A former Indian Under-19 World Cup vice-captain, Shaik Rasheed, is making headlines after he was signed by Chennai Super Kings for a sum of Rs 20 Lakhs in the IPL auction 2023, know his age, salary and stats
The player joined the hands of 4-time IPL Champions with his former teammate Rajvardhan Hangargekar in the CSK setup.
The official Twitter handle of the Indian Premier League took to their Twitter and announced that the player has been bought by CSK.
Cricketer Shaik Rasheed Biography, Age, Height, Family, Stats, IPL Auction Team 2023, Price
CSK in #IPL2023Auction so far 🔨:
Ben Stokes (16.25cr)
Nishant Sindhu (60L)
Ajinkya Rahane (50L)
Shaik Rasheed (20L)Slots left : 3 (1 Overseas)
Purse remaining : 2.9 cr#IPLAuction #WhistlePodu #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/6FKiwPDG7b— DHONI Empire™ (@TheDhoniEmpire) December 23, 2022
4) Shaik Rasheed
Role : Right Hand Batsman
Price : 20LHis Batting 👇 pic.twitter.com/181w1VCiMn
— DHONI Empire™ (@TheDhoniEmpire) December 23, 2022
The official tweet of the IPL handle read, “Shaik Rasheed is up next and he is SOLD to Chennai Super Kings for a base price of INR 20 Lakh.”
Who’s Shaik Rasheed?
For those who are unfamiliar with Shaik Rasheed, let us tell you, the player who had signed the deal with CSK in IPL Mini auction 2023, is an Indian cricketer.
The player who made his first class debut in February, this year, was born in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India on September 24, 2004. His height stands at 178cm.
In 2018-19, for Vijay Merchant Trophy, Shaik scored around 674 runs at 168.50 including 3 centuries, which helped him prove his potential to everyone.
During the Vinoo Mankad Trophy, in 2020-21, the young player emerged as the second highest run getter while scoring 376 runs in 6 matches.
Rasheed has made his first class debut for Andhra Pradesh against services in the 2021-2022 Ranko Trophy.
The 18-year-old player had made his T-20 debut on October 16, 2022 for Andhra Pradesh against Nagaland in 2022-23 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
The Andhra Pradesh native is best known for his contributions especially in both semi-final and final which helped the national team to win the U-19 World Cup.
Personal Life
For those who are curious to know more about Rasheed, let us tell you, the player is around 178 cm tall and weighs around 70 Kg.
Shaik’s father was a recovery agent for a bank in Hyderabad who relocated to Guntur because of Rasheed’s expensive training and coaching along with his academics.
As per a statement given by his father, the ager went into depression after he didn’t perform well at the Under-14 and Under-16 games.
Net Worth
As per a report by a thesportslite, the net worth of the young Andhra player is estimated to be somewhat around Rs. 10 Lakhs as of 2022.
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