Rongsen Jonathan
{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Indian name|Jonathan|Rongsen}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
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| name = Rongsen Jonathan
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| fullname = Jonathan Rongsen Longkumer{{Cite web|url=https://theguwahatitimes.info/2021/03/31/nagaland-cricketer-jonathan-rongsen-signs-with-uk-club-morecambe-cc/ |title=Nagaland Cricketer Jonathan Rongsen Signs With UK Club Morecambe CC |access-date=17 June 2022 |work=The Guwahati Times |date=31 March 2021}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|10|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Umaga, Karnataka, India
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium pace{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/151/151317/151317.html |title=Rongsen Jonathan |access-date=17 June 2022 |work=Cricket Archive}}
| role = All-rounder
| club1 = Karnataka
| year1 = 2009-10
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| club2 = Railways
| year2 = 2013/14{{endash}}2016/17
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| club3 = Nagaland
| year3 = 2018/19{{endash}}Present
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| date = 17 June 2022
| source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/424176.html ESPNcricinfo]
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Rongsen Jonathan (born 4 October 1986) is an Indian cricketer who captains Nagaland in domestic cricket.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/424176.html |title=Rongsen Jonathan |access-date=29 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/9700/rongsen-jonathan |title=Rongsen Jonathan |access-date=17 June 2022 |work=Cricbuzz}} He is an all-rounder; a right-handed middle order batter and right-arm medium pacer.
Early life and background
Jonathan was born on 4 October 1986.{{Cite web|url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/states/nagaland/cricket-in-the-northeast-an-interview-with-nagaland/cid2811030.htm|title=Cricket in the Northeast: An Interview with Nagaland cricketer Jonathan Rongsen Longkumer|access-date=17 June 2022|work=Eastern Mirror Nagaland|date=27 April 2021|first=Shankar Kumar|last=Turha|place=Shillong}} A native of Akhoya village in Mokokchung district of Nagaland, he started playing cricket from a young age with limited cricketing facilities in his home state. His family moved to Bengaluru in 1997 when Jonathan was 12. He joined St Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore where he was a teammate with Robin Uthappa and played tournaments like Cottonian Shield and Parle G Cup are part of the school's cricket team. He won the best batsman award in the Cottonian Shield which paved the way for his selection in the Karnataka U-16 cricket team. As a 14-year-old, he continued to live in Bengaluru to pursue his career even after his family moved to Dimapur.{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/rongsen-jonathan-karnataka-nagaland-cricket-north-east-football/article29035515.ece |title=Rongsen Jonathan — breaking the stereotype |access-date=17 June 2022 |work=Sportstar |publisher=The Hindu |date=12 August 2019 |first=Ashwin |last=Achal |place=Bengaluru}}{{Cite web|url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/jonathan-rongsen-and-his-22-yards-dream/|title=Jonathan Rongsen and his 22 yards dream|access-date=17 June 2022|work=Eastern Mirror Nagaland|date=4 October 2016|first=Zhovezo|last=Resu}}
Career
He made his Twenty20 debut for Karnataka in the 2009-10 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 25 September 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2009-10-425302/goa-vs-karnataka-south-zone-425304/full-scorecard |title=South Zone, Visakhapatnam, September 25, 2009, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy |access-date=17 June 2022 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his List A debut for the same side in the 2009-10 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 10 February 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vijay-hazare-trophy-2009-10-412592/goa-vs-karnataka-south-zone-427235/full-scorecard |title=South Zone, Chennai, February 10, 2010, Vijay Hazare Trophy |access-date=17 June 2022 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his first-class debut for Railways in the 2013–14 Ranji Trophy on 6 December 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/649291.html |title=Ranji Trophy, Group B: Railways v Bengal at Delhi, Dec 6-9, 2013 |access-date=29 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
Ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he transferred from Railways to Nagaland.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25132728/list-domestic-transfers-ahead-2018-19-ranji-trophy-season |title=List of domestic transfers ahead of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=31 October 2018}}
He was the leading run-scorer for Nagaland in the 2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 121 runs.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12593;team=6561;type=tournament |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Nagaland: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 June 2022}}
On 24 September 2019, Jonathan scored a century in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy match between Nagaland and Manipur. However, the match was later called off, after only 8.4 overs were bowled in the second innings, with the fixture rescheduled, thus making his maiden List A century invalid.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27848187/rongsen-jonathan-feels-robbed-maiden-list-ton-deemed-invalid |title=Rongsen Jonathan feels 'robbed' after maiden List A ton deemed invalid |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 October 2019}}
In March 2021, he was selected to play for Morecambe Cricket Club as a replacement for Mitchell Van Buuren for its 2021 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/2021/03/31/nagaland-cricketer-jonathan-rongsen-longkumer-to-play-for-uk-cricket-club/ |title=Nagaland Cricketer Jonathan Rongsen Longkumer to Play for UK Cricket Club |work=North East Today |date=31 March 2021 |access-date=18 June 2022 }}
References
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External links
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