Nikhil Naik

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Nikhil Naik
Personal information
Full nameNikhil Shankar Naik
Born (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 29)
Sawantwadi, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentMaharashtra
2015–2018Kings XI Punjab
2019–2020Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 1 23 39
Runs scored 3 640 765
Batting average 1.50 33.68 29.42
100s/50s 0/0 0/5 0/5
Top score 3 78 95*
Catches/stumpings 2/0 25/5 19/4
Source: Cricinfo, 31 March 2019

Nikhil Shankar Naik (born 9 November 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Maharashtra cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. He made his List A debut on 27 February 2014, for Maharashtra in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[1] In 2015, he was signed up by the Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 30 lakh.[2]

In December 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[3][4] He made his first-class debut for Maharashtra in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 7 January 2019.[5] During a match in the 2019 season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he smashed five sixes in an over against Railways at the Holkar Stadium.[6] He was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[7] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "West Zone (D/N), Rajkot, Feb 27 2014, Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "List of players sold in IPL 8 auction". Times of India. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Elite, Group A, Ranji Trophy at Delhi, Jan 7-10 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. ↑ https://sportzwiki.com/cricket/watch-kolkata-knight-riders-new-recruit-nikhil-naik-smash-five-sixes-in-an-over
  7. ↑ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

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