Swapnil Asnodkar
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Full name | Swapnil Ashok Asnodkar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Porvorim, Goa, India | 29 March 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-hand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Opening batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2001/02–present | Goa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008- present | Rajasthan Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive.com, 31 July 2009 |
Swapnil Asnodkar is an Indian first-class cricketer. He was Coached By Nitin Vernekar. He is a hard hitting right-handed opening batsman with a relatively short stature of around 5'5. He plays for Goa in first class cricket, and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
Indian Premier League
He formed a strong opening partnership with South African captain Graeme Smith. By the end of the tournament they had scored 418 runs together at an average of 59.71 - the highest of the tournament. In the seven IPL matches he played, he scored 244 runs at 34.86 with a strike rate of 127.08. On his IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders, he scored 60 runs from 34 balls. His innings included 10 fours and one six with a strike rate 176.47. He bowls right-arm offbreaks. He was called up to an Indian emerging players tour to Israel in July 2008.