Who Is Saurabh Netravalkar, USA's Super Over Hero?

Saurabh Netravalkar helped USA clinch a historic T20 World Cup win against Pakistan.

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The Indian-American pacer successfully defended 19 runs in the Super Over clash.

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Netravalkar earlier represented India in the 2010 U-19 World Cup.

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He has shared the dressing room with KL Rahul, Jaydev Unadkat and Mayank Agarwal.

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Netravalkar featured in a Ranji Trophy game for Mumbai in 2013.

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He is a good friend of India batter Suryakumar Yadav.

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Netravalkar later moved to the United States to pursue higher education.

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He did a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Cornell University.

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Netravalkar debuted for the USA national team in 2019.

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He works as a Senior Software Engineer at Oracle besides playing cricket.

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