Rajneesh Gurbani

{{short description|Indian cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Rajneesh Gurbani

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| country = India

| fullname = Rajneesh Naresh Gurbani

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|1|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast

| role = Bowler

| club1 = Vidarbha

| year1 = 2015/16–2024

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| club2 = Maharashtra

| year2 = 2024-present

| clubnumber2 =

| date = 18 December 2024

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/950165.html Cricinfo

}}

Rajneesh Gurbani (born 28 January 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Vidarbha.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/950165.html |title=Rajneesh Gurbani |accessdate=10 January 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his List A debut on 10 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/901929.html |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group C: Odisha v Vidarbha at Delhi, Dec 10, 2015 |accessdate=10 January 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/902111.html |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group A: Gujarat v Vidarbha at Nagpur, Jan 3, 2016 |accessdate=10 January 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his first-class debut for Vidarbha in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 27 October 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1053549.html |title=Ranji Trophy, Group B: Jharkhand v Vidarbha at Wayanad, Oct 27-30, 2016 |accessdate=27 October 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 January 2016, in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he took 1 for 20 in 3 overs.{{Cite web|last=Govind|first=Neel|date=3 November 2021|title=Rajneesh Gurbani Biography, Age, Cricket Career, IPL, Family, and Education.|url=https://www.hindigyyan.com/en/rajneesh-gurbani-biography/|website=Hindi Gyyan}}

In the semi-finals of the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, he took twelve wickets in the match for Vidarbha against Karnataka,{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ranji-trophy-2017-vidarbha-stun-karnataka-in-an-epic-thriller-to-reach-final-4992537/ |title=Ranji Trophy 2017: Rajneesh Gurbani's seven-for takes Vidarbha to maiden final |accessdate=21 December 2017 |work=Indian Express}} including career-best figures of 7/68 in the second innings.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8050/report/1118701/day/5/ |title=Gurbani seven-for books Vidarbha's maiden Ranji final berth |accessdate=21 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He won the man of the match award and Vidarbha advanced to their first final in the history of the Ranji Trophy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1118701.html |title=2nd Semi-final, Ranji Trophy at Kolkata, Dec 17-21 2017 |accessdate=21 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In the final, he took a hat-trick, becoming the second bowler to take one in the final of the Ranji Trophy.{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ranji-trophy-2017-final-vidarbha-rajneesh-gurbani-takes-hat-trick-against-delhi-5004631/ |title=Rajneesh Gurbani becomes 2nd bowler to take hat-trick in Ranji final |accessdate=30 December 2017 |work=Indian Express}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8050/report/1118703/day/2/ |title=Gurbani hat-trick, Jaffer fifty keep Vidarbha in hunt for lead |accessdate=30 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Vidarbha won the game by 9 wickets to win their first ever Ranji Trophy title, with Gurbani named as man of the match.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1118703.html |title=Final, Ranji Trophy at Indore, Dec 29 2017 - Jan 1 2018 |accessdate=1 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1131283.html |title=Vidarbha crowned champions in maiden Ranji final |accessdate=1 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He was the leading wicket-taker for Vidarbha in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 39 dismissals in six matches.{{cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12014;team=2230;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Vidarbha batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=3 April 2018}}

In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Red 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 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=23 July 2018 |accessdate=23 July 2018}} In the opening fixture of the tournament, he took 7 wickets for 81 runs, and was named the man of the match.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24425902/rajneesh-gurbani-seven-ensures-three-points-india-red |title=Gurbani's seven-for ensures three points for India Red |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=20 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1153166.html |title=(D/N)Duleep Trophy at Dindigul, Aug 17-20 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=20 August 2018}} In October 2018, he was named in India C's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1162570.html |title=Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=19 October 2018}}