Rakesh Madhavan

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Rakesh Madhavan
country = Malaysia
living = true
partialdates =
dayofbirth = 23
monthofbirth = 2
yearofbirth = 1977
placeofbirth = Negeri Sembilan
countryofbirth = Malaysia
batting = Left-handed
bowling = Right-arm medium pace
role = Batsman
club1 = cr|Malaysia
year1 = 1998-2004
type1 = First-class
debutdate1 = 23 April
debutyear1 = 2004
debutfor1 = Malaysia
debutagainst1 = Nepal
lastdate1 = 17 September
lastyear1 = 2004
lastfor1 = Malaysia
lastagainst1 = UAE
type2 = List A
debutdate2 = 17 March
debutyear2 = 1998
debutfor2 = Malaysia
debutagainst2 = Pakistan International Airlines
lastdate2 = 14 September
lastyear2 = 1998
lastfor2 = Malaysia
lastagainst2 = Jamaica
deliveries = balls
columns = 3
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 2
runs1 = 151
bat avg1 = 37.75
100s/50s1 = 0/1
top score1 = 60
deliveries1 = 0
wickets1 = -
bowl avg1 = -
fivefor1 = -
tenfor1 = -
best bowling1 = -
catches/stumpings1 = 1/0
column2 = List A
matches2 = 6
runs2 = 68
bat avg2 = 11.33
100s/50s2 = 0/0
top score2 = 37
deliveries2 = 0
wickets2 = -
bowl avg2 = -
fivefor2 = -
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = -
catches/stumpings2 = 0/0
column3 = ICC Trophy
matches3 = 5
runs3 = 191
bat avg3 = 47.75
100s/50s3 = 1/0
top score3 = 105*
deliveries3 = 6
wickets3 = 0
bowl avg3 = -
fivefor3 = 0
tenfor3 = n/a
best bowling3 = 0/10
catches/stumpings3 = 1/0
date = 8 January
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/21135.html CricketArchive

Rakesh Madhavan (born 23 February 1977) is a Malaysian cricketer. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/other/content/player/25998.html Cricinfo profile] ] A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/21135.html CricketArchive profile] ] he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1997. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/all_teams.html Teams played for by Rakes Madhavan] at CricketArchive]

Biography

Born in Negeri Sembilan in 1977, Madhavan made his debut for Malaysia in the annual Saudara Cup match against Singapore in September 1997. The following year he played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy against Singapore [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Rakesh Madhavan] at CricketArchive] before making his List A debut against Pakistan International Airlines in the Pakistan domestic one-day tournament. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Rakesh Madhavan] at CricketArchive]

He played a second Saudara Cup match in August before representing Malaysia in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, hosted in Kuala Lumpur, playing against Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Jamaica. He finished the year playing in the ACC Trophy, with Malaysia losing to Bangladesh in the final. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102676.html Scorecard] of Bangladesh v Malaysia, 13 October 1998 at CricketArchive]

Over the following years, he became almost an ever present for Malaysia, playing in every Stan Nagaiah Trophy and Saudara Cup match against Singapore until 2005, also playing in the ACC Trophy tournaments of 2000, 2002 and 2004 over the same time period, in addition to a match for Malaysia against the ECB National Academy in February 2003. He also played in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Toronto. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Rakesh Madhavan] at CricketArchive]

He made his first-class debut in 2004, playing against Nepal and the UAE in the ICC Intercontinental Cup. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Rakesh Madhavan] at CricketArchive] He played ACC Fast Track Nations Tournament matches against Hong Kong in 2004 and against Singapore, Hong Kong and Nepal in 2005.

He didn't play in the Saudara Cup match of 2006, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/122/122598.html Scorecard] of 2006 Saudara Cup match at CricketArchive] though he did play in that year's Stan Nagaiah Trophy and ACC Trophy, in addition to ACC Premier League matches against Hong Kong and Nepal. He most recently represented his country in the 2007 Saudara Cup.

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