Rachin Ravindra: The Indian-origin New Zealand cricketer named after Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul DravidRavindra, who hails from New Zealand’s capital city of Wellington, was born to Indian parents. New Zealand cricketer Rachin Ravindra might not have been able to make much noise with the bat in Jaipur against India in the first T20I, but he grabbed attention off the field. The 21-year-old is of Indian descent and his first name, Rachin, is a portmanteau of former legends Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. In November 2020, he was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team. “My batting idol is Sachin Tendulkar.

Source: Stuff November 17, 2021 16:13 UTC