Rakesh Dhruv

Rakesh Dhruv

Personal information
Full name	Rakesh Vinubhai Dhruv
Born	12 May 1981 Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999/00–2010/11	Saurashtra
2012/13–present	Gujarat
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20 Matches 86 46 20 Runs scored 2793 653 177 Batting average 25.86 25.11 22.12 100s/50s 1/13 0/3 0/0 Top score 117 70* 33* Balls bowled 15627 2390 420 Wickets 242 45 18 Bowling average 29.91 44.91 26.61 5 wickets in innings 11 0 0 10 wickets in match 1 n/a n/a Best bowling 8/31 3/23 4/20 Catches/stumpings 35/– 17/– 7/-
Source: Cricinfo, 26 December 2013

Rakesh Vinubhai Dhruv (born 12 May 1981) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Gujarat in Indian domestic cricket. He is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He has represented India A cricket team in 2013.

Career

Dhruv made his first-class debut for Saurashtra in the 1999/00 season. He played for Saurashtra until the 2010/11 season. In 2012, he switched to Gujarat and made immediate impact with his bowling. In a Ranji Trophy group match against Rajasthan in December 2012, Dhruv picked up 6/65 in the first innings and 8/31 in the second innings.^[1] He finished the season with 36 wickets from eight matches at an average of 25.55.^[2] His impressive bowling was rewarded by the national selectors who drafted him into the India A squad for the three-day match against the touring Australian team in February 2013. He picked up 5/31 in the first innings and 1/37 in the second innings, taking wickets of regular Test batsmen such as Shane Watson and Ed Cowan.^[3]

References

1. Ranji Trophy 2012/13 - Group A: Gujarat v Rajasthan
2. Ranji Trophy 2012/13 - Most wickets
3. Australia in India 2012/13 - India A v Australians

External links

• Rakesh Dhruv - Cricinfo profile
• Rakesh Dhruv - CricketArchive profile