Swapnil Asnodkar

Swapnil Asnodkar (born 29 March 1984), is an Indian first-class cricketer. He is a hard hitting right-handed opening batsman with a relatively short stature of around 5'5^{[citation needed]}. He played for Goa in first class cricket, and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.^[4]

Swapnil Asnodkar

Personal information
Full name	Swapnil Ashok Asnodkar[1]
Born	(1984-03-29) 29 March 1984 (age 41) Porvorim, Goa, India[2]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Opening batsman[3]
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2001/02–2018	Goa
2008–2011	Rajasthan Royals
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 88 85 73 Runs scored 5,883 2,858 1,699 Batting average 40.02 36.17 22.56 100s/50s 14/25 6/19 0/13 Top score 254* 127 75 Balls bowled 156 37 0 Wickets 1 0 0 Bowling average 68.00 – – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 – – Best bowling 1/21 – – Catches/stumpings 34/– 21/– 21/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 March 2025

Domestic career

He was the leading run-scorer for Goa in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 369 runs in six matches.^[5][6]

Indian Premier League

Playing for Rajasthan Royals, he scored 311 runs at a strike rate of 133.47.^[7][8]

He formed a strong opening partnership with South African captain Graeme Smith.^[9] By the end of the tournament they had scored 418 runs together at an average of 59.71 – the highest of the tournament. In the seven IPL matches he played, he scored 244 runs at 34.86 with a strike rate of 127.08. On his IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders, he scored 60 runs from 34 balls. His innings included 10 fours and one six with a strike rate 176.47. He bowls right-arm offbreaks. He was called up to an Indian emerging players tour to Israel in July 2008.

Coaching

In 2019, he took the charge as the coach for the Goa under 23 cricket team.^[7]