Karthik Palaniapan Meiyappan (born 8 October 2000) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team as a right-arm leg spin bowler.[1][2][3] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the UAE in 2019 and also represented the UAE at the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Meiyappan made history being the first ever UAE player to take a hat-trick, the first UAE player to take a hat-trick in a T20 World Cup, and the first player from an ICC associate member to take a hat-trick against an ICC full member.[4]
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| Full name | Karthik Palaniapan Meiyappan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 2000 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 83) | 8 December 2019 v United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 June 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 58) | 8 October 2021 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 20 October 2022 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editMeiyappan was born in Chennai, India.[1] He grew up in Chennai, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, before his family settled in Dubai permanently in 2012. He attended The Winchester School, Jebel Ali, alongside his UAE teammate Aryan Lakra.[5]
Career
editMeiyappan captained the United Arab Emirates national under-19 cricket team at the 2019 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, having also played at the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in Bangladesh.
In December 2019, he was named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.[6] He made his ODI, against the United States on 8 December 2019.[7] Later the same month, he was named in the UAE's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[8][9] In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers awarded a year-long part-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.[10]
In October 2021, he was named in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 Summer T20 Bash tournament.[11] He made his T20I debut on 8 October 2021, for the UAE against Ireland.[12]
He was named in UAE's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia. In his team's second match of the group stage of the tournament against Sri Lanka, he took a hat-trick by dismissing Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, and Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka. This was the first T20I hat-trick by a UAE player, the fifth at a T20 World Cup, and the first hat-trick taken by a player from an ICC associate member against an ICC full member.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Palaniapan Meiyappan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Karthik Meiyappan learns importance of staying hydrated after suffering severe cramp during UAE's win over Namibia". The National. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "From Ahmed Raza to Zahoor Khan - 13 UAE players who would be great cover options during IPL 2020". The National. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "UAE's Karthik Meiyappan takes first hat-trick of 2022 T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka". The Hindu. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ Radley, Paul (4 May 2019). "Karthik Meiyappan a 'very exciting prospect' as UAE U19s prepare to face cricket powerhouses at Asia Cup and World Cup". The National. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC Men's WCL2". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Sharjah, Dec 8 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC U19 CWC 2020". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "United Arab Emirates vs Namibia, 1st T20I Match Details, Prediction, Team Squad". Sports Unfold. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "2nd T20I, ICCA Dubai, Oct 8 2021, Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "UAE's Karthik Meiyappan takes first hat-trick of 2022 T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka". The Hindu. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.