Moneycontrol News June 07, 2024
Born on October 16, 1991 in Mumbai, Netravalkar was part of India's U19 World Cup team that reached the quarterfinals in 2010, a squad that included the likes of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal. (Image credit: IFacebook/SaurabhNetravalkar).
The intense competition in India forced him to look into a career in IT and he relocated to the United States in 2015 to pursue his Masters from Cornell University and bagged a role at Oracle. (Image credit: Facebook/SaurabhNetravalkar).
While studying in the US, Netravalkar found out about American College Cricket and inter-college tournaments and the ICC's decision to lower minimum residency eligibility from 4 to 3 years proved to be a turning point for him. (Image credit: Facebook/SaurabhNetravalkar).
He made his T20 debut for the United States against United Arab Emirates in March 2019 and made his ODI debut against Papua New Guinea in April 2019. (Image credit: Facebook/SaurabhNetravalkar).
In July 2023, Netravalkar claimed figures of 6 for 9 in 3.5 overs playing for Washington Freedom in a Major League Cricket match against San Francisco Unicorns. (Image credit: Instagram/SaurabhNetravalkar).
Just under a year later, Netravalkar starred in USA's stunning win over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup match at Dallas, Texas claiming 2-18 in 4 overs and delivering a successful Super Over in the end.