Abhishek Arunkumar Jhunjhunwala (born 1 December 1982) is an Indian
first-class cricket
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er.
He played for the Royal Bengal Tigers and the
Indian World Team in the
Indian Cricket League
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Twenty20
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competition, before signing for the
Rajasthan Royals
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in the
Indian Premier League
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. In his second match for the Royals, he hit a 7 not out.
In the 4th season of IPL, he played for
Pune Warriors India
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. In the 5th season of IPL, he moved to
Deccan Chargers
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.
Abhi is now playing for Hampton Wick having moved from Richmond CC to become HW's Director of Cricket.
References
Indian cricketers
Bengal cricketers
East Zone cricketers
1982 births
Living people
Cricketers from Kolkata
Rajasthan Royals cricketers
21st-century Indian sportsmen
Pune Warriors India cricketers
Deccan Chargers cricketers
Seth Anandram Jaipuria College alumni
University of Calcutta alumni
ICL World XI cricketers
Royal Bengal Tigers cricketers
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