Vathsal Govind

Vathsal Govind Sharma (born 2 January 2000) is an Indian cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Kerala in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 14 December 2018.[2][3]

Vathsal Govind
Personal information
Full nameVathsal Govind Sharma
Born (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000
New Delhi, India
BattingLeft-handed bat
BowlingLeft-arm legbreak
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018 - presentKerala
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 1
Runs scored 4
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 4
Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 14 December 2018

Early life

Vathsal was born on Delhi to Govind Kanakan and Ruma Govind Sharma. He started playing cricket at the age of five. His family moved to Kerala on 2016.[4] Vathsal is a degree student at Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur.[5]

Domestic cricket

Vathsal was selected to play for Delhi Under-16 team in 2015. On 2016 his family moved to Kerala were he continued his cricketing career. He was part of the India green team on Challenger trophy.[6][7] He later captained Kerala Under-19 team for Cooch Behar Trophy in 2018-19 season and ended up being the top run-getter of the season with 1235 runs from 8 matches.[8][9] His heroics in Cooch Behar Trophy pave way to Kerala 2018-19 Ranji Trophy squad as he replaced an injured Rohan Prem.[10] He debuted for Kerala on 14 December 2018 against Delhi.[2] He along with his Kerala teammate Varun Nayanar was selected to play the four day test match for India A against SouthAfrica A.[11] He was included in the Kerala squad for 2020-21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on December 31 2020.[12]

References
  1. "Vathsal Govind". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. "Elite, Group B, Ranji Trophy at Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 14-17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. Menon, Prasanth (12 December 2018). "Vathsal Govind in line for Ranji trophy debut". timesofindia. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. Menon, Prasanth (12 December 2018). "Vathsal Govind in line for Ranji trophy debut". timesofindia. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. "Vathsal Govind gets Kerala Ranji call-up". deccanchronicles.
  6. Menon, Prasanth (12 December 2018). "Vathsal Govind in line for Ranji trophy debut". timesofindia. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  7. "Vathsal Govind gets Kerala Ranji call-up". deccanchronicles.
  8. "Congratulations Vathsal Govind". keralacricketassociation.
  9. "Vathsal Govind hits back-to-back tons as Kerala reach Cooch Behar quarterfinals". timesofindia.
  10. "Vathsal Govind gets Kerala Ranji call-up". deccanchronicles.
  11. "അഭിമാന നിമിഷം; വത്സലും വരുണും അണ്ടര്‍-19 ഇന്ത്യന്‍ ടീമില്‍ (trans:Vathsal Govind, Varun Nayanar in India U-19 squad)". mathrubhumi (in Malayalam).
  12. "Sreesanth to be part of Kerala team in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament 2021". crictracker.
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