“It was more chin that was there,” impressed Rahul Dravid talks about ‘Ra’ and ‘chin’ in Rachin Ravindra’s name

Rachin is of Indian descent and his parents are cricket enthusiasts. So much so that they named their son after the two Indian legends, Dravid and Tendulkar.

“It was more chin that was there,” impressed Rahul Dravid talks about ‘Ra’ and ‘chin’ in Rachin Ravindra’s name

Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Dravid (Images via X, ESPNcricinfo)

New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra stole the spotlight on the opening day of the 2023 ODI World Cup. On his debut World Cup match, he ended up smacking his century which guided the Kiwis to a thumping victory over defending champions England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 5. India head coach Rahul Dravid lavished some praise for on him when he said Rachin has a bit of Sachin Tendulkar in him.

Rachin is of Indian descent and his parents are cricket enthusiasts. So much so that they named their son after the two Indian legends, Dravid and Tendulkar.

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Rachin’s ‘Ra’ is taken from Rahul’s name, while ‘chin’ is taken from Sachin. The 23-year-old lived up to his parents’ dreams to become a cricketer and after his century knock, fans started touting him as the next big thing for New Zealand cricket. Ahead of India’s first World Cup match, Dravid was asked what he thinks of Rachin’s knock to which the India head coach said he saw more of Sachin in him.

“Watching him bat yesterday, he hit five sixes… Maybe it was more ‘chin’ that was there. Not sure, I hit the ball off the square at all. I couldn’t hit the ball off the square at all. Maybe the Sachin in it helped him certainly,” Dravid said in the press conference.

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Rachin Ravindra scored an unbeaten 123 against England

Jos Buttler and company posted 282/9 against England but they had no idea about their hammering by Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra. Both the batters drove the Kiwis past the target.

"It was more chin that was there," impressed Rahul Dravid talks about 'Ra' and 'chin' in Rachin Ravindra's name
Rachin Ravindra (Image via X)

While Conway top-scored with his unbeaten 152 off 121 runs, Rachin also remained unbeaten for 123 runs off 96 balls, and his innings consisted of 11 boundaries and five sixes. Ravindra later collected the Player of the Match trophy.

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