Nikhil Chaudhary : The Delhi born BBL Star

An Indian Born Cricket Player Nikhil Chaudhary is making a huge impact in the Big Bash League, he is hitting huge sixes here and there, and he marked his own identity in the Big Bash League for the hard-hitting player.

Nikhil Chaudhary was born in Delhi, India on May 4, 1996. He is among the latest Indian-Australian cricketers to have turned out in the Big Bash League.

How Nikhil Chaudhary came into Limelight

The Hurricanes won their third match of the season as an Indian-origin Nikhil Chaudhary stole all the limelight on the pitch. Chaudhary was caught on camera speaking with former Australia speedster Brett Lee. The duo conversed in Hindi on-air, as Lee was on commentating duties for the match.

waiting to his turn he got chance when the Hurricane decided to field India-born Nikhil Chaudhary in their lineup.The batting all-rounder, who walked in at No. 6, repaid the faith shown in him by the franchise by striking six boundaries on his way to 40 off just 31 balls.

His batting prowess could be seen against arch rival Pakistan’s pace sensation Haris Rouf as well when he hit him a huge six where Rouf was speechless .

Who is Nikhil Chaudhary

Nikhil Chaudhary is a 27-year-old, Indian-origin, Australian cricketer. He was born in Delhi, but crossed borders and moved to Punjab with his family at a tender age. Chaudhary represented Punjab in domestic cricket, playing alongside Indian veteran, Harbhajan Singh Yuvraj Singh and many more .

With his birthplace being the capital city of the country, his family moved to Punjab India while he was a kid , Chaudhary undoubtedly has Indian citizenship.It is not yet clear if he has been given Australian citizenship, but there is no fact disputing Chaudhary’s birthplace being Delhi.With this interesting statistic, he becomes another player after  Unmukt Chand from the league of players to have been born in India and playing in the BBL.

Nikhil Chaudhary Story of Playing in Big bash League

After moving to Australia  and huge wait, Chaudhary’s BBL opportunity came after a recommendation from his Northern Suburbs coach James Hopes, who is on the coaching staff at Hurricanes. Chaudhary who is Indian Born cricketer played already first class cricket in India for Punjab , according to him , he was destined to play competitive cricket .He went to Australia in 2019 for different purpose but his stint to live there become his fate , after moving to Australia  Pandemic forced him to stay there ,during the period he decided to try his luck in Australian completive cricket .

After moving to Australia, Chaudhary played grade cricket in Brisbane, from where he was scouted by the Hobart Hurricanes.He has reportedly done extremely well in grade cricket, which led to his being picked for the Hobart-based franchise.It should  be noted that grade cricket in Brisbane, Queensland, is played at quite a high standard. Chaudhary has to be commended for performing well there and paving a path for himself into the Hurricanes’ side.

Although he had quite a few setbacks when he moved Down Under, he was able to perform well for his grade side in Brisbane.This ultimately led to his being selected for the Hobart Hurricanes. Chaudhary is known to have a wide array of shots and that is what worked in his favor ahead of the ongoing BBL season.

Nikhil Chaudhary Cricket stint in India

Nikhil Chaudhary stint was not too long for India and in domestic circuit , Chaudhary last played a competitive match in India when he turned out for Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on November 27, 2019, against Mumbai in Surat.

During then he scored five runs in that game and ended up with figures of 0-33. It was soon after this, he chose to move to Australia.Chaudhary has also played two List A matches for Punjab in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which is India’s premier one-day domestic tournament. The two games came against Haryana and Odisha in 2017.

What a lot of people don’t know  that Chaudhary made his T20 debut for Punjab in the 2016-17 Inter-State T20 tournament.  Tournament was played only that season in place of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which is the premier domestic T20 competition in India.

Chaudhary made his debut for Punjab and went on to make 12 appearances for the state.He has an average of just above 20 in T20 cricket with the bat and 30 with the ball. His leg-breaks have often won him plaudits.

He tried his luck for IPL auction as well but he failed.

In a candid chat with Nikhil  and Brett Lee

chat with Indian-origin player Nikhil Chaudhary, who was on the field, Lee effortlessly incorporated Hindi into the commentary, engaging in a brief conversation with him. it could be seen saying that ” Aap Kaise Ho” ( How are you ).

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