Shreevats Goswami

Shreevats Goswami

Personal information
Full name	Shreevats Pratyush Goswami
Born	18 May 1989 Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Batting style	Left-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008/09 – present	Bengal
2008-2010	Bangalore Royal Challengers
2011	Kolkata Knight Riders
2012-present	Rajasthan Royals
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20 Matches 7 19 14 Runs scored 240 854 301 Batting average 26.66 50.23 23.13 100s/50s 0/1 3/3 0/1 Top score 68 149* 52 Balls bowled 560 1062 331 Wickets – – – Bowling average – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – 10 wickets in match – – – Best bowling – – – Catches/stumpings 5/0 6/1 4/2
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 22 January 2011

Shreevats Goswami (Bengali: শ্রীবৎস গোস্বামী) (born 18 May 1989) is an Indian cricketer. he is a left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He was born to a Bengali Hindu family in Kolkata, West Bengal . His father’s name is Pratyush Goswami. He started playing cricket at the age of 11. He plays domestic cricket for Under-19 Bengal . During the Under-19 tri-nation series in South Africa in January, 2008, he scored 97 against South Africa and 104 against Bangladesh . In the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia, he scored 58 runs in one of the league matches and 51 in the semi-final against New Zealand.^[1]

Goswami has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first three seasons of the Indian Premier League. In 4th edition of IPL, Goswami was kept in the uncapped player pool and has been signed by Kolkata Knight Riders. In 5th edition of IPL, he moved to Rajasthan Royals.

References

1. Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Shreevats Goswami