Sushil Nadkarni
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Sushilkumar Suhas "Sushil" Nadkarni (born 31 May 1976) is an India
n born American
cricket
er. A left-handed batsman and off spin
bowler, he has played for the United States national cricket team since 2006, and previously played for India Under-19s and played first-class
and List A cricket for Maharashtra
.
. He played two Tests and two ODIs on the tour. He played six times for Maharashtra the following season, but was unable to gain a regular place in the side.
After gaining good results in engineering exams, he emigrated to the United States
, eventually settling in Texas
. He first came to attention in the USA in the 2005 inter-state competition, when he scored 171 and 214 in successive matches.
He first played for the USA in August 2006, playing in the ICC Americas Championship
in King City, Ontario
. He most recently represented his adopted country in Division Four
of the World Cricket League
in Italy
in 2010.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n born American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. A left-handed batsman and off spin
Off spin
Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side...
bowler, he has played for the United States national cricket team since 2006, and previously played for India Under-19s and played first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
and List A cricket for Maharashtra
Maharashtra cricket team
The Maharashtra cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Maharashtra in the city of Pune. It is in the Plate Group of the Ranji Trophy...
.
Biography
Born in India in 1976, Sushil Nadkarni was considered to be one of India's most promising young players in the mid 1990s. In the 1994/95 Indian Under-19 season, he averaged 99, gaining him a place on the India Under-19 tour of AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He played two Tests and two ODIs on the tour. He played six times for Maharashtra the following season, but was unable to gain a regular place in the side.
After gaining good results in engineering exams, he emigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, eventually settling in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. He first came to attention in the USA in the 2005 inter-state competition, when he scored 171 and 214 in successive matches.
He first played for the USA in August 2006, playing in the ICC Americas Championship
ICC Americas Championship
The ICC Americas Championship is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the Americas Cricket Association for non-Test national cricket teams in the Americas...
in King City, Ontario
King City, Ontario
King City is an affluent, unincorporated village in King Township, Ontario, Canada, located just north of Toronto. It is the largest community in King Township, with 1,629 dwellings and a population of 4,902.-History:...
. He most recently represented his adopted country in Division Four
2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four
The 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four is a cricket tournament that took place in August 2010 in Italy. It is a part of the World Cricket League competition administered by the International Cricket Council, the international governing body for cricket...
of the World Cricket League
World Cricket League
The ICC World Cricket League is a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status, administered by the International Cricket Council. All associate and affiliate members of the ICC are eligible to compete in the league system, which features a promotion...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in 2010.