Rasikh Salam

Rasikh Salam Dar (born 5 April 2000) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Jammu and Kashmir in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.^[3] In December 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.^[4][5] He became the third cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be picked in the Indian Premier League.^[2] At 17 years and 353 days, he became the youngest player to make their debut for the Mumbai Indians.^[6] However, in June 2019, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) banned him for two years following a discrepancy with his birth certificate.^[7]

Rasikh Salam

Rasikh Salam in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Rasikh Salam Dar[1]
Born	(2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 24) Ashmuji, Jammu and Kashmir, India[2]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018–present	Jammu & Kashmir
2019	Mumbai Indians
2022	Kolkata Knight Riders
2024	Delhi Capitals
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 April 2022

He made his List A debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 3 October 2018.^[8] He made his first-class debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 30 December 2018.^[9] He made his Twenty20 debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 22 February 2019.^[10] He was released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.^[11] In February 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.^[12] He was acquired by Delhi Capitals in the 2024 Indian Premier League auction as a fast bowler.

References

1. "Mumbai Indians Camp: Rasikh Salam impresses with his pace, bounce on Day 1". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
2. "Rasikh Dar becomes third Kashmir cricketer to be picked at IPL auction". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
3. "Rasikh Salam". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
4. "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
5. "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
6. "IPL 2019: Rasikh Salam surprise from Mumbai Indians - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
7. "BCCI hands Rasikh Salam two-year ban for age fraud". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
8. "Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai, Oct 3 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
9. "Elite, Group C, Ranji Trophy at Guwahati, Dec 30 2018 - Jan 2 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
10. "Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Krishna, Feb 22 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
11. "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
12. "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

External links

• Rasikh Salam at ESPNcricinfo