Who is Rachin Ravindra, the new World Cup hero from New Zealand with deep Indian roots?
Rachin, a mashup of the names of two legendary Indian cricketers, became New Zealand’s youngest batter to achieve a World Cup century on Indian soil, which is appropriate.
Rachin Ravindra became the youngest New Zealand hitter to score a World Cup century in the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, so if the rest of the cricketing world didn’t know who he was before, they most definitely do now.
In the inaugural match of the cricket tournament on Thursday, New Zealand defeated the defending champions England by a score of nine wickets, and Ravindra contributed significantly to both of his innings.
Due to Lockie Ferguson’s last-minute niggle and Kane Williamson’s ongoing recovery from an ACL injury, New Zealand decided to insert 23-year-old Ravindra in their starting lineup for the match against India in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.
Ravindra seized the occasion, making the most of it by scoring his first One-Day International (ODI) century for New Zealand.
In his unbeaten 123 runs off 96 balls at a strike rate of 128.12, Ravindra, who started at No. 3, hit five sixes and 11 fours.
