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Rachin Ravindra Age, Career Stats, Records and IPL Team

Rachin Ravindra is a New Zealand international batting all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox. Born in Wellington on 18 November 1999, he was 26 when this page was checked on 11 August 2026. He became a global tournament standout by scoring 578 runs with three centuries at the 2023 Cricket World Cup, then won the 2023 ICC Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year award. In 2025 he was named Player of the Tournament at the ICC Champions Trophy after making 263 runs and taking three wickets as New Zealand reached the final. The official IPL archive lists Kolkata Knight Riders as his 2026 franchise after the club bought him for INR 2 crore. His current dated record includes 1,865 Test runs, 1,424 ODI runs, 759 T20I runs and useful wickets in every format.

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Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox bowlerBorn 18 November 1999

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Full nameRachin Ravindra

Age26As of 11 August 2026

Date of birth18 November 1999Wellington, New Zealand

Batting styleLeft-handed

Bowling styleSlow left-arm orthodox

Career overview

Rachin Ravindra cricket career

Rachin Ravindra was born in Wellington on 18 November 1999 and was 26 on 11 August 2026.

He is a left-handed batting all-rounder who bowls slow left-arm orthodox spin.

The dated career table lists 1,865 Test runs, 1,424 ODI runs and 759 T20I runs.

He scored 578 runs with three centuries at the 2023 ODI World Cup.

He was Player of the Tournament at the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy with 263 runs and three wickets.

Kolkata Knight Riders bought him for INR 2 crore for the 2026 IPL season.

Career story

Rachin Ravindra career and playing journey

Who is Rachin Ravindra?

Rachin Ravindra is a New Zealand international cricketer whose primary value comes from left-handed batting supported by slow left-arm orthodox bowling. New Zealand Cricket lists him as a batting all-rounder, a description that fits both his run production and his ability to provide a second spin option. He has represented New Zealand in Tests, one-day internationals and T20 internationals, while also appearing in first-class, county and franchise competitions.

Moving between competitions does not create a duplicate player page. Exact team, scorecard and result mentions can therefore resolve to this permanent profile while ambiguous initials or surname-only entries remain unlinked until identity is certain.

Rachin Ravindra age, birthplace and background

Ravindra was born on 18 November 1999 in Wellington, New Zealand. He was 26 when this profile was reviewed on 11 August 2026. The official New Zealand Cricket archive and the structured Wikipedia identity record agree on his date and place of birth. His first name combines elements associated with Indian batting greats Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar, but his cricket pathway was developed in New Zealand.

He played age-group cricket for New Zealand, including Under-19 World Cups, before establishing himself in Wellington's senior system. That progression matters because his later international breakthrough was not based on one franchise season. It followed youth internationals, domestic red-ball and white-ball cricket, and repeated exposure to New Zealand's high-performance pathway.

Batting and bowling style

Ravindra bats left-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox. His role is best described as a batting all-rounder rather than a frontline spinner: the dated Test and ODI tables show far more innings and impact with the bat, while his bowling still supplies genuine wickets. In T20 internationals the balance is closer, with 26 wickets from 52 matches compared with 759 runs.

The statistics table preserves both disciplines instead of leaving bowling cells blank. It also avoids implying that every format uses him in the same way. Team composition, pitch conditions and match situation affect his overs, while his batting position has changed during his career. A complete profile can record the role without turning a flexible player into a fixed tactical claim.

Wellington pathway and first-class development

Ravindra made his first-class debut for Wellington in the 2018/19 season after representing New Zealand at youth level. The New Zealand Cricket archive records Wellington across his domestic career and also lists later appearances for Durham. First-class cricket gave him a longer-form base before his Test debut and remains relevant to understanding how a technically ambitious top-order batter became an international all-rounder.

It also records 63 wickets, including best innings figures of 6 for 89, plus 35 catches. Those figures are kept with a visible date because domestic totals can move after another match or source correction.

New Zealand debut and early international role

Ravindra made his T20 international debut against Bangladesh in Mirpur on 1 September 2021. His Test debut followed against India at Kanpur on 25 November 2021, and he later made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka at Auckland on 25 March 2023. The order shows that he entered the international game as a multi-format prospect rather than being developed solely for one-day tournaments.

Early international numbers did not immediately predict the scale of his 2023 World Cup. Selection required room for both his batting and bowling, and his position could vary. The profile therefore separates debut chronology from later achievements: it records what happened without rewriting the early phase as if major tournament success had always been inevitable.

Breakthrough at the 2023 Cricket World Cup

Ravindra's defining first global tournament was the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in India. New Zealand Cricket's annual report records 578 runs at an average of 64, including three centuries and two fifties. He began with an unbeaten 123 against England, sharing a decisive partnership with Devon Conway as New Zealand won the tournament opener.

The innings made him the first New Zealand batter to score a century on men's ODI World Cup debut. His tournament total also established him as more than a short-term replacement or lower-order utility player. New Zealand reached the semi-finals, so the campaign produced an individual breakthrough and a deep team run, not a World Cup title.

ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year

The ICC named Ravindra the 2023 Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year after a season shaped by his World Cup batting. The award is an annual ICC honour, not a claim that he was the best player in every format. Its value comes from recognising the scale and timing of his international emergence during that calendar year.

His 578 World Cup runs anchor the award in a measurable performance rather than reputation alone. The page keeps the ICC award and tournament aggregate together so readers can see why it was earned, while avoiding unsupported language about future greatness or guaranteed selection.

Rachin Ravindra's 240 against South Africa

In February 2024, Ravindra scored 240 against South Africa at Mount Maunganui. New Zealand Cricket described it as the country's highest maiden Test century. The innings remains his Test and first-class high score in the dated table and helped New Zealand secure its first Test-series win over South Africa.

A maiden century means his first Test hundred, not his first first-class century. That distinction is important when describing the record. The 240 belongs to one innings; the later career aggregate of five Test hundreds measures consistency across a broader period. Both are useful, but they answer different questions.

Sir Richard Hadlee Medal in 2024

New Zealand Cricket awarded Ravindra the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for the 2023/24 season. Its official awards report identified him as the youngest recipient of the country's leading men's cricket honour. The award reflected his World Cup production and his expanding Test contribution, including the 240 against South Africa.

The medal is a New Zealand Cricket award rather than an ICC world ranking. Keeping the awarding body and season clear prevents a national honour from being presented as a universal player-of-the-year title. It remains one of the strongest career achievements of his early international career.

Historic Test series win in India

Ravindra was part of the New Zealand side that won the 2024 Test series in India 3-0. ICC described the result as a historic series sweep. He contributed across the campaign, including a century in Bengaluru and 65 in Pune, where New Zealand sealed the series before completing the clean sweep in Mumbai.

The achievement belongs to the full touring squad, not one player. Ravindra's runs were important, while New Zealand's bowlers and other batters supplied the performances required to win three Tests. The profile names his contributions without presenting a team result as an individual record.

Player of the Tournament at the 2025 Champions Trophy

At the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, Ravindra scored 263 runs and took three wickets. The ICC named him Player of the Tournament after New Zealand reached the final. He made two centuries and became the first player to score a hundred on debut in both the men's ODI World Cup and the Champions Trophy.

New Zealand finished as runner-up after losing the final to India. That result must remain visible alongside the individual award: Ravindra was the tournament's selected best player, but New Zealand did not win the trophy. He was also included in the ICC Team of the Tournament, providing a second official recognition of the same campaign.

Rachin Ravindra Test, ODI and T20I stats

The career table dated 29 June 2026 lists 24 Tests and 1,865 runs at 47.82, with five hundreds, seven fifties and a high score of 240. His 11 Test wickets include best figures of 3 for 33. It also lists 39 ODIs, 1,424 runs at 41.88, five hundreds, six fifties and 21 wickets, with best bowling of 4 for 60.

In T20 internationals the same snapshot records 52 matches, 759 runs at 20.51, three fifties and a high score of 69. His 26 wickets came at 17.46 with best figures of 4 for 27. These are dated career totals rather than live match counters.

IPL career and teams

Ravindra entered the IPL with Chennai Super Kings and appeared for the franchise in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The official IPL player page lists 18 matches. That page establishes his participation but does not justify filling every batting or bowling field when a complete current public row has not been captured in the profile snapshot.

Kolkata Knight Riders bought him for INR 2 crore at the 2026 IPL auction. KKR is therefore shown as his current IPL team for the 2026 season.

Other franchise and county teams

New Zealand Cricket's official archive lists Ravindra for Washington Freedom from 2024 to 2026, Durham, Manchester Originals in 2025 and Welsh Fire in 2026, in addition to Wellington and his New Zealand teams. These records show a career spanning domestic, county and short-format franchise cricket without making every roster appearance equivalent to an international cap.

Team history is dated because franchise contracts and squads change quickly. A roster should establish membership for its season, not permanent current status. This profile links every membership to one page and can update the current-team label when a newer official squad supersedes Kolkata Knight Riders.

Rachin Ravindra salary, IPL price and net worth

The official 2026 IPL auction page records Kolkata Knight Riders buying Ravindra for INR 2 crore. That is a public auction price for a specific franchise cycle. It is not the same as annual take-home salary, lifetime cricket earnings or money received after contract terms, taxes, agent fees and any league-specific adjustments.

No audited financial statement reviewed for this profile establishes Rachin Ravindra's net worth. This profile therefore does not repeat estimates from celebrity-finance pages as facts. Match fees, central contracts, franchise payments and sponsorships may all contribute to earnings, but incomplete public figures cannot be combined into a reliable personal net-worth number.

Rachin Ravindra wife, girlfriend and family privacy

The official and reputable cricket sources reviewed for this profile do not establish a wife or publicly confirmed partner for Rachin Ravindra. That absence is not evidence that he is single. It only means This profile does not have sufficient reliable sourcing to publish a relationship label or identify a girlfriend.

This profile avoids rumours, social-media inference and private details about relatives. Biographical search intent does not justify guessing about relationships, addresses or personal finances. If Ravindra or a reliable primary source publicly confirms a relevant update, it can be reviewed and added with a date.

