Rajvardhan Hangargekar - Interesting Facts, Trivia, And Records About 'Stallion'

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India not only won the U19 World Cup but found a gem of a bowler in the form of Rajvardhan Hangargekar. The fast bowler disturbed the batters with his sheer pace and ability to move the ball throughout the tournament. 

Let's take a look at some interesting facts, trivia, and records about Rajvardhan Hangargekar: 

1) Rajvardhan Hangargekar was born on 10th November 2002 in Maharashtra's Tuljapur. 

2) Rajvardhan Hangargekar clicked a bowling speed of over 140s during the World Cup but he began his cricket career as an off-spinner. He used to play for Osmanabad district U14 team, which was lacking a fast bowler so Hangargekar switched to become a pacer. 

3) Although Hangargekar had speed but lacked the control and body to become a fast bowler. Tejas Matapurkar and Mohan Jadhav trained him to become the fast bowler he is now. 

4) Tejas Matapurkar, trainer, used to call Hangargekar a 'Stallion' due to his work ethic. 

5) Rajvardhan Hangargekar made his T20 debut for Maharashtra in 2020-21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and List A debut in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21. 

6) Rajvardhan Hangargekar picked five wickets in six matches for India in the U19 World Cup. He also scored 52 runs in three innings at a strike rate of over 185.