Rakesh Dhruv
Personal information
Full name
Rakesh Vinubhai Dhruv
Born (1981-05-12) 12 May 1981
Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999/00–2010/11Saurashtra
2012/13–2017Gujarat
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 86 46 20
Runs scored 2793 653 177
Batting average 25.86 25.11 22.12
100s/50s 1/13 0/3 0/0
Top score 117 70* 33*
Balls bowled 15627 2390 420
Wickets 242 45 18
Bowling average 29.91 44.91 26.61
5 wickets in innings 11 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 8/31 3/23 4/20
Catches/stumpings 35/– 17/– 7/-
Source: Cricinfo, 26 December 2013

Rakesh Vinubhai Dhruv (born 12 May 1981) is a former Indian cricketer who played for Gujarat in Indian domestic cricket. He was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He represented the India A cricket team in 2013. In October 2017, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.[1]

Career

Dhruv made his first-class debut for Saurashtra in the 1999/00 season. He played for Saurashtra until the 2010/11 season. In 2012, he switched to Gujarat and made immediate impact with his bowling. In a Ranji Trophy group match against Rajasthan in December 2012, Dhruv picked up 6/65 in the first innings and 8/31 in the second innings.[2] He finished the season with 36 wickets from eight matches at an average of 25.55.[3] His impressive bowling was rewarded by the national selectors who drafted him into the India A squad for the three-day match against the touring Australian team in February 2013. He picked up 5/31 in the first innings and 1/37 in the second innings, taking wickets of regular Test batsmen such as Shane Watson and Ed Cowan.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Tare withdrawal leaves Mumbai thin before season-opener". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Ranji Trophy 2012/13 - Group A: Gujarat v Rajasthan
  3. ↑ Ranji Trophy 2012/13 - Most wickets
  4. ↑ Australia in India 2012/13 - India A v Australians


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