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| Full name | Taruwar Sushil Kohli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1988 Jalandhar, Punjab, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taruwar Sushil Kohli (born 17 December 1988) is an Indian former youth international cricketer who has represented several domestic teams. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler, he was a member of the India Under-19 team that won the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Kohli is also known for scoring an unbeaten triple century in the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy semi-final against Jharkhand.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Taruwar Kohli was born on 17 December 1988 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He developed an interest in cricket at an early age, receiving his first cricket bat from his father when he was around three or four years old.[2]
He began his competitive career in junior cricket, representing Punjab at the Under-17 and Under-19 levels. His performances in age-group tournaments led to his selection for the India Under-19 team that won the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]
Career[edit | edit source]
Junior and Under-19 cricket[edit | edit source]
Kohli made his debut for Punjab Under-17s in the 2005–06 Vijay Merchant Trophy. He scored an unbeaten 85 in his first match and later made 110 in the tournament. He also represented Punjab in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy and the Cooch Behar Trophy in 2006.
In 2008, Kohli was selected for the India Under-19 team that won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia. He scored 218 runs in six matches, including three consecutive half-centuries. Earlier, he had captained Punjab's Under-19 team in a one-day tournament and scored an unbeaten 118 in the semi-final against Uttar Pradesh, while also taking five wickets.
Domestic cricket[edit | edit source]
Kohli made his first-class debut for Punjab during the 2008–09 season, scoring 79 runs in his first Ranji Trophy match. He also made his List A debut that season, scoring 58 runs. In the same period, he scored 700 runs in seven matches in the Cooch Behar-era Colonel C. K. Nayudu Trophy competition, including three centuries.
He was part of the Punjab Under-22 team during the 2010–11 season. Kohli also played in domestic Twenty20 tournaments, including the D. Y. Patil tournament, where he contributed with both bat and ball. His performances included a four-wicket haul against Air India in the quarter-final.
During the 2011–12 season, he continued to play domestic cricket for Punjab and took wickets in the state team's Twenty20 matches. He also represented teams such as ONGC in invitational tournaments and took part in the J. P. Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament.
Indian Premier League[edit | edit source]
Kohli was associated with the Rajasthan Royals during the 2008 Indian Premier League season. He later represented Kings XI Punjab in the 2009 season, playing two matches for the franchise.
Mizoram[edit | edit source]
Kohli later represented the Mizoram cricket team in domestic one-day cricket. During the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, he scored 373 runs in seven matches, making him the team's leading run-scorer. He also finished as Mizoram's leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with eight wickets.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Unbeaten 300 by Taruwar". The Hindu. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy: The other Kohli helps cricket take root in Mizoram". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 November 2026.
- ↑ Baparnash, Tridib (3 February 2020). "Taruwar, the Kohli who never played for India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2026.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 - Mizoram: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.