Rachin Ravindra lit up the 2024 MLC season with Washington Freedom, scoring 407 runs to finish as the league's leading run-scorer. His elegant stroke play and consistency earned him the Green Belt as he powered Freedom to their first MLC title.
From Hutt Valley schoolboy to a World Cup debut hundred, an ICC Emerging Cricketer award and a Washington Freedom title.
2016 — 2026 · in 4 chaptersRaised in Wellington by parents from Bengaluru, he captained Hutt International School, won the 2016 Gillette Cup young cricketer award and played two Under-19 World Cups for New Zealand.
2 moments ▾As a teenager he captained Hutt International School, received the Spirit of Cricket award at the 2016 secondary schools First XI Cup and won the 2016 Gillette Cup young cricketer of the year award. Exact dates are not on the page.
NZ CricketAt the 2018 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand he scored a century against Kenya, then took four wickets and a run-out against South Africa. He had also played the 2016 edition.
NZ CricketHe saved his Test debut in Kanpur with a last-wicket stand, then hit a hundred on World Cup debut in 2023 and finished the tournament with three centuries and 578 runs. CSK signed him in December.
4 moments ▾On debut in Kanpur he finished 18 not out off 91 balls, batting with Ajaz Patel through the last 52 balls as New Zealand held on for a draw.
DawnAt Ahmedabad he made an unbeaten 123 in his first World Cup match, adding 273 with Devon Conway (152) as New Zealand chased down England's 282/9.
WikipediaHe scored centuries against England, Australia and Pakistan and finished with 578 runs, New Zealand's best at the tournament. Wikipedia says 550 runs, so the total needs checking.
ICCCSK won a bidding war with Punjab Kings to buy him for INR 1.80 crore against a base price of 50 lakh. The page gives no auction date, so the day is not stated.
Outlook IndiaNamed ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year, he made 240 against South Africa, won MLC 2024 with Washington Freedom (12 wickets) and was Player of the Tournament at the 2025 Champions Trophy.
4 moments ▾The ICC cited his 2023: 820 ODI runs at 41 with a strike rate of 108.03, plus 18 ODI wickets at 46.61.
ICCAcross the first two days at Mount Maunganui he made 240, passing Matthew Sinclair's 214 as the highest maiden Test hundred by a New Zealander. Exact day not stated.
ICCHe took 12 wickets at 6.08 with an economy of 4.81, including 4/11 in the Qualifier, and three wickets in the 96-run final win over San Francisco Unicorns.
Washington FreedomHe scored 263 runs in four innings with two centuries and took three wickets, including Rohit Sharma in the final, though India won by four wickets.
WikipediaJoined Freedom for the second half of MLC 2026 after New Zealand duty and took 11 wickets in six matches as the side reached a third straight final.
1 moment ▾Joined after New Zealand duty: 129 runs (best 60, strike rate 176.71) and 11 wickets (best 4/29). Washington Freedom lost the final to LA Knight Riders by 1 run on 18 July at the Oakland Coliseum.
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