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'''Nivethan Radhakrishnan''' (born 25 November 2002) is an Australian cricketer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nivethan Radhakrishnan |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/nivethan-radhakrishnan-1171112  |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref> He is an [[all-rounder]] who [[Batting_(cricket)|bats]] left-handed and possesses the ability to [[Bowling (cricket)|bowl]] right-arm [[off spin]] and left-arm [[Spin bowling#:~:text=Spin%20bowling%20is%20a%20bowling,referred%20to%20as%20a%20spinner.|spin]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tasmania sign ambidextrous spinner Nivethan Radhakrishnan |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tasmania-sign-ambidextrous-spinner-nivethan-radhakrishnan-1266658 |access-date=25 June 2021 |agency=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=16 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chennai boy spins it left and right, in Australia U-16 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennai-boy-spins-it-left-and-right-in-oz-u-16/articleshow/63089405.cms |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]] |author=Prasad, Bagawati |date=27 February 2018}}</ref>

Radhakrishnan was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He moved to [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia, in 2013 at the age of 10, with his father, mother and older brother.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |title=Meet Nivethan Radhakrishnan: Australia’s ambidextrous cricket prodigy |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/meet-nivethan-radhakrishnan-australias-ambidextrous-cricket-prodigy/news-story/6340c41c8e73a40faa3b20e4bd11ab0b |access-date=25 June 2021 |agency=Fox Sports |author=Kuriype, Jacob|date=14 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Episode 4- Nivethan Radhakrishnan |url=https://anchor.fm/scott8468/episodes/Episode-4--Nivethan-Radhakrishnan-e12scv5 |website=Anchor |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=TNPL to Tasmania: Nivethan Radhakrishnan ready for next level |url=https://www.penbugs.com/tnpl-to-tasmania-nivethan-radhakrishnan-ready-for-next-level/ |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=Penbugs |date=25 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IPL, Tasmania and ambidexterity: An exclusive with Nivethan Radhakrishnan |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2021/06/27/ipl-tasmania-and-ambidexterity-an-exclusive-with-nivethan-radhakrishnan/ |access-date=27 June 2021 |work=The Roar |author=Bhattacharya, Arnab |date=27 June 2021}}</ref>  He has cited [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] all-rounder [[Garfield Sobers|Sir Garfield Sobers]] as his idol.<ref>{{cite web|website=Circle of Cricket|url=https://circleofcricket.com/category/Latest_news/17730/tamil-nadu-teen-nivethan-radhakrishnan-turning-it-left-and-right-in-australia-u16-cricket|title=Tamil Nadu teen Nivethan Radhakrishnan turning it left and right in Australia U16 cricket|author=Sharma, Jatin|date=27 February 2018|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref>