Ankit Rajpoot
{{short description|Indian cricketer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ankit Rajpoot
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Ankit Singh Rajpoot
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|12|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
| heightft = 6
| heightinch = 3
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast
| role = Bowler
| club1 = Uttar Pradesh
| year1 = 2012/13–2024/25
| club2 = Chennai Super Kings
| year2 = 2013
| club3 = Kolkata Knight Riders
| year3 = 2016–2017
| clubnumber3 = 3
| club4 = Kings XI Punjab
| year4 = 2018–2019
| club5 = Rajasthan Royals
| year5 = 2020
| clubnumber4 = 3
| columns = 3
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 52
| runs1 = 169
| bat avg1 = 3.84
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 25
| deliveries1 = 9970
| wickets1 = 177
| bowl avg1 = 27.69
| fivefor1 = 8
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 6/25
| catches/stumpings1 = 9/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 30
| runs2 = 71
| bat avg2 = 7.10
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 18
| deliveries2 = 1421
| wickets2 = 36
| bowl avg2 = 32.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/32
| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–
| column3 = T20
| matches3 = 65
| runs3 = 40
| bat avg3 = 5.71
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 8
| deliveries3 = 1316
| wickets3 = 84
| bowl avg3 = 19.20
| fivefor3 = 2
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 5/14
| catches/stumpings3 = 10/–
| date = 9 April
| year = 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/591650.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
Ankit Singh Rajpoot (born 4 December 1993) is a former Indian cricketer who played for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/591650.html Ankit Rajpoot – ESPNcricinfo] He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who made his debut during the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy. He picked 31 wickets in 7 matches in that season at an average of 18.[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2012/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=7515;team=2212;type=tournament Ranji Trophy, 2012/13 – Uttar Pradesh / Records / Batting and bowling averages]
Career
In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24173214/sanju-samson-picked-india-passing-yo-yo-test |title=Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=23 July 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018}} In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1167689.html |title=India Under-23s Squad |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 December 2018}} In August 2019, he was named in the India Green team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27331972/shubman-gill-priyank-panchal-faiz-fazal-lead-duleep-trophy-sides |title=Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 August 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/duleep-trophy-2019-shubman-gill-faiz-fazal-and-priyank-panchal-to-lead-duleep-trophy-2019-squad-fixtures-schedule-876560 |title=Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens |work=Cricket Country |access-date=6 August 2019}}
On 6 February 2016 Rajpoot was signed by IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders.[https://twitter.com/KKRiders/status/695907266378092544 Kolkata Knight Riders Welcome Ankit Rajpoot] In January 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |access-date=27 January 2018 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} for 3 crores. On 26 April, Rajpoot took 5 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs in a match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad,{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ankit-rajpoot-claims-five-wickets-to-put-kings-xi-punjab-on-top-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad/story-Kd2DWMaeFTMBg65a8qQBfP.html |title=Ankit Rajpoot creates history, takes 5/14 for Kings XI Punjab |access-date=26 April 2018 |work=Hindustan Times|date=26 April 2018 }} and earned the Man of the Match award, although Punjab lost the match. It was the first five-wicket haul of the season, and also the best figures for an uncapped player in the IPL.{{cite web |url=http://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/ipl/article/ipl-2018-srh-vs-kxip-who-is-ankit-rajpoot-the-man-with-best-ipl-figures-as-uncapped-player/221576 |title=IPL 2018, SRH vs KXIP: Who is Ankit Rajpoot? The man with best IPL figures as uncapped player |access-date=15 May 2018 |work=Times Now}}
In January 2021, he was named as one of five net bowlers in India's Test squad for their series against England.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1248503.html |title=Kohli, Hardik, Ishant return to India's 18-member squad for England Tests |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=19 January 2021 |access-date=19 January 2021}}
In February 2022, he was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1300689 |title=IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 February 2022}}
References
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External links
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Category:Uttar Pradesh cricketers
Category:Chennai Super Kings cricketers
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:India Blue cricketers
Category:India Green cricketers
Category:Kolkata Knight Riders cricketers