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Full name Rajesh Vithal Pawar
Born September 6, 1979, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age 30 years 64 days
Major teams Baroda, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 77 | 103 | 14 | 1580 | 95* | 17.75 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 36 | 19 | 3 | 432 | 89 | 27.00 | 389 | 111.05 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.33 | 14 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 77 | 17394 | 7861 | 273 | 7/87 | 28.79 | 2.71 | 63.7 | 11 | 2 | |||
| List A | 36 | 1719 | 1355 | 39 | 3/38 | 3/38 | 34.74 | 4.72 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 8 | 7 | 132 | 179 | 6 | 2/21 | 2/21 | 29.83 | 8.13 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 1996/97 |
| Last First-class | Baroda v Delhi at Vadodara, Nov 3-6, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1996/97 |
| Last List A | Baroda v Bengal at Agartala, Mar 6, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Baroda v Mumbai at Mumbai, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Baroda v Maharashtra at Poona, Oct 25, 2009 scorecard |
When he made his first-class debut in 1996, aged 16, Rajesh Pawar was being touted as India's next great left-arm spin hope. He went on to lead the Mumbai Under-19 side and was part of the Indian U-19 squad at the 1998 junior World Cup, a side that comprised Mohammad Kaif and Harbhajan Singh. He was the revelation in the 1999-00 domestic season, grabbing 44 first-class wickets and coming close to national selection.
But he struggled to hold his place in a strong Mumbai line-up - comprising a formidable spin trio of Nilesh Kulkarni, Sairaj Bahutule and Ramesh Powar - and could manage only 30 wickets in his next three seasons. A move to neighbouring Baroda, with a little help from club-mate Zaheer Khan, allowed him to start afresh and despite a sluggish start, with only three wickets from four games in 2003-04, he's been a consistent performer over the last three seasons.
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan May 2007
- After Veragi, Pawar called for suspect action (Nov 5, 2009)
- Bengal and Tamil Nadu win low-scoring ties (Mar 6, 2009)
- Lower order resistance hands West the edge (Jan 30, 2009)
- Pawar triggers East collapse (Jan 29, 2009)
- Delhi and UP top respective groups (Dec 28, 2007)
Jan 31, 2009
Rajesh Pawar
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Jan 30, 2009
Rajesh Pawar celebrates after getting rid of SS Das
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Jan 29, 2009
Rajesh Pawar celebrates during his five-wicket haul
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