Anshuman Rath

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Anshuman Rath

| image =

| country = Hong Kong

| fullname = Anshuman Rath

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|11|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Hong Kong

| death_date =

| death_place =

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| role = Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper

| international = true

| odidebutdate = 8 November

| odidebutyear = 2014

| odidebutagainst = PNG

| odicap = 29

| lastodidate = 18 September

| lastodiyear = 2018

| lastodiagainst = India

| T20Idebutdate = 15 July

| T20Idebutyear = 2015

| T20Idebutagainst = Nepal

| T20Icap = 17

| lastT20Idate = 31 October

| lastT20Iyear = 2023

| lastT20Iagainst = Bahrain

| club1 = Odisha

| year1 = {{nowrap|2021/22–present}}

| columns = 4

| column1 = ODI

| matches1 = 18

| runs1 = 736

| bat avg1 = 52.57

| 100s/50s1 = 1/6

| top score1 = 143*

| deliveries1 = 337

| wickets1 = 14

| bowl avg1 = 11.92

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/22

| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| column2 = T20I

| matches2 = 20

| runs2 = 321

| bat avg2 = 18.88

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 44

| deliveries2 = 198

| wickets2 = 5

| bowl avg2 = 52.80

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/6

| catches/stumpings2 = 6/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 7

| runs3 = 454

| bat avg3 = 45.40

| 100s/50s3 = 0/4

| top score3 = 98*

| deliveries3 = 164

| wickets3 = 7

| bowl avg3 = 16.14

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 4/34

| catches/stumpings3 = 3/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 35

| runs4 = 1,535

| bat avg4 = 47.96

| 100s/50s4 = 3/12

| top score4 = 143*

| deliveries4 = 427

| wickets4 = 16

| bowl avg4 = 16.12

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 3/22

| catches/stumpings4 = 7/–

| date = 31 October 2023

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/452472.html ESPNcricinfo

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Anshuman Rath (born 5 November 1997) is a Hong Kong cricketer who previously captained the Hong Kong national cricket team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/638811 |title=Story of Anshy Rath a mark of Hong Kong's progress |access-date=9 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}} In September 2019, he retired from the Hong Kong national team to pursue a career in India.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/news/anshuman-rath-quits-hong-kong-to-pursue-indian-cricket-dream-will-enter-ipl-draft-as-a-local/ |title=Exclusive: Anshuman Rath quits Hong Kong to pursue Indian dream – will enter IPL draft as a local |access-date=12 September 2019 |work=Emerging Cricket|date=11 September 2019 }} In August 2021, he became eligible to play as a local player in India as an Indian passport holder, and had represented Odisha since the 2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-hong-kong-captain-anshuman-rath-set-to-represent-odisha-in-india-domestic-1275337 |title=Former Hong Kong captain Anshuman Rath set to represent Odisha in India domestic |access-date=29 August 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web |title=Anshuman Rath |url=http://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NTM0NQ== |website=Orisports |access-date=27 February 2023 }}

Rath returned to Hong Kong's squad for the Hong Kong Quadrangular Series in March 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/cricket/article/3212145/cricket-hong-kong-hand-ex-sri-lanka-and-kent-coach-willis-reins-mens-team-odi-status-still-their |title=Cricket Hong Kong hand ex-Sri Lanka and Kent coach Willis reins of men's team, with ODI status still in their sights |work=South China Morning Post |access-date=3 March 2023|date=3 March 2023|first=Josh|last=Ball}}

Personal life

Anshuman Rath's home is based in Satyanagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India and he belongs to an Odia family.{{cite news |author1=Namita Panda |title=Odia boy to wear Hong Kong colours in World Cup |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1150922/jsp/odisha/story_43825.jsp |access-date=19 September 2018 |work=The Telegraph |date=22 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513222300/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150922/jsp/odisha/story_43825.jsp |archive-date=13 May 2016 |url-status=dead }} In the late 1990s, his father left India for business and settled in Hong Kong. Anshuman was born in 1997 in Hong Kong.{{cite news|url=http://kanaknews.com/odia-boy-anshuman-rath-will-play-against-india-in-asia-game/|title=Odia Boy Anshuman Rath Will Play Against India In Asia Cup Game|work=Kanak News Bureau|access-date=19 September 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://odishatv.in/sports/rath-vs-rohit-odia-boy-captain-against-india-at-asia-cup-2018-322230|first=Devbrat|last=Patnaik|title=Rath Vs Rohit: Odia Boy Captain Against India At Asia Cup 2018|work=Odisha TV|date=18 September 2018|access-date=19 September 2018}}

