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Rahul Jagdishprasad Kanwat is an Indian former cricketer. A right handed-batter who bowled right-arm off break, he had a career that spanned 18 years, from 1992 to 2009, that he spent exclusively with Rajasthan in Ranji Trophy competition. He scored two centuries and managed five wickets in an innings five times during his career and was briefly a captain for his team. After his playing career ended, he became part of the selection committee for the Rajasthan Cricket Association.

Early career

Born in Jaipur on 21 October 1974,[1] Kanwat played in various age group cricket competitions for Rajasthan between 1988 and 1994.[2] While still representing their Under-19 club in the Cooch Behar Trophy, he was called up the senior club for two Ranji Trophy matches during the 1992/93 season.[2][3] Debuting on 28 November 1992 against the Railways cricket team, he recorded innings of 23 and 1 as a batter.[4] Kanwat played a single match for Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy during the 1993/94 season before becoming a regular member of their senior squad the following year.[3] He appeared in all of Rajasthan's matches in both the Ranji Trophy and its associated One-Day competition,[5][6] managing his first two half-centuries in the process while also taking his first wickets as an off break bowler.[7][8][9]

He remained a regular for Rajasthan over the next two seasons, steadily improving his batting average over those years in first-class matches but having it fall in one-day affairs.[7][10] Limited to two matches in each format in the 1997/98 campaign, his batting output fell to 23 first-class runs, at an average of under six, and ten one-day runs in two innings.[7][10]

Middle career

During the 1998/99 season, Kanwat again played in every match for Rajasthan,[11][12] scoring 429 first-class runs at an average of 39.00; both totals would prove to be career bests for him. Among his scores was his first career century, scoring an unbeaten 100 in a last-ball win against Vidarbha,[13] reaching his century on the penultimate ball of the match.[14] Earlier that season, in one-day cricket, he had a 73-run output, his highest score in the format, against Railways.[10][15]

Though his first-class batting average in the 1999/2000 season fell by over 10 runs,[7] Kanwat managed his second and final century with a career-best 143 against Bengal.[16] He rebounded from his poor seasonal form the following year, when he scored 400 first-class runs at an average of 36.36 and reached a season-best of 138 runs in one-day cricket.[7][10] The 2000/01 season also saw Kanwat selected by the Central Zone to participate in the Duleep Trophy for the first time, the start of three consecutive seasons he would play in the competition.[3]

Starting with the 2001/02 season, Kanwat's bowling became a greater asset, recording five-wicket hauls five times in a four-year, 39-match span of first-class matches;[8] he would also record his best one-day bowling effort, four wickets for 48 runs,[9] during this time against Vidarbha.[17] His best first-class bowling numbers in that span featured him taking five wickets for 39 runs against Hyderabad during the 2002/03 campaign, [18] a season that saw him take 33 wickets in the Ranji Trophy, ranking among the top performers in the competition that year.[19]

Late career

In the middle of the 2003/04 Ranji Trophy season, Kanwat took over as the full-time captain for a brief period when the previous captain, P. Krishnakumar, suddenly stepped down from the role the morning before a match.[20] He yielded the captaincy to Gagan Khoda for the following season.[21]

The last of Kanwat's five-wicket hauls took place during the 2004/05 season.[8] After this, he continued to be a regular for Rajashtan's first-class teams for the next two seasons.[7] He ended his career with two matches in the 2007/08 campaign and, after not being chosen for the squad the following year, three final matches in the 2009/10 to round out his playing tenure.[3] Overall, his career ended with 3,527 runs and 162 wickets in first-class play, while he recorded 777 runs and 67 wickets in one-day cricket.[22]

Post-playing career

After his retirement as a player, Kanwat joined the Rajasthan Cricket Association, chairing the selection committee for Rajasthan in 2023.[23]

In February 2020, Kanwat was one of three petitioners that filed a public interest litigation against the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Rajasthan Royals, among other parties, over their plan to move two Royals matches per year to the Assam Cricket Association Stadium.[24] The litigation was thrown out in July, partially due to COVID-19 lockdowns cancelling the 2020 Indian Premier League in India.[25][a]

Notes

  1. ^ The relocation of two matches to Assam would eventually occur in time for the 2023 Indian Premier League.[26]

References

  1. ^ "Rahul Kanwat Profile". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Miscellaneous Matches played by Rahul Kanwat". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by Rahul Kanwat". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Rajasthan v Railways in 1992/93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Rajasthan in Ranji Trophy 1994/95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Rajasthan in Ranji Trophy One-Day 1994/95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Rahul Kanwat". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  8. ^ a b c "First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Rahul Kanwat". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  9. ^ a b "List A Bowling in Each Season by Rahul Kanwat". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d "List A Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Rahul Kanwat". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Rajasthan in Ranji Trophy 1998/99". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Rajasthan in Ranji Trophy One-Day 1998/99". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Vidarbha v Rajasthan in 1998/99". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  14. ^ Soni, Anupam (7 July 2020). "Vidarbha's brain-fade moment". The Hitavada. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Rajasthan v Railways in 1998/99". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  16. ^ "Bengal v Rajasthan in 1999/00". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Rajasthan v Vidarbha in 2001/02". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Rajasthan v Hyderabad in 2002/03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  19. ^ "The pick of the lot". Sportstar. The Hindu. 24 May 2003. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  20. ^ "Saxena helps Rajasthan to healty total". Rediff.com. 9 December 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  21. ^ "Vidarbha v Rajasthan in 2004/05". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  22. ^ "Rahul Kanwat". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  23. ^ "Hooda to lead Rajasthan in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". The Times of India. The Times Group. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  24. ^ K. Shriniwas Rao (2 February 2020). "'Harassed' Rajasthan Royals mull shifting their base from state". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  25. ^ "Plea challenging shifting of IPL matches disposed of". The Times of India. The Times Group. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  26. ^ Ghosh, Shaunak (5 April 2023). "Explained: Why Rajasthan Royals Are Playing Their IPL 2023 Home Game vs PBKS At Guwahati Instead Of Jaipur". Times Now. The Times Group. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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