- Swapnil Asnodkar
Swapnil Asnodkar is an
Indian first class cricketer . He is a right handedopening batsman with a relatively short stature of around 5'5.Cricket
Asnodkar has been one of
Goa 's leading batsman. He is the first cricketer from the state of Goa to have made an impact sinceDilip Sardesai who played 30 tests for India in the 1960s and '70s.He can be incredibly dangerous to opposition bowlers; he has been able to hit top class seam bowlers such as
Glenn McGrath for six with little difficulty. He is able to play more short pitch deliveries on the back foot; these same deliveries may trouble a taller batsman; to full for a backfoot, too short for a front foot.Indian Premier League
Asnodkar played for the
Rajasthan Royals in the2008 Indian Premier League .He formed a strong opening partnership with
South African captainGraeme Smith , by the end of the tournament they had scored 418 runs together at an average of 59.71 - the highest of the tournament. In the seven IPL matches he has played, he has scored 244 runs at 34.86 with a strike rate of 127.08. On his IPL debut againstKolkata Knight Riders , he scored a total of 60 runs from 34 balls. His innings included 10 fours and one six with a strike rate 176.47. He bowls right-arm offbreaks. He has been called up to an Indian emerging players tour toIsrael in July.External links
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