Netravalkar: Part-Time Cricketer Shocks Indian Batsmen

Netravalkar is the name that turned the heads of many who watched the India-USA match at the New York stadium on June 12th. 

Many have searched to know his whereabouts as well. In fact, he is known to those who watch even the small cricket matches avidly.

He is an Indian-born cricketer and software engineer who moved to the USA in pursuit of higher studies at the age of 23 in 2015. 

Eventually, he got a job at Oracle in San Francisco around 2018. With his passion for cricket, he played in the 2013-14 Ranji Trophy in the past. He is at present on an H1B visa.

With his talent, he became part of the US cricket team and played his first ODI on behalf of the USA with Papua New Guinea in 2019, and then with UAE in 2023.

He became popular with the latest match against India in New York. 

In fact, Saurabh is a part-time cricketer and full-time software engineer who shocked with his bowling abilities, taking the first two ace wickets, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

In a way, Netravalkar bypassed the heavy competition to get into the Indian team and made his dream fulfilled by joining the USA team with his talent.