Rahul Tewatia

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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Rahul Tewatia
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| country = India
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|5|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Faridabad]], India
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| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[leg break]]
| role = Bowling [[all-rounder]]
| club1 = [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2013–present}}
| club2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| year2 = 2014–2015
| club3 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| year3 = 2017
| club4 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| year4 = 2018–2019
| club5 =[[Rajasthan Royals]]
| year5 = 2020–2021

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| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 7
| runs1 = 190
| bat avg1 = 17.27
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 35
| deliveries1 = 750
| wickets1 = 17
| bowl avg1 = 30.05
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 7/98
| catches/stumpings1 = 8/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 21
| runs2 = 484
| bat avg2 = 37.23
| 100s/50s2 = 0/3
| top score2 = 91[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 875
| wickets2 = 27
| bowl avg2 = 24.70
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/27
| catches/stumpings2 = 10/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]
| matches3 = 66
| runs3 = 914
| bat avg3 = 31.51
| 100s/50s3 = 0/2
| top score3 = 59[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 941
| wickets3 = 42
| bowl avg3 = 26.35
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/18
| catches/stumpings3 = 30/–
| date = 20 February 2021
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/423838.html ESPNcricinfo
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'''Rahul Tewatia''' (born 20 May 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]] in the domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League (IPL). He plays as an all-rounder. Rahul Tewatia, 27, was rewarded with a maiden call up by the BCCI to India’s home T20I squad for the five-match series against England. Tewatia, who plays for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, was one among three uncapped Indian players to receive their maiden call up.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=February 20|first1=India Today Web Desk|last2=February 20|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 23:15|title=BCCI rewards Rahul Tewatia with maiden call up: Hope he plays against England in T20Is, says Graeme Swann|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/graeme-swann-rahul-tewatia-maiden-call-up-india-t20i-sqaud-1771372-2021-02-20|access-date=2021-08-29|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Tewatia made his debut for [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]] during the [[2013–14 Ranji Trophy]] on 6 December 2013 against [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] at the [[Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium|Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium]].<ref name="Ranji Debut">{{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy - Group A Haryana v Karnataka|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/649287.html|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=22 April 2014}}</ref> He managed 17 runs total in his two appearances at bat.<ref name="Ranji Debut"/> He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for Haryana in the [[2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy]] on 25 February 2017.<ref name="LA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1053711.html |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group A: Haryana v Odisha at Delhi, Feb 25, 2017 |access-date=25 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

Rahul Tewatia made his IPL debut for Rajasthan Royals as early as 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=DelhiSeptember 28|first1=Akshay Ramesh New|last2=September 28|first2=2020UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2020 11:47|title=Who is Rahul Tewatia and why are his old tweets going viral now|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/packages/ipl-2020/story/who-is-rahul-tewatia-rajasthan-royals-ipl-debut-viral-twitter-kings-xi-punjab-sharjah-1726075-2020-09-28|access-date=2021-08-29|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Before the [[2014 Indian Premier League]], the [[Rajasthan Royals]] bought Tewatia. He also made his T20 debut representing Rajasthan Royals in the 2014 IPL.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rahul Tewatia - Bowler|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/indian-premier-league-2014/teams-players?mtype=ipl2014&playerid=64440&teamid=1110&client=NG15a2V5|work=NDTV Sports|access-date=22 April 2014}}</ref> In February 2017, he was bought by the [[Kings XI Punjab]] team for the [[2017 Indian Premier League]].<ref name="IPL">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1083407.html |title=List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017 |access-date=20 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In January 2018, he was bought by the [[Delhi Daredevils]] now Delhi Capitals in the [[List of 2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2018 IPL auction]].<ref name="IPL2018">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |access-date=27 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> During the [[2019 Indian Premier League]], he also set the joint record for taking the most catches (4) by a non-wicket keeper in an IPL innings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_innings.html?id=117&type=trophy|access-date=28 September 2020|website=Cricinfo}}</ref> In November 2019, before the [[2020 Indian Premier League]], he was traded to the [[Rajasthan Royals]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ajinkya Rahane moves from Rajasthan Royals to Delhi Capitals|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28077619/ajinkya-rahane-moves-rajasthan-royals-delhi-capitals|access-date=28 September 2020|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en}}</ref>

On 27 September 2020, he equalled [[Chris Gayle]]'s record for hitting the most sixes in an over of an IPL match,<ref>{{Cite web|title=A roller-coaster day in the life of Rahul Tewatia|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29986826/rr-v-kxip-ipl-2020-roller-coaster-day-life-rahul-tewatia|access-date=28 September 2020|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en}}</ref> when he hit 5 sixes off [[Sheldon Cottrell]] in the 18th over of the match against [[Kings XI Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 September 2020|title=Rahul Tewatia on his start: 'Worst 20 balls that I have ever played'|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29986049/rr-vs-kxip-ipl-2020-rahul-tewatia-says-first-20-balls-were-worst-ever-played|access-date=6 October 2020|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref> He scored 53 runs in 31 balls,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rahul Tewatia and Sanju Samson pull off a record chase in stunning Rajasthan Royals win|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1216527/rajasthan-royals-vs-kings-xi-punjab-9th-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=28 September 2020|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en}}</ref> helping his team to chase the target of 224 runs,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stats - The IPL's biggest successful chase, and the IPL's largest stand in a losing cause|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29986989/kxip-v-royals-ipl-2020-rahul-tewatia-magical-turnaround-highest-successful-ipl-run-chase|access-date=28 September 2020|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en}}</ref> which became the highest runs ever chased in the [[Indian Premier League]] history.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|title=Rahul Tewatia slams Cottrell for five sixes in an over to script remarkable Rajasthan win|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/rahul-tewatia-five-sixes-cottrell-kxip-rr-royals-sanju-samson-shami-sharjah/article32709872.ece|access-date=4 November 2020|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref>

In February 2021, he was named in India's [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) squad for their series [[English cricket team in India in 2020–21|against England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/150315/india-s-squad-for-paytm-t20i-series-announced |title=India's squad for Paytm T20I series announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=19 February 2021}}</ref>

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==External links==
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{{Rajasthan Royals squad}}

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