Rahul Tripathi is an Indian right-handed batsman who plays for Maharashtra in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.
He became famous after brilliant performances in the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League for the Rising Pune Supergiants.
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His father had a background in cricket. The older Tripathi had played for the junior Uttar Pradesh team and had also performed fairly well at the university level. This is the life & style of this cricketer.
Rahul Tripathi Details
Name
Rahul Tripathi
Rahul Tripathi Age
31 years
Date of Birth
2 March 1991
Role
Batsman
Rahul Tripathi IPL Team
SRH
Rahul Tripathi IPL Price
8.50 Cr
Achievement
leading run-scorer for Maharashtra in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy (504 runs in 8 matches)
vs Delhi Capitals at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Apr 11, 2017
T20I debut
Not Yet
batting style
Right-Handed
Rahul Tripathi highest score in IPL
93 (IPL 2017)
team played for
India, Maharashtra, Rising Pune Supergiants, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad
Rahul Tripathi jersey number
#52
alma mater
Sir Parashurambhau Mahavidyalay (aka SP College), Pune
Rahul Tripathi Instagram
@tripathirahul52
Rahul Tripathi Twitter
@tripathirahul52
Rahul Tripathi Family
Image Souirce: Wiki Sports Bio
Rahul Tripathi belongs to a sporting background. His father used to play cricket at the university level and the junior level for Uttar Pradesh. Tripathi’s brother too is a cricketer. His sister, Rupali Tripathi is a national-level basketball player. His father is a colonel in the Indian Army.
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He completed his graduation with BSc in Mathematics from SP College (Sir Parashurambhau College). Tripathi had developed a love of cricket from a very small age. His father’s transfer to Pune helped him as he registered himself at one of the oldest cricket academies, Deccan Gymkhana.
Rahul Tripathi made his first-class debut for Maharashtra in the 2012-13 Ranji Season. But his records, in the beginning, were merely average over 26 first-class games and only three hundred during that interval.
Neither did he have any great records to boast of in the limited-overs format. One of his standout performances came in the 2018-19 Ranji Season when he was the highest run-scorer for Maharashtra. He scored 504 runs that season. Rahul Tripathi’s greatest contributions come from the Indian Premier League or the IPL. He gained fame through the IPL.
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Rahul Tripathi IPL
The 2017 Indian Premier League made Tripathi a known face and made the cricketing fraternity aware of him. He was one of the biggest finds of that season, opening for the Rising Pune Supergiants. At the beginning of the season, people doubted if he’d be even selected, but not only was he selected but he stunned everyone with his performance for Rising Pune Supergiants in that season. The team reached the finals easily that season.
The fact that he was even selected, despite average domestic performances, was surprising but the fact that he did better after that was a testament to his talent.
The next year, Rising Pune Supergiants were replaced by a returning Rajasthan Royals. Tripathi was luckily selected for a team but did not find himself playing many matches.
However, towards the end of the tournament, Rahane’s lack of form enabled Tripathi to get a chance. Tripathi perfectly utilized that game as he scored a fifty which came in a crucial knockout game.
He was later released by Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 auction and was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders, also known as KKR in the 2020 auction. In February 2022, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 IPL tournament.
In June 2022, Tripathi was named in India’s T20I squad for the two-match series against Ireland. In the next month, he was named in India’s One Day International (ODI) squad for the series against Zimbabwe.
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