Akshay Kisanrao Karnewar (born 12 October 1992) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Vidarbha.[1] He made his List A debut on 10 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[3] He started off as a right arm off-spinner, but since he does everything except writing with his left hand, he was encouraged to learn to bowl slow left-arm orthodox.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 October 1992 Wagholi, Maharashtra, India |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right arm off spin, Slow left arm orthodox |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2015– | Vidarbha |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 January 2016 | |
He made his first-class debut for Vidarbha in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 27 October 2016.[5] In October 2017, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, taking 6 wickets for 47 runs against Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy.[6] He was the leading wicket-taker for Vidarbha in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with fifteen dismissals in seven matches.[7]
On 8 November 2021, in the 2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match between Vidarbha and Manipur, Karnewar became the first bowler to bowl four overs in a Twenty20 cricket match without conceding a run.[8] The following day, in Vidarbha's match against Sikkim, Karnewar took a hat-trick.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Akshay Karnewar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group C: Odisha v Vidarbha at Delhi, Dec 10, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group A: Gujarat v Vidarbha at Nagpur, Jan 3, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Akshay Karnewar: Vidarbha's ambidextrous trumpcard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group B: Jharkhand v Vidarbha at Wayanad, Oct 27-30, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Dinda, Shami leave Chhattisgarh in tatters". ESPNcricinfo. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Vidarbha: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy: Akshay Karnewar first player in T20 to concede zero runs after bowling full quota". Indian Express. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Vidarbha bowler Akshay Karnewar scripts historic T20 world record, bowls 4 maidens in 4 overs; claims hat-trick next day". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 November 2021.