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{{Short description|New Zealand cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2026}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Rohit Gulati
| image =
| country =
| full_name = Rohit Kumar Gulati
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Beas City|Beas]], [[Punjab, India]]
| height =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| role = Bowler
| club1 = [[Northern Districts men's cricket team|Northern Districts]]
| year1 = 2024/25
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]]
| year2 = 2025/26
| clubnumber2 =
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 8
| runs1 = 84
| bat avg1 = 8.40
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 34
| deliveries1 = 1,919
| wickets1 = 30
| bowl avg1 = 30.40
| fivefor1 = 2
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 6/51
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 7
| runs2 = 50
| bat avg2 = 50.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 22[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 360
| wickets2 = 9
| bowl avg2 = 22.22
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = 3/22
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches3 = 12
| runs3 = 7
| bat avg3 = 7.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 3[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 228
| wickets3 = 9
| bowl avg3 = 29.77
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = 3/20
| catches/stumpings3 = 4/–
| date = 11 March
| year = 2026
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/rohit-gulati-1467926 Cricinfo
}}
'''Rohit Kumar Gulati''' (born 2 November 1998) is a New Zealand [[cricket]]er who plays for [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2642/2642410/2642410.html|title=Rohit Gulati |access-date=3 January 2026 |work=CricketArchive}}</ref> Born in the Indian state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], he moved to New Zealand in 2022.<ref name=AG>{{cite news| work=[[The Post (New Zealand newspaper)|The Post]] | first=Aaron |last=Goile |access-date=3 January 2026| title=Meet Rohit Gulati, the man bamboozling Kane Williamson and ripping up in Plunket Shield|url=https://www.thepost.co.nz/sport/360904865/meet-rohit-gulati-man-bamboozling-kane-williamson-and-ripping-plunket-shield|date=5 December 2025}}</ref>

Gulati is a [[Left-arm orthodox spin|slow left-arm orthodox spin]] bowler. He was born in the Punjab town of [[Beas City|Beas]], and played cricket for Punjab under-age teams. He aimed to play for [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]], but while he was recovering from a leg injury, a cousin in the [[Auckland]] southern suburb of [[Weymouth, New Zealand|Weymouth]] suggested he join him at the Weymouth Cricket Club in the Counties Manukau Cricket Association, which he did in 2022.<ref name=AG/> He represented [[Counties Manukau cricket team|Counties Manukau]] from 2022–23 to 2024–25,<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2642/2642410/Miscellaneous_Matches.html|title=Miscellaneous Matches played by Rohit Gulati |access-date=3 January 2026 |work=CricketArchive}}</ref> and made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Northern Districts men's cricket team|Northern Districts]] in a [[Plunket Shield]] match in March 2025, taking three wickets in the drawn game.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/plunket-shield-2024-25-1452136/auckland-vs-northern-districts-16th-match-1452152/full-scorecard |title=Auckland vs Northern Dis, 16th Match at Auckland, Plunket Shield, Mar 13 2025 |access-date=3 January 2026 |work=Cricinfo}}</ref>

Northern Districts did not offer Gulati a contract for the 2025–26 season, so in 2025 he transferred to the [[Papatoetoe]] Cricket Club in the Auckland Cricket Association, thus qualifying to play for [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]].<ref name=AG/> He was immediately selected for the Auckland Plunket Shield team, and took 5 for 46 in the second innings of the first match against [[Central Districts cricket team|Central Districts]] as Auckland completed an innings victory.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/plunket-shield-2025-26-1499323/central-districts-vs-auckland-1st-match-1499324/full-scorecard|title= Central D vs Auckland, 1st Match at Palmerston North, Plunket Shield, Nov 18 2025|access-date=4 January 2026 |work=Cricinfo}}</ref> In his next match he took 10 wickets (match figures of 73–23–175–10) in a draw against his previous team, Northern Districts.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/plunket-shield-2025-26-1499323/northern-districts-vs-auckland-4th-match-1499327/full-scorecard|title= Northern Dis vs Auckland, 4th Match at Mount Maunganui, Plunket Shield, Nov 26 2025|access-date=4 January 2026 |work=Cricinfo}}</ref> At the mid-point of the Plunket Shield season, Gulati was the tournament's leading wicket-taker with 22 wickets, and Auckland led the points table.<ref>{{cite news| work=The Niche Cache| first=Scott |last=Miller |access-date=4 January 2026| title=2025/26 Plunket Shield: Five Best Players From The First Stanza|url=https://theniche-cache.com/gentlemanly/2025/12/21/202526-plunket-shield-five-best-players-from-the-first-stanza#google_vignette|date=21 December 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=1467926}}
* [https://archive.nzc.nz/Players/2642/2642410/2642410.html Rohit Gulati] at [[New Zealand Cricket]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gulati, Rohit}}
[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:New Zealand cricketers]]
[[Category:Northern Districts cricketers]]
[[Category:Auckland cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:21st-century New Zealand sportsmen]]

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