Because the USA registered a historic win in opposition to Pakistan within the T20 World Cup 2024, their 'engineer' pacer Saurabh Netravalkar grew to become a social media sensation because of his good Tremendous Over efficiency. Accountable for defending 18 runs within the eliminator, Saurabh conceded solely 13 runs, serving to the USA create historical past with a sensational win. Whereas the People celebrated USA's victory, Indians too cheered for Saurabh, who performed for India's Below 19 group within the 2010 World Cup.
Actually, Netravalkar has additionally performed for the Mumbai state group within the Ranji Trophy and was as soon as teammates with present Indian star Suryakumar Yadav. Though Netravalkar's USA subsequent play a match in opposition to Suryakumar's India, Suryakumar put the rivalry apart and congratulated his good buddy on his win in opposition to Pakistan.
Netravalkar is not only a superb quick bowler who completed the match in opposition to Pakistan with figures of two/18 and led the USA to victory within the Tremendous Over. He’s a flexible particular person who’s primarily an engineer at Oracle and holds an MS in Pc Science from Cornell College. As per the movies which have surfaced on social media, Saurabh can also be an amazing guitar participant.
Saurabh Netravalkar and his India connection:
Netravalkar performed within the World Cup for India's Below-19 group in his youth. Fourteen years later, he shattered the desires of Pakistan followers who had been hoping for a win forward of the high-voltage encounter in opposition to arch-rivals India.
He was born in Mumbai and impressed in home cricket within the 2008–09 Cooch Behar Trophy, taking 30 wickets in six matches.
Netravalkar was additionally the best wicket-taker within the Below-19 triangular match in South Africa, taking eight wickets.
However in a rustic stuffed with potential and expertise, Netravalkar confronted challenges to find alternatives to showcase his expertise.
His fairytale story started in the US, the place he obtained an opportunity to characterize a rustic that was on the verge of constructing its mark on the planet of cricket.
Netravalkar maintained a steadiness between his life as a cricketer and his company life, working as a Senior Software program Engineer at Oracle.
With ANI inputs
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