Ramaswamy Shreyas Gopal (born 4 September 1993) is an Indian

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er who plays for

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in domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed, and bowls leg break. He played three ODIs for India Under-19 cricket team in 2011. He had captained

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at various age levels such as Under-13, Under-15, Under-16 and Under-19.

Domestic career

Gopal made his debut for Karnataka in 2013. On 12 February 2014, Gopal picked the first

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in Irani Cup history against

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, which helped Karnataka win the Irani Cup. In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the

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. In October 2018, he was named in India A's squad for the

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Indian Premier League

He was bought by

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in the 2014 IPL auction, where he spent four seasons. In January 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction. On 30 April 2019, he took a

against

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in the 2019 Indian Premier League, which included the wickets of

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, AB de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis. Shreyas Gopal picked up a hat-trick in the shortest IPL game ever. In February 2022, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the

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for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

Personal life

Shreyas Gopal studied at The Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore. He completed his Bcom (Bachelor of Commerce) from

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. His father Ramaswamy Gopal was a

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er for 20 years while his mother Amitha played

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at state level. During his childhood he liked to imitate the bowling action of his role model Anil Kumble.

References

External links

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