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India

Full name Robin Venu Uthappa

Born November 11, 1985, Coorg, Karnataka

Current age 23 years 236 days

Major teams India, India Under-19s, Karnataka, Mumbai Indians, Reebok XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Robin Venu Uthappa
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 38 34 5 786 86 27.10 855 91.92 0 5 94 16 15 0
T20Is 9 8 0 149 50 18.62 129 115.50 0 1 14 6 1 0
First-class 52 88 4 3544 162 42.19 10 18 51 0
List A 92 87 7 2615 160 32.68 2934 89.12 3 19 36 0
Twenty20 47 44 7 835 66* 22.56 722 115.65 0 2 87 22 19 1
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
ODIs 38 - - - - - - - - - - - -
T20Is 9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 52 376 218 8 3/26 5/67 27.25 3.47 47.0 0 0 0
List A 92 150 152 2 1/23 1/23 76.00 6.08 75.0 0 0 0
Twenty20 47 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career statistics
ODI debut India v England at Indore, Apr 15, 2006 scorecard
Last ODI India v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Jul 6, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut India v Scotland at Durban, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 2002/03
Last First-class South Zone v West Zone at Chennai, Feb 5-9, 2009 scorecard
List A debut 2002/03
Last List A South Zone v Zimbabwe President's XI at Cuttack, Mar 14, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Karnataka v Kerala at Visakhapatnam, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers at Johannesburg, May 24, 2009 scorecard
Profile

Tall and robust Robin Uthappa, the son of Venu, an international hockey referee, scored heavily in the Ranji Trophy till he could not be kept out of the Indian one-day team any longer. Although his initial record in domestic cricket - a first-class average of 32 from 20 matches with just one hundred - was modest he plundered 854 runs in 7 Ranji matches in 2006-07 to top the batting charts. At one time a wicketkeeper-batsman, Uthappa has since given up the big gloves to concentrate on batting, and now occasionally bowls mediumpace.

As a batsman he has always been attractive to watch, hard-hitting, with every shot in the book, unafraid to hit the ball in the air. A useful member of the India under-19 team that won the Asia Cup, Uthappa first caught the eye when he made a brilliant 66 in a losing cause for India B against India A in the Challenger Trophy in Mumbai in 2005 against an attack that included Zaheer Khan, Murali Kartik and RP Singh. But it was in the subsequent edition of the same tournament, in Mohali in 2006, where he cracked a matchwinning 93-ball 100 for India B against an India A team that had seen a ton from VVS Laxman, that Uthappa really arrived in the big league. It won him a place instead of Virender Sehwag in the final one-dayer against England early in 2006, and he capitalised with a well-paced 86 at Indore. His next two outings were less spectacular, but time is on his side. After a spell out of the team Uthappa got a chance in the sixth ODI against England at The Oval. A nerveless unbeaten 47 off only 33 balls helped India seal a rousing win, and, for the moment, his place in the Indian team.
Anand Vasu September 2007

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May 19, 2009

Ashish Nehra gets out of Robin Uthappa's way, Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils, IPL, 52nd match, Johannesburg, May 19, 2009

Ashish Nehra gets out of Robin Uthappa's way

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May 7, 2009

Robin Uthappa at full stretch, Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals, IPL, 33rd match, Centurion, May 7, 2009

Robin Uthappa at full stretch

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May 3, 2009

Robin Uthappa drives on the up, Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians, IPL, 28th match, Johannesburg, May 3, 2009

Robin Uthappa drives on the up

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