Born on November 11, 1985, Robin Venu Uthappa is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket> and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL.
Uthappa made his One Day International debut in the seventh and final match of the English tour of India in April 2006. He had a successful debut, making 86 as an opening batsman before being dismissed run out. It was the highest score for an Indian debutant in a limited-overs match. He is nicknamed ‘The Walking Assassin’ for his tactic of charging the bowler. He played an important role in India’s win at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.
Uthappa first came to the public’s attention when he made 66 for India B against India A in the Challenger Trophy in 2005. The following year, in the same tournament, Uthappa made match-winning 93-ball 100 against the same team which propelled him in the big league. Previously, he had been a member of the India Under-19 team that won the Asia Cup. Once a wicket-keeper batsman, his List A batting average of near 40 with a strike rate of approximately 90 has made him regarded as something of a limited overs cricket specialist.
He was recalled to the ODI side in January 2007 for the series against the West Indies. He did not feature in the first two games. He scored a quick 70 in the third game followed by a quickfire 28 in the fourth game.
He was selected in the 15-member squad of the Indian team for the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in the West Indies in March–April 2007. He played in all three group games, but only scored 30 runs in total as India suffered a shock defeat to Bangladesh and a loss to Sri Lanka resulting in the team not qualifying for the Super 8 stage.
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Questions of this week:
1. Name the J&K bowler who took 3 wickets in the Vijay Hazare trophy match against Haryana recently?
2. For which team Sidharth Kaul played in IPL-7?
3. Who is the coach of cricketer Karn Sharma?
4. Name the peddler who won the cadet boys title in the 6th J&K Stag State TT Championship held recently?
5. Who is Ravi Sharma?
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1. Kanayaiha Wadhawan 2. KKR 3. Sanjay Bharadwaj 4. Benia Min of JKP 5. J&K’s former Ranji Trophy cricketer.
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