Rishi Pillai

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Rishi Pillai
Personal information
Born (1981-08-26) 26 August 1981 (age 42)
Pune, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 17)25 May 2019 v Italy
Last T20I20 June 2019 v Jersey
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 June 2019

Rishi Pillai (born 26 August 1981) is a German cricketer.[1] He was named as the captain of Germany's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa.[2] He played in Germany's opening fixture, against Ghana, on 3 September 2017.[3] He scored the most runs for Germany in the tournament, with a total of 212 runs in five matches.[4]

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Italy, during Germany's two-match series in the Netherlands, on 25 May 2019.[5] The same month, he was named in Germany's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rishi Pillai". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Group B, ICC World Cricket League Division Five at Benoni, Sep 3 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five: Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  5. ^ "1st T20I, Germany tour of Netherlands at Utrecht, May 25 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  7. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup – wir fahren nach Guernsey!". Deutscher Cricket Bund. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

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