Napoleon Einstein

Napoleon Einstein (born 16 August 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He played for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and was signed by Chennai Super Kings for the Indian Premier League.^[1]

Napoleon Einstein

Personal information
Full name	Napoleon Einstein
Born	(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off break
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007, 2014	Tamil Nadu
Career statistics
Competition LA T20 Matches 2 1 Runs scored 93 19 Batting average 46.50 19 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 Top score 92 18.00 Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 April 2024

In this Indian name, the name Napoleon is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Einstein.

Einstein made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu against Kerala in a Ranji One-Day Trophy match at Secunderabad in February 2007. Opening the batting, he scored 92, putting on 203 for the first wicket with Murali Vijay to set up a 46-run win.^[2] A month later, he played against Assam in the same competition but this time made only 1.^[3]

He has been batting,^[4] and bowling off spinners^[5] in under-19 tournaments and has been selected for the Indian team for the under-19 World cup to be held in Malaysia in Feb 2008.^[6] India went on to win the under-19 world cup.

Etymology of the name

Napoleon's personal explanation of his name: "My grandfather was a scientist. He wrote a letter to Albert Einstein and even got a reply from him. I've got no idea [what the letter was about] even though I've read it. My mother was a physics graduate and she teaches Physics in a school. So I am Einstein. Napoleon is my father's name."^[7]

"We don't believe in God. In our family, we're rationalists. Other people are named Krishna and Ram after Gods, so we were named Einstein and Napoleon after great people."^[7]