Rajvardhan Hangargekar Biography – U19 Cricketer | Career Path

Rajvardhan Hangargekar biography: The Maharashtra pacer becomes a piece of sensational news right after his ICC U19 World Cup inclusion.

Rajvardhan Hangargekar made his T20 debut on 16 January 2021, for Maharashtra in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Later in the year, Rajvardhan Hangargekar was named in the Indian squad led by Yash Dull for the U19 World Cup 2022.

Rajvardhan Hangargekar Biography

Rajvardhan Hangargekar Cricket Career

• Rajvardhan Hangargekar made his Twenty20 debut on 16 January 2021, for Maharashtra in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
• He made his List A debut on 21 February 2021, for Maharashtra in the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
• In December 2021, he was named in India’s team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.
• Hangargekar claimed 19 wickets from eight games and scored 216 runs in the U-19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy in September-October.
• While representing India ‘C’, he picked up four and three wickets in the U-19 Challenger Trophy and U-19 Triangular Series respectively.
• Interestingly, Hangargekar became a pacer by accident.
• He used to bowl off-spin for the Osmanabad district U-14 team, but since his team were struggling for a fast bowler, Hangargekar took to pace bowling.
• He prospered under coach Mohan Jadhav in Pune and trainer-cum-mentor Tejas Matapurkar at the Veerangan Cricket Academy for the last two years.
• Rajvardhan Hangargekar was roped by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction for INR 1.5 crores.
• He made his IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings on March 31, 2023.
• In the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, in a match against Pakistan on July 19, 2023, Hangargekar Picked up 5 Wickets conceding just 42 runs and guided India A to beat their arch-rivals by 8 wickets.

Rajvardhan Hangargekar Controversies

• In February 2022, Rajvardhan Hangargekar was accused of committing age fraud by Maharashtra’s Commissioner of Sports and Youth Department, Omprakash Bakoria.

Rajvardhan Hangargekar Interview

When Rajvardhan Hangargekar made it to the India U-19 squad for the Asia Cup, beginning from December 23, all that the Maharashtra pacer could think of was his late father Subhash, 51.

Hangargekar’s father passed away last year in June due to Covid-19. “My dad always encouraged me to play cricket. He supported me immensely from my childhood. His dream was to see me play for India.

It is really tough to live without him, but I have come to terms with the fact that he is no longer with me. That has helped me to move on and concentrate on my job,” Hangargekar told mid-day from Bangalore, where he is undergoing an intense camp before the squad flies to the UAE.

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