C Hari Nishaanth (Cricketer)

Some Lesser Known Facts About C Hari Nishaanth

• C Hari Nishaanth is an Indian cricketer, an opening batsman for Tamil Nadu in the domestic circuit, and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.

• His father was a physical education teacher but wanted to become a cricketer and represent the country. His father was a huge fan of former New Zealand cricketer Mark Greatbatch for his aggressive playing style on the pitch. He was so influenced by Mark Greatbatch that he molded his son into a left-hand batter from the right.

• His sister, Mythreyi Niveditha gave up on her dream of becoming a doctor to help his brother pursue cricket.

• In 2013-14, he played in his first important tournament Cooch Behar Trophy, where he scored 352 runs from his six matches in which he added three fifties to his tally.

•  On 25 December 2019, he made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu against Madhya Pradesh in Indore. He scored 45 runs in his two innings for the team.

•  On 21 February 2019, he made his T20 debut for Tamil Nadu against Rajasthan in Surat, where he managed to score only six runs off eight balls. He has played 19 T20 matches for the Tamil Nadu side and scored 393 runs with a strike rate of 120.18. He has scored two fifties in this format with 92 not out being his highest score.

  

• C Hari Nishaanth made his List-A debut against Rajasthan for Tamil Nadu, where he scored 20 runs off 28 deliveries. He has scored a total of 120 runs in his six games for Tamil Nadu, with 73 runs being his highest score.

• C Hari Nishaanth was part of the invincible Tamil Nadu squad led by Dinesh Karthik, which won the 2020-2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy. He played a vital role for his team with some impressive knocks against Jharkhand and Assam, where he scored 92* and 47* runs respectively. In eight matches, he scored 248 runs for his side helping them secure the SMA trophy.

  

• C Hari Nishaanth carelessly gave away his wicket against Karnataka in the Super League match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-2021. He got run-out after failing to dive in time to save his wicket. The match was live telecast, which added more to the embarrassment. However; he made a comeback and looked like a completely different player against Mumbai, where he scored 73* runs off 44 balls that resulted in an impressive victory for Tamil Nadu.

  

• C Hari Nishaanth plays for Dindigul Dragons in the Tamil Nadu Premier League, where has scored 323 runs in his 10 matches for the team.

  

• C Hari Nishaanth and his CSK teammate Narayan Jagadeesan are childhood friends, who had played cricket together almost all their life and even went to the same college to complete their graduation. They had been playing together since their teenage days at Sri Ramakrishna Mills Sports Club, United Friends Cricket Club, Age cricket. Under-13. Under-16 to South Zone under-19.

  

• C Hari Nishaanth was bought by Chennai Super Kings at the IPL auction for a base price of 20 lakhs INR. It was a special moment for him to be with his idol Mahendra Singh Dhoni on the same team. In an interview, C Hari Nishaanth talks about his experience sharing a dressing room with his idol.