Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore is an Indian cricketer who plays for the domestic team Tamil Nadu and for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League 2020. R Sai Kishore is a left-handed bowler with a slow left-arm orthodox bowling style. He was bought by Chennai Super Kings during the Indian Premier League 2020 auction for Rs. 20 lakhs.
Wiki/Biography
Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore was born on Wednesday, November 6, 1996 (Age 24 years; as in 2020) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. Ravisrinivasan completed his schooling from Vyasa Vidhyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai. He was a school topper and at this time he started playing cricket for the school team. Ravisrinivasan continued to perform well on the field and he made his List A cricket debut for Tamil Nadu in 2016-17.
R Sai Kishore bowling during the school championship test match
Physical appearance
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Height: 6’4″
R Sai Kishore during a photo shoot for CSK
Family
Parents & Siblings
The names of Ravisrinivasan’s parents are known. He has an older sister, Lakshika Shree, and an older brother, Sai Prasad.
R Sai Kishore with his family during his sister’s wedding
Career
R Sai Kishore started playing cricket in school and he was part of the school team. After completing his schooling, R Sai Kishore joined an engineering college but soon realized that he could not connect with the path he was on. He decided to drop out of college because he was currently playing for the U-19 domestic team. Ravisrinivasan played for the Tamil Nadu team and they won both the Vijay Hazare and Deodhar titles in 2016-17. His first-class debut took place in 2017-18 and he has played several times in the Ranji Trophy. In the Indian Premier League 2020, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore was bought by Chennai Super Kings at a base price of Rs. 20 lakhs.
R Sai Kishore with the Vijay Hazare Trophy after winning the game
Facts/Trivia
- In the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy, he became the leading wicket-taker for the series with 22 wickets in six matches.
- Ravisrinivasan dropped out of engineering college but he was still interested in learning something new. Along with his cricket training and matches, R Sai Kishore is pursuing an MBA in Analytics. His interest in analysis and data pushed him to continue in this direction. It also helps him in understanding the statistics of each match to improve his performance.
- In 2019, R Sai Kishore attended the Chennai Super Kings cricket camp and trained with the team. He bowled well to the players but MS Dhoni kept him with his batting. This helped him realize that he needed to improve his game before entering the bigger leagues. He could not join CSK team in 2019 due to lack of franchise.
R Sai Kishore with CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- R Sai Kishore became the highest wicket taker in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy where he took 20 wickets in 12 matches. This performance helped him get noticed and he got the attention of several IPL franchises before the auction.
- In 2019, Ravisrinivasan is the captain of the domestic team, Trichy Warriors in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL).
R Sai Kishore bowling during the Tamil Nadu Premier League
- Ravisrinivasan is an animal lover. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her dog, playing tennis, golf and reading.
R Sai Kishore with his dog, Boo
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
