Kartik Tyagi is a professional Indian cricketer. He represented the Rajasthan Royals team in IPL 2020.
Wiki/Biography
Kartik Tyagi was born on Sunday, 8 November 2020 (age 20 years; as of 2020), in Dhanaura village in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. Kartik studied at LN Public School, Hapur, but he was least interested in studies. Kartik’s father’s financial condition was not good, and also, he did not want his son to become a farmer like him. After pondering on various things, Kartik’s father admitted his 11-years-old son in the City Vocational Cricket Academy in Meerut. After experimenting in various cricket departments for a few months, Tyagi realised his potential in fast bowling. With the passage of time, his performance kept improving, and he kept capitalising on the opportunities that came his way.
The 11 yards cemented wicket where Tyagi used to spend multiple hours every day honing his fast bowling skills
Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 0″
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Family
Kartik Tyagi comes from a low-income agricultural family. His father’s name is Yogendra Tyagi while his mother’s name is Nandini. Kartik’s father, Yogendra Tyagi, was also a budding sportsperson in his young days and was passionate about shooting ball; however, he could not pursue the sport owing to the lack of family support. While Kartik Tyagi gave his 100 percent on the field, his father gave his 100 percent off the field to provide Kartik with fine training facilities. Himself a farmer, Yogendra never let his son Kartik step in the fields.
He has never stepped onto the farmland, nor has he ever worked on the farm. I didn’t want him to become a farmer. He wanted to be a fast bowler. I could not follow my dream, I wanted my son to follow his.”
Kartik Tyagi’s parents
Career
Kartik Tyagi was selected to play for the Uttar Pradesh Under-14s Cricket Team at the age of 13, followed by a selection in the Uttar Pradesh Under 16s Cricket Team. He took 50 wickets in his debut under-16 season. Impressed by his performance, selectors of Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team directly included him in the senior team for the Ranji Trophy even before selecting him on the under-19 side. On 6 October 2017, at a tender age of 16 years, Kartik played his first Ranji Trophy match for Uttar Pradesh (UP) against Railways at Lucknow. [1]ESPN On 5 February 2018, he played his maiden List-A match representing Uttar Pradesh against Delhi at Bilaspur. In the players’ auction for IPL 2020, the Rajasthan Royals bought him for a whopping INR 1.30 crore. [2]CricBuzz He was also a part of the Indian squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He took eleven wickets in the six matches that he played in the tournament. [3]News18
On 6 October 2020, Kartik Tyagi made his T20 debut for the Rajasthan Royals against Mumbai Indians at Abu Dhabi. [4]ESPN
Kartik Tyagi pumped up after taking a wicket on his debut IPL match
Facts/Trivia
- Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Starc are two of his favourite bowlers.
- He can swing the ball in both directions and can consistently bowl at 140 clicks and above.