Rojith Kalliparambil Ganesh (born 13 November 1993) is an Indian

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er who represents

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in domestic cricket. He is an

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who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm legspin.

Early life

Rojith was born on 13 November 1993 in

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. He started his career as a tennis-ball cricketer. He has trained in Athreya Cricket Academy in Thrissur and South Zone Kottarakara CC and then went on to play for

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, Thrissur.

Domestic career

In December 2020, Rojith earned his maiden

call-up as he was included in the Kerala squad for playing the

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based on his performances for Athreya and South Zone in state-level and national-level tournaments. Though, he did not get a chance to play in the tournament. He made his

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debut for Kerala on 22 February 2021 against

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in the 2020-21 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He played only 2 matches in the tournament and had a forgettable season scoring just 10 runs and didn't take a single wicket. He was part of the title-winning KCA Royals of the 2020-21 season of KCA President's Cup T20. His performance in the tournament led to

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signing him as a reserve player ahead of the

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. He made his

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debut on 4 November 2021, for Kerala in the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ganesh, Rojith 1993 births Living people Indian cricketers Kerala cricketers People from Thrissur