He started playing cricket at the age of four with Tarang, when his father introduced him to the sport. He attended West Island School.{{cite news|url=http://yp.scmp.com/news/sports/article/4365/howzat-talent|first=Kevin|last=Kung|title=Howzat for talent! Two outstanding teenager cricketers are making names for themselves with the bat and ball in Hong Kong's senior squad|work=South China Morning Post|date=7 October 2012|access-date=22 August 2016}}

International career

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Hong Kong on 8 November 2014 against Papua New Guinea in Australia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/791633.html |title=Hong Kong tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Papua New Guinea v Hong Kong at Townsville, Nov 8, 2014 |access-date=8 November 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 International debut for Hong Kong against Nepal at the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 15 July 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875507.html |title=ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 26th Match, Group A: Hong Kong v Nepal at Belfast, Jul 15, 2015 |access-date=15 July 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his first-class debut for Hong Kong against the United Arab Emirates in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament on 11 November 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/911047.html |title=ICC Intercontinental Cup, United Arab Emirates v Hong Kong at Dubai (CA), Nov 11–14, 2015 |access-date=11 November 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

On 16 February 2017 in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship match against the Netherlands, he scored his maiden List A century and added 197 runs for the third wicket with Babar Hayat. This was a List A record for Hong Kong and a record for any wicket in a World Cricket League match.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1082775.html |title=Hong Kong collapse allows Netherlands to escape with five-run win |date=16 February 2017 |access-date=16 February 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

In December 2017, he scored his first century in an ODI match, when he made 143 not out against Papua New Guinea in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1128934.html |title=Adnan Mufti hundred in bizarre UAE victory |access-date=8 December 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} It was also the highest individual score by a Hong Kong batsman in an ODI match. He finished as the leading run-scorer in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship, with a total of 678 runs from 10 matches.{{cite web |title=ICC World Cricket League, 2015-2016/17 / Records / Most runs |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=10073;type=tournament|work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=8 December 2017}}

In August 2018, he was named the vice-captain of Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018 |title=Hong Kong Squad for the ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 － 27th August – 8th September 2018 |work=Hong Kong Cricket |access-date=4 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804200907/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018 |archive-date=4 August 2018 |url-status=dead }} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804200907/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018 |date=4 August 2018 }} However, prior to the tournament, he replaced Babar Hayat as captain, after Hayat stepped down from the role.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/captaincy-change-at-asia-cup-qualifiers-for-hong-kong |title=Captaincy Change at Asia Cup Qualifiers for Hong Kong |work=Hong Kong Cricket |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830073844/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/captaincy-change-at-asia-cup-qualifiers-for-hong-kong |archive-date=30 August 2018 |url-status=dead }} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830073844/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/captaincy-change-at-asia-cup-qualifiers-for-hong-kong |date=30 August 2018 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/preview/1153244/hong-kong-vs-pakistan-2nd-match-group-asia-cup |title=Young Hong Kong a banana peel for Pakistan |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=15 September 2018 |access-date=15 September 2018}} Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named as captain of Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/anshuman-rath-to-lead-hong-kong-into-the-2018-unimoni-asia-cup |title=Anshuman Rath to lead Hong Kong into the 2018 Unimoni Asia Cup |work=Hong Kong Cricket |access-date=10 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131513/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/anshuman-rath-to-lead-hong-kong-into-the-2018-unimoni-asia-cup |archive-date=10 September 2018 |url-status=dead }} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131513/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/anshuman-rath-to-lead-hong-kong-into-the-2018-unimoni-asia-cup |date=10 September 2018 }}

In April 2019, he was named as the captain of Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1173815 |title=All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=11 April 2019}} He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 290 runs in six matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=5;id=12897;type=tournament |title=ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2019, List A matches, Most runs |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 April 2019}} He and Nizakat Khan scored 174 against India, the highest partnership for Hong Kong in ODIs. Hong Kong lost the match by 26 runs but the fight was praised by the Indian team.

T20 franchise career

In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=12755 |title=Global T20 draft streamed live |work=Canada Cricket Online |date=20 June 2019 |access-date=20 June 2019}}