. Angkrish Raghuvanshi made his debut in IPL 2024 against Royal Challengers Bangalore, but he did not get a chance to bat in that match.
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