Tanmay Srivastava

29 April, 2009 | KXIP NEWS SERVICE

Tanmay Srivastava nicknamed ‘Toshu’, is a professional cricketer, who was born on November 7, 1989 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

He is one of the better openers going around in Indian domestic cricket. Like many an Uttar Pradesh player, he started early. Strong Under-19 performances got him a place in the Challenger Series even before he could play first-class cricket for UP. His first season with UP was not great, but he kept doing well for India Under-19, making it to the tour of South Africa where he performed strongly. UP had him fly back when they made it to the final of 2007-08, and Srivastava responded by scoring his maiden first-class century, against Delhi. In the U-19 World Cup in Malaysia same year, he finished the tournament's top-scorer with 262 runs, including a vital 43 in India's victory in the final against South Africa.

He made his First-class debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2006-07 Irani Trophy against the Rest of India in Nagpur. During the Ranji Trophy 2007-08 season, he scored a century with 105 runs for Uttar Pradesh against Delhi with 14 fours and 1 six. In the same tournament, he also scored 81 runs against Hyderabad. Having played his first List A match in October 2006 against India Green in Chennai, he played in 3 matches and scored 104 runs at an average of 52.00, which includes a century with 102 runs.

His Twenty20 (T20) debut on April 3, 2007 was against Railways at Jaipur. He was signed by the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kings XI Punjab, and he made his IPL debut on April 27, 2008 against Delhi Daredevils, the game which his team won by 4 wickets with 3 balls to spare.

Had not been a cricketer, Tanmay Srivastava would have been a social worker. Apart from playing cricket, he enjoys listening to music and surfing the internet.