Swapnil Asnodkar
{{short description|Indian first-class cricketer|bot=PearBOT 5}}{{Short description|Indian First-class Cricketer (Born 1984)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Swapnil Asnodkar
| image = Swapnil asnodkar With Rashid Zirak (cropped).jpg
| country = India
| fullname = Swapnil Ashok Asnodkar{{cite web |title=Swapnil Asnodkar cricketer profile |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/players/swapnil-asnodkar/ |access-date=5 June 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726152658/https://www.cricketcountry.com/players/swapnil-asnodkar/ |url-status=dead }}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|3|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Porvorim, Goa, India{{cite web |title=Swapnil Asnodkar Profile {{!}} Swapnil Asnodkar Cricket Career {{!}} Cricket Stats |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/profile/swapnil-asnodkar/3987.html |website=News18 |access-date=5 June 2021 |language=en}}
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off break
| role = Opening batsman{{cite web |title=Swapnil Asnodkar profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/swapnil-asnodkar-26782 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 June 2021 |ref=An attacking, diminutive opener, Swapnil Asnodkar has been one of Goa's leading run-getters. The 2007-08 Ranji season was his best – he scored 640 runs at 71.11 with a personal best of 254 not out, against Railways. However, his feats went largely unrecognised, with Goa featuring regularly in the Plate League. He shot to prominence in the IPL, where his fearless style evoked memories of Sri Lanka's Romesh Kaluwitharana and won the praise of his captain Shane Warne. |language=en}}
| club1 = Goa
| year1 = 2001/02–2018
| club2 = Rajasthan Royals
| year2 = 2008–2011
| columns = 3
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 88
| runs1 = 5,883
| bat avg1 = 40.02
| 100s/50s1 = 14/25
| top score1 = 254*
| deliveries1 = 156
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 68.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/21
| catches/stumpings1 = 34/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 85
| runs2 = 2,858
| bat avg2 = 36.17
| 100s/50s2 = 6/19
| top score2 = 127
| deliveries2 = 37
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 21/–
| column3 = T20
| matches3 = 73
| runs3 = 1,699
| bat avg3 = 22.56
| 100s/50s3 = 0/13
| top score3 = 75
| deliveries3 = 0
| wickets3 = 0
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 21/–
| date = 30 March
| year = 2025
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11923/11923.html CricketArchive
}}
Swapnil Asnodkar (born 29 March 1984), is an Indian first-class cricketer. He is a hard hitting right-handed opening batsman with a relatively short stature of around 5'5{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}. He played for Goa in first class cricket, and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-s-one-hit-wonders-where-are-they-now/story-81D2JodVDd6WUTjNWskg3N.html |title=IPL's one-hit wonders: Where are they now? |work=Hindustan Times |accessdate=25 April 2019|date=19 April 2019 }}
Domestic career
He was the leading run-scorer for Goa in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 369 runs in six matches.{{cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12014;team=1768;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Goa batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404204141/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12014;team=1768;type=tournament# |archive-date=4 April 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=2020-05-21 |title=Forgotten IPL Champions: Swapnil Asnodkar, Warne's 'Goan Cannon' |url=https://www.wisden.com/cricket-features/forgotten-ipl-champions-swapnil-asnodkar-warne-goan-cannon |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=Wisden |ref=The surprise was because Asnodkar was a grafter at the domestic level, carrying a solid first-class average of 41.}}
Indian Premier League
Playing for Rajasthan Royals, he scored 311 runs at a strike rate of 133.47.{{cite web |last1=Acharya |first1=Shayan |title=Swapnil Asnodkar: From shining in IPL to coaching Goa U-23 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/swapnil-asnodkar-ipl-rajasthan-royals-shane-warne-goa-ranji-trophy-coronavirus-pandemic/article31214142.ece |website=Sportstar |access-date=5 June 2021 |ref=Playing for the Rajasthan Royals in the first season of IPL, Asnodkar impressed the cricketing fraternity,scoring 311 runs at a strike rate of 133.47. |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Mehta |first1=Jigar |title=My First IPL match: Warne's surprise call-up, Smith's calming presence, new avatar and a ballistic cannon – Swapnil Asnodkar recalls 'dream debut' |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/my-first-ipl-match-warnes-surprise-call-up-smiths-calming-presence-new-avatar-and-a-ballistic-cannon-swapnil-asnodkar-recalls-dream-debut-8353911.html |access-date=5 June 2021 |work=Firstpost |ref=Apart from Smith, the rest had failed but Warne still went ahead to give a chance to a relatively unknown name. Asnodkar went on to amass 311 runs from 9 matches at 34.55 and a strike rate of 133.47.}}
He formed a strong opening partnership with South African captain Graeme Smith.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-25|title=Over & Out: What happens to bright young IPL stars, once the heroics fade?|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/over-out-what-happens-to-bright-young-ipl-stars-once-the-heroics-fade/story-MK5ZePKS7TQ4f7XFK4FePN.html|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}} By the end of the tournament they had scored 418 runs together at an average of 59.71 – the highest of the tournament. In the seven IPL matches he played, he scored 244 runs at 34.86 with a strike rate of 127.08. On his IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders, he scored 60 runs from 34 balls. His innings included 10 fours and one six with a strike rate 176.47. He bowls right-arm offbreak.{{Cite web |title=Swapnil Asnodkar Profile - Cricket Player India {{!}} Stats, Records, Video |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/swapnil-asnodkar-26782 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250126053508/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/swapnil-asnodkar-26782 |archive-date=2025-01-26 |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} He was called up to an Indian emerging players' tour to Israel in July 2008.
Coaching
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External links
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