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Robin Uthappa

Full name:	Robin Venu Uthappa
Born:	11th November 1985, Coorg, Karnataka, India
Batting:	Right-hand batsman
Bowling:	Right-arm medium pace
Occasional wicket-keeper
Teams:	India (ODI: 2005/06-2008); India (Int Twenty20: 2007/08); Karnataka (Main FC: 2002/03-2007/08); Karnataka (Main ListA: 2002/03-2007/08); Karnataka (Main Twenty20: 2006/07); All teams
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles:	Delhi beat Mumbai, hang at the edge
	Pollock, Tendulkar, Jayasuriya combine to thrash the Knight Riders
	India beat Pakistan in bowl-out after thrilling tie
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Pictures:	Robin Uthappa plays a shot against Australia
	Robin Uthappa plays a shot
	Robin Uthappa plays a pull shot
	Ramdin celebrates the dismissal of Uthappa

Sturdy and well built, Robin Uthappa is the son of an international hockey referee but chose to make cricket his career instead. He has played Ranji Trophy for a long time and consistently done well till the selectors could no longer ignore a player like him. He plundered 854 runs in 7 Ranji matches in 2006-07 to top the batting charts and at one time, also did the dual role of a wicketkeeper-batsman, but has given up the gloves to concentrate on his batting. A good fielder anywhere on the field, he also occasionally bowls mediumpace. He is an aggressive batsman, has almost every shot in the book and some cheeky ones too. The walk down the wicket and the subsequent hit over long off is his best shot but he has a weakness of regularly hitting the ball in the air, which has been his downfall for so long. A useful member of the India under-19 team that won the Asia Cup, in the Challenger trophy, Mohali 2006, he cracked a matchwinning 93-ball 100 for India B against an India A team. He made his debut against England in 2006, and cemented his place with a well made 86. After a brief hiatus out of the team, he again got a chance in the sixth ODI against England at The Oval and scored an unbeaten 47 off only 33 balls to help India win the match. He was instrumental in two big wins for Indian cricket in the 2007-08 season, with the T20 world cup win and the CB series win in Australia. Due to his burgeoning reputation, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians to play for them in the IPL.
Profile DateLine: 7th June 2008

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2002/03-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	40	68	3	2598	162	39.96	6	16	68.26	44

First-Class Career Bowling (2004/05-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	156	7	86	2	1-7	43.00	0	0	78.00	3.30

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India	38	34	5	786	86	27.10	0	5	91.92	15

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2002/03-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	77	72	7	2165	160	33.30	3	15	87.72	31

One-Day Career Bowling (2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	24	0	29	0	0-29					7.25

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India	9	8	0	149	50	18.62	0	1	115.50	1

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	32	31	5	660	50	25.38	0	1	119.56	12

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India Under-19s	2	2	0	81	59	40.50	0	1	89.01	3

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2003/04)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India Under-19s	11	11	0	373	97	33.90	0	3	81.26	3