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{{short description|American cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Saurabh Netravalkar
| image =
| country = United States
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting = Right-handed batsman
| bowling = Left-arm fast-medium
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]

| international = true

| odidebutdate = 27 April
| odidebutyear = 2019
| odidebutagainst = PNG
| odicap = 20
| lastodidate = 12 February
| lastodiyear = 2020
| lastodiagainst = Nepal

| T20Idebutdate = 15 March
| T20Idebutyear = 2019
| T20Idebutagainst = UAE
| T20Icap = 6
| lastT20Idate = 25 August
| lastT20Iyear = 2019
| lastT20Iagainst = Canada

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 13
| runs1 = 79
| bat avg1 = 15.80
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 19[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 583
| wickets1 = 19
| bowl avg1 = 16.68
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/32
| catches/stumpings1 = 6/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 8
| runs2 = 19
| bat avg2 = 19.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 12
| deliveries2 = 136
| wickets2 = 4
| bowl avg2 = 40.25
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = n/a
| best bowling2 = 2/28
| catches/stumpings2 = 4/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 1
| runs3 = 3
| bat avg3 = 1.50
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 3
| deliveries3 = 192
| wickets3 = 3
| bowl avg3 = 25.66
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = n/a
| best bowling3 = 2/42
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 45
| runs4 = 177
| bat avg4 = 8.85
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 22
| deliveries4 = 2,288
| wickets4 = 63
| bowl avg4 = 25.36
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/32
| catches/stumpings4 = 12/–

| date = 8 July 2020
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/398513.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Saurabh Netravalkar''' (born 16 October 1991) is an Indian-born American [[cricket]]er who is the current captain of the [[United States national cricket team|United States cricket team]]. He is a left-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast bowler]] who has represented [[India national under-19 cricket team|India under-19 team]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/398513.html |title=Saurabh Netravalkar |access-date=13 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] in the [[2013–14 Ranji Trophy]] on 22 December 2013.<ref name="FC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/649329.html |title=Group A, Ranji Trophy at Bengaluru, Dec 22-25 2013 |access-date=13 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut on 27 February 2014, for Mumbai in the [[2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy]].<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/671085.html |title=West Zone, Rajkot, Feb 27 2014, Vijay Hazare Trophy |access-date=14 November 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

==Early life==
Netravalkar, a [[Software engineer|software engineer]], is an alumnus of [[Sardar Patel Institute of Technology]], Mumbai and [[Cornell University]]. He has worked for [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/ex-india-u-19-star-software-engineer-us-cricket-captain/articleshow/66493935.cms|title=Ex-India U-19 star. Software engineer. US cricket captain - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
In January 2018, he was named in the [[United States national cricket team|United States]] squad for the [[2017–18 Regional Super50]] tournament in the West Indies.<ref name="USASqaud">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/story/1132625.html |title=Two former India U-19s, ex-WI batsman Marshall named in USA squad |access-date=13 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In August 2018, he was named in the United States' squad for the [[2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier]] tournament in [[Morrisville, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-squad-selected-for-icc-world-t20-americas-qualifier/ |title=Team USA Squad Selected for ICC World T20 Americas' Qualifier |work=USA Cricket |access-date=22 August 2018}}</ref> In October 2018, he was named as the captain of the United States' team for the [[2018–19 Regional Super50]] tournament in the West Indies and the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]] tournament in Oman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24877552/khaleel-sacked-netravalkar-named-captain-usa-super50-squad |title=Khaleel sacked, Netravalkar named captain for USA's Super50 squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25015081/hayden-walsh-jr-aaron-jones-usa-squad-wcl-division-three |title=Hayden Walsh Jr, Aaron Jones in USA squad for WCL Division Three |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref>

In February 2019, he was named as the captain of the United States [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) squad for their series [[United States cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2018–19|against the United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26100265/xavier-marshall-recalled-usa-t20i-tour-uae |title=Xavier Marshall recalled for USA's T20I tour of UAE |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-squad-announced-for-historic-dubai-tour/ |title=Team USA squad announced for historic Dubai tour |work=USA Cricket |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref> The matches were the first T20I fixtures to be played by the United States cricket team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1082175 |title=USA name squad for first-ever T20I |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref> He made his T20I debut for the United States against the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] on 15 March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1177484.html |title=1st T20I, United States of America tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Mar 15 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref>

In April 2019, he was named as the captain of the United States cricket team for the [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament in Namibia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1173815 |title=All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=11 April 2019}}</ref> The United States finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining [[One Day International]] (ODI) status.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1196656 |title=Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref> Netravalkar made his ODI debut for the United States on 27 April 2019, against [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]], in the tournament's third-place playoff.<ref name="ODI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174844.html |title=3rd Place Playoff, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019 |access-date=27 April 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In June 2019, he was named in a 30-man training squad for the [[United States national cricket team|United States cricket team]], ahead of the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier#Regional Finals|Regional Finals]] of the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier]] tournament in Bermuda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27009108/former-sa-pacer-rusty-theron-named-usa-squad |title=Former SA pacer Rusty Theron named in USA squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 June 2019}}</ref> The following month, he was one of twelve players to sign a three-month central contract with [[USA Cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27234028/five-usa-players-get-12-month-contracts-three-pull-global-t20-canada |title=Five USA players get 12-month contracts; three pull out of Global T20 Canada |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 July 2019}}</ref> In August 2019, he was named as the captain of the United States' squad for the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier#Regional Finals|Regional Finals]] of the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-squad-announced-for-icc-t20-world-cup-americas-regional-final/ |title=Team USA Squad Announced for ICC T20 World Cup Americas' Regional Final |work=USA Cricket |access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref>

In November 2019, he was named as the captain of the United States' squad for the [[2019–20 Regional Super50]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-mens-squad-announced-for-return-to-cricket-west-indies-super50-tournament/ |title=Team USA Men's Squad Announced for return to Cricket West Indies Super50 tournament |work=USA Cricket |access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref> The following month, he was named in the United States's squad for the [[2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-mens-squad-announced-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-league-2-series-in-uae/ |title=Team USA Men's Squad Announced for ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series in UAE |work=USA Cricket |access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref> In the opening match of the series, against the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]], he took five wickets for 32 runs. He became the first bowler for the United States to take a [[five-wicket haul]] in an ODI match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/111200/jones-netravalkar-star-to-give-usa-early-lift-off |title=Jones, Netravalkar star to give USA early lift off |work=CricBuzz |access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> In September 2020, he was signed by the [[Golden State Grizzlies]] team for the 2021 Minor League Cricket season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=usacricket|date=2 September 2020|title=17 of the 24 Squads Confirmed as Inaugural Minor League Cricket Draft is completed|url=https://www.usacricket.org/media-release/17-of-the-24-squads-confirmed-as-inaugural-minor-league-cricket-draft-is-completed/|access-date=2 September 2020|website=USA Cricket|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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