Understanding Rachin Ravindra's career statistics

The official New Zealand Cricket archive leads for identity, role, team history and current Test and ODI records. The exact Rachin Ravindra Wikipedia page is connected through the MediaWiki API and supplies a structured table dated 29 June 2026, including T20I and first-class rows. ICC tournament reports separately verify awards, named records and match achievements.

The source layers are not treated as interchangeable. A team archive verifies membership, a score table verifies aggregates, and a match or awards report verifies an achievement. Fields are omitted from the rendered facts when no meaningful value exists instead of exposing blank labels. Provider refreshes may update unlocked statistical rows, but they cannot overwrite reviewed identity, rights or historical claims without another editorial check.

Rachin Ravindra records and achievements

Ravindra's career achievements include 578 runs and three centuries at the 2023 World Cup, the 2023 ICC Emerging Cricketer award, a 240 that became New Zealand's highest maiden Test century, the 2024 Sir Richard Hadlee Medal, a role in New Zealand's 3-0 Test sweep in India, and Player of the Tournament at the 2025 Champions Trophy.

These achievements have different scopes. The 240 is an individual innings record, the India sweep is a team result, the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal is a national award, and Champions Trophy Player of the Tournament is an ICC honour. Listing the scope beside each item is more accurate than presenting them as an undifferentiated collection of superlatives.

Rachin Ravindra records

Rachin Ravindra career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

Tests (NZC record checked 11 August 2026)24matches

Batting

Innings: 41
Runs: 1,865
High score: 240
Average: 47.82
100s / 50s: 5 / 7

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 11
Best bowling: 3/33
Average: 47.90
Catches / stumpings: 12 catches
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

ODIs (NZC record checked 11 August 2026)39matches

Batting

Innings: 38
Runs: 1,424
High score: 123 not out
Average: 41.88
100s / 50s: 5 / 6

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 21
Best bowling: 4/60
Average: 45.28
Catches / stumpings: 14 catches
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

T20Is (Wikipedia table dated 29 June 2026)52matches

Batting

Innings: 45
Runs: 759
High score: 69
Average: 20.51
100s / 50s: 0 / 3

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 26
Best bowling: 4/27
Average: 17.46
Catches / stumpings: 19 catches
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

First-class (Wikipedia table dated 29 June 2026)68matches

Batting

Innings: 120
Runs: 4,552
High score: 240
Average: 42.54
100s / 50s: 11 / 19

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 63
Best bowling: 6/89
Average: 49.07
Catches / stumpings: 35 catches
5w / 10w: 2 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

T20 internationals

Debut

Bangladesh v New Zealand, Mirpur, 1 September 2021

Last listed match

Active in the table dated 29 June 2026

Tests

Debut

India v New Zealand, Kanpur, 25 November 2021

Last listed match

Active in the table dated 29 June 2026

One-day internationals

Debut

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Auckland, 25 March 2023

Last listed match

Active in the table dated 29 June 2026

Indian Premier League

Debut

Chennai Super Kings, 2024

Last listed match

Kolkata Knight Riders, 2026 season

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Scored 578 runs at the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, including three centuries.
Made an unbeaten 123 against England on his ODI World Cup debut in 2023.
Won the 2023 ICC Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year award.
Became the youngest winner of the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal in 2024.
Scored 240 against South Africa in 2024, New Zealand's highest maiden Test century.
Helped New Zealand complete a historic 3-0 Test-series sweep in India in 2024.
Won Player of the Tournament at the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
Scored 263 runs and took three wickets during the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Reached five Test hundreds and five ODI hundreds in the table dated 29 June 2026.
Joined Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 2 crore at the 2026 IPL auction.

Reader questions

Rachin Ravindra FAQ

How old is Rachin Ravindra?

Rachin Ravindra was born on 18 November 1999 and was 26 on 11 August 2026.

What is Rachin Ravindra's role?

He is a left-handed batting all-rounder who bowls slow left-arm orthodox spin.

What is Rachin Ravindra's highest Test score?

His highest Test score is 240 against South Africa at Mount Maunganui in February 2024.

Which IPL team does Rachin Ravindra play for?

Kolkata Knight Riders bought Rachin Ravindra for INR 2 crore for the 2026 IPL season.

How many runs did Rachin Ravindra score at the 2023 World Cup?

He scored 578 runs at an average of 64, including three centuries and two fifties.

Did Rachin Ravindra win Player of the Tournament at the 2025 Champions Trophy?

Yes. The ICC named him Player of the Tournament after he scored 263 runs and took three wickets as New Zealand finished runner-up.

What is Rachin Ravindra's net worth?

No audited public source reviewed for this profile establishes his net worth. His 2026 IPL auction price was INR 2 crore.

Conclusion

Rachin Ravindra was 26 at this review and already held five Test hundreds, five ODI hundreds, a 240 Test best and major awards from both ICC and New Zealand Cricket. His 2023 World Cup breakthrough, 2024 Test achievements and 2025 Champions Trophy award form the strongest published record of his career so far.

This profile uses one identity across every team, separates the public INR 2 crore IPL price from unverified net-worth claims, includes both batting and bowling figures, and uses an exact CC BY-SA 4.0 portrait.