Rongsen Jonathan
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | |
| Born | 4 October 1986 Umaga, Karnataka, India |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium pace[3] |
| Role | All-rounder[4] |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2009-10 | Karnataka |
| 2013/14–2016/17 | Railways |
| 2018/19–Present | Nagaland |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 June 2022 | |
Rongsen Jonathan (born 4 October 1986) is an Indian cricketer who captains Nagaland in domestic cricket.[5][6] He is an all-rounder; a right-handed middle order batter and right-arm medium pacer.[4]
Jonathan was born on 4 October 1986.[1] A native of Akhoya village in Mokokchung district of Nagaland, he started playing cricket from a young age with limited cricketing facilities in his home state. His family moved to Bengaluru in 1997 when Jonathan was 12. He joined St Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore where he was a teammate with Robin Uthappa and played tournaments like Cottonian Shield and Parle G Cup are part of the school's cricket team. He won the best batsman award in the Cottonian Shield which paved the way for his selection in the Karnataka U-16 cricket team. As a 14-year-old, he continued to live in Bengaluru to pursue his career even after his family moved to Dimapur.[7][4]