Personal Information
Born
Nov 11, 1985 (31 years)
Birth Place
Coorg, Karnataka
Height
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Role
WK-Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium
ICC Rankings
Test
ODI
T20
Batting
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Bowling
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Career Information
Teams
Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, India U19, India, Karnataka, Pune Warriors, India Green, India A, South Zone, Board Presidents XI, East Zone, India Red, Kolkata Knight Riders, Bijapur Bulls
The ramp shot at the Oval against England in 2007, the walking hit over the bowler's head and then his improvise batting are the first thoughts that come into one's mind when you look at the...
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Batting Career Summary
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 46 | 42 | 6 | 934 | 86 | 25.94 | 1031 | 90.59 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 107 | 19 |
| T20I | 13 | 12 | 2 | 249 | 50 | 24.9 | 211 | 118.01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 |
| IPL | 145 | 139 | 15 | 3774 | 87 | 30.44 | 2860 | 131.96 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 377 | 125 |
Bowling Career Summary
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Information
ODI debut
Last ODI
T20 debut
Last T20
IPL debut
Last IPL
Profile
The ramp shot at the Oval against England in 2007, the walking hit over the bowler's head and then his improvise batting are the first thoughts that come into one's mind when you look at the name Robin Uthappa. A well built lad from Karnataka, Uthappa first came into the limelight after a good show in the 2005 Challenger Series playing for India-B. He also did well in the subsequent Challenger Series in 2006. All this came at a time when the national selectors where looking for some young blood and Uthappa was roped into the India ODI squad to play against England at home.
Uthappa had a dream debut as he scored a well compiled 86, opening the innings at Indore. He was given a decent run since then and was also part of the 50-over World Cup squad in 2007. The action shifted to South Africa for the inaugural edition of the World T20 the same year and Uthappa had a good beginning before fading away. However, he played all the matches in the tournament, which was won by India.
However, his form dipped after the Asia Cup in 2008 and with the emergence of Virat Kohli, Uthappa was overlooked by the selectors. He returned to domestic circuit and also played all the editions of the IPL since its inception in 2008. He represented the Mumbai Indian in 2008, then moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2009 before being roped in by Pune Warriors in 2011.
He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at the 2014 auctions. By far, IPL-7 has been Uthappa's best season so far. Though he didn't get off to a great start, he picked up pace and went on to score 660 runs in the tournament, to become the highest run-scorer overall for the 2014 season. He also made history by becoming the only player in the world to score 40 or more runs in ten consecutive T20 matches. This came after a good 2013-14 season for Karnataka despite missing out on a few matches early in the season.
He had done enough to convince the national selectors again and he was picked for India again after six years for the tour of Bangladesh in 2014.
Uthappa had a dream debut as he scored a well compiled 86, opening the innings at Indore. He was given a decent run since then and was also part of the 50-over World Cup squad in 2007. The action shifted to South Africa for the inaugural edition of the World T20 the same year and Uthappa had a good beginning before fading away. However, he played all the matches in the tournament, which was won by India.
However, his form dipped after the Asia Cup in 2008 and with the emergence of Virat Kohli, Uthappa was overlooked by the selectors. He returned to domestic circuit and also played all the editions of the IPL since its inception in 2008. He represented the Mumbai Indian in 2008, then moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2009 before being roped in by Pune Warriors in 2011.
He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at the 2014 auctions. By far, IPL-7 has been Uthappa's best season so far. Though he didn't get off to a great start, he picked up pace and went on to score 660 runs in the tournament, to become the highest run-scorer overall for the 2014 season. He also made history by becoming the only player in the world to score 40 or more runs in ten consecutive T20 matches. This came after a good 2013-14 season for Karnataka despite missing out on a few matches early in the season.
He had done enough to convince the national selectors again and he was picked for India again after six years for the tour of Bangladesh in 2014.
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