Full name Robin Venu Uthappa
Born November 11, 1985, Coorg, Karnataka
Current age 24 years 0 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
| 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 | 53 | 90 | 4 | 3600 | 162 | 41.86 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 92 | 87 | 7 | 2615 | 160 | 32.68 | 2934 | 89.12 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 53 | 50 | 8 | 989 | 66* | 23.54 | 834 | 118.58 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 30 | 22 | 1 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 53 | 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 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Uttar Pradesh v Karnataka at Meerut, Nov 3-6, 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 Delhi Daredevils at Bangalore, Oct 17, 2009 scorecard |
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.
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Nov 10, 2009
Ajinkya Rahane and Robin Uthappa warm up with a few catches
© AFP
Sep 8, 2009
Robin Uthappa swipes the ball towards the leg side
© Associated Press
Jul 25, 2009
Robin Uthappa with a model at the Bangalore Fashion Week
© AFP
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