Nivethan Radhakrishnan

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Nivethan Radhakrishnan
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Personal information
Born (2002-11-25) 25 November 2002 (age 23)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NicknameNivvi[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm/right-arm finger spin
RoleAll-rounder
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 9 1
Runs scored 376 0
Batting average 20.88 0.00
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 68 0
Balls bowled 356 60
Wickets 4 2
Bowling average 64.25 30.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/3 2/61
Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 October 2025

Nivethan Radhakrishnan (born 25 November 2002) is an Australian cricketer.[2] He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and possesses the ability to bowl both right-arm and left-arm spin.[3][4]

Personal life

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Radhakrishnan was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He moved to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 2013 at the age of 10, with his father, mother and older brother.[5][6][7][8] He has cited West Indies all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers as his idol.[9]

Cricket career

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Radhakrishnan spent the 2017 and 2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League seasons with Karaikudi Kaalai and Dindigul Dragons, respectively.[10][5][11] In 2019, he played for an Australian Under-16 team in Dubai against Pakistan. In 2020, he was one of the four cricketers to win the Bill O'Reilly Medal and also received the Basil Sellers Scholarship.[12][13] In 2021, he was a net bowler for the Indian Premier League franchise, the Delhi Capitals.[1] In the same year, he earned his first professional contract with the Tasmanian Tigers.[14][15]

In December 2021, he was named in Australia's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[16] He made his first-class debut on 18 February 2022, for Tasmania in the 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season.[17]

References

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