Rasikh Salam
Indian cricketer (born 2000)
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Rasikh Salam Dar (born 5 April 2000) is an Indian cricketer who used to play for Jammu and Kashmir now plays for Baroda in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League.[3] In December 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[4][5] He became the third cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be picked in the Indian Premier League.[2] At 17 years and 353 days, he became the youngest player to make their debut for the Mumbai Indians.[6] However, in June 2019, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) banned him for two years following a discrepancy with his birth certificate.[7]
Ashmuji, Jammu and Kashmir, India[2]
Rasikh Salam in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rasikh Salam Dar[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 2000 Ashmuji, Jammu and Kashmir, India[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2025 | Jammu & Kashmir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Mumbai Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Delhi Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Baroda cricket team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He made his List A debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 3 October 2018.[8] He made his first-class debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 30 December 2018.[9] He made his Twenty20 debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 22 February 2019.[10] He was released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[11] In February 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[12] He was acquired by Delhi Capitals in the 2024 Indian Premier League auction as a fast bowler. In the 2025 Indian Premier League auction, he was sold to Royal Challengers Bengaluru.[13]