[VIDEOS] US Techie - Saurabh Naresh Netravalkar - USA's future cricket star

He looks decent but doesn't have pace to compete on the flat roads.

120ks not good enough for international cricket.

Being an Indian it's understandable he won't have much pace.
 
He looks decent but doesn't have pace to compete on the flat roads.

120ks not good enough for international cricket.

Being an Indian it's understandable he won't have much pace.

Nothing to do with him being Indian. He is basically a swing bowler.
 
Nothing to do with him being Indian. He is basically a swing bowler.
Lol man don't take it personally. It's bit of banter.
Even in this world cup Indian bowlers won't feature on the list of fastest ball bowled.
 
Lol man don't take it personally. It's bit of banter.
Even in this world cup Indian bowlers won't feature on the list of fastest ball bowled.
91 mph is quiet quick. Bumrah bowled the 19th over at that speed to Ifthikar. He doesn't have to "top the " list like Wood who was destroyed by England
 
He is good bowler and getting wickets of Kohli and babar is not that easy but he has done it effortlessly. Wickets in USA suit bowlers so that might be another factor. Let's see his performance in the windies leg.
 
He is good bowler and getting wickets of Kohli and babar is not that easy but he has done it effortlessly. Wickets in USA suit bowlers so that might be another factor. Let's see his performance in the windies leg.
He took 6 for 9 in the MLC. Opened the bowling with Jansen.

Here you can see him cleaning up Stoinis, Shadab

 
He looks decent but doesn't have pace to compete on the flat roads.

120ks not good enough for international cricket.

Being an Indian it's understandable he won't have much pace.
Ah! Suddenly remembered brittle-boned Mayank Yadav who went to hospital after bowling a few fast overs. Body just not strong enough to bowl pace consistently. :dw

Hope to see the boy bowl a few deliveries next IPL.
 
Lol man don't take it personally. It's bit of banter.
Even in this world cup Indian bowlers won't feature on the list of fastest ball bowled.

Bumrah is better than any of those fastest bowlers and he can bowl quicker than any Shaheen or Amir.

You are living in past.
 
USA left-arm pacer Saurabh Netravalkar’s sister Nidhi has revealed that the cricketer is carrying his laptop with him and working from the hotel after playing matches in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

The 32-year-old Indian-born software engineer is employed in a prestigious position at Oracle and has been managing the work there with his cricketing career.

Netravalkar has impressed fans by claiming four wickets in three matches, including those of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the match against India.

In a conversation with News18, Nidhi spoke about Oracle's support to Netravalkar, enabling him to work from anywhere.

“He’s been very fortunate to have people who have always supported him throughout his career. He knows that when he’s not playing cricket, he has to give 100 percent to the job. So right now, when he’s working, he carries his laptop everywhere. And he has the freedom to work from anywhere," Nidhi said.

“Even when he comes to India, he brings his laptop, he’s working. So after the match in the hotel, he's doing his work. He is pretty dedicated like that,” she added.

Nidhi further said that hailing from Mumbai meant the USA cricketer always had a workaholic nature instilled in him.

“This is something which is like that 'Mumbaikarness' in him, which is always there, this whole hustle culture in us. You can't take take it out," she said.

Saurabh Netravalkar was one of India's lead seamers in the U19 World Cup in 2010. His first-class debut for Mumbai was in December of 2013, which, sadly, turned out to be his only one.

He moved to USA in 2015 to pursue his higher studies at the age of 23 in software engineering as he was passionate about coding since his younger days.

Since debuting for USA in 2019, Netravalkar has played 48 ODIs and 30 T20Is with a combined 104 wickets.

#SaurabhNetravalkar #USA #India #Oracle #Cricket #TheGuwahatiTimes
 
Apparently his wife is a multi tasker too. Awesome to see his determination and living the American Dream along with an Indian one.
 
Apparently his wife is a multi tasker too. Awesome to see his determination and living the American Dream along with an Indian one.
Many educated Indians that move abroad have a crazy work ethic. They work all day and night but still don't sacrifice things like family life. These guys are on the go 24/7 with little need for 'me time'

Respect to him and his wife for their achievements
 
2-18 v Pakistan
2-18 v India
2-21 v South Africa

Among them, he has taken the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Mohammad Rizwan, Aiden Markram and Reeza Hendricks.

Not bad for someone for whom this is a second job.
 
Carrying his form from the T20 World Cup into the Major League cricket as well.

Took 3 for 24 in his 4 overs for Washington Freedom against MI New York, and became man of the match in the end.

Having a good time this guy.
 
This guy has a habit of taking no less than 3 wickets in the game. Even today, in MLC game against Seattle Orcas, he took 3 for 18 in his 3.4 overs.

Has been in superb form and making batters work hard to score runs.
 
Saurabh Netravalkar ended up with 15 wickets in the MLC 2024 - the most by any

Probably an IPL contract loading in 2025

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Saurabh Netravalkar ended up with 15 wickets in the MLC 2024 - the most by any

Probably an IPL contract loading in 2025

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Competition is high in IPL when you join as a foreign player because only
4 can play.

But wishing him the best
 
Bro defeated Pakistan working as a part time job.
World Power Pakistan.. lol. Babar Azam should have some shame as he has maligned the name of Pakistan cricket to no end
@mominsaigol @topspin @Mamoon @Rana
It’s a sad life if winning a solitary cricket match vs Pakistan the biggest achievement of his life.
Why should Babar be ashamed? He is far more famous, successful and rich than this nobody who is not leaving a name in history.
 
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He will fetch more money than Babar would in any credible T20 league market.
 
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He will fetch more money than Babar would in any credible T20 league market.
A cricketer who plays for a minnow is not going to get picked by enough T20 leagues to earn more money than Babar has from cricket.

Besides, he is already 32. He is not some young prospect. Indian fans are in love with him these days but it’s the same India that will probably not even offer him an IPL deal and even if they do, he is not going to keep it for long because he will always be competing against superior players.
 
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A cricketer who plays for a minnow is not going to get picked by enough T20 leagues to earn more money than Babar has from cricket.

Besides, he is already 32. He is not some young prospect. Indian fans are in love with him these days but it’s the same India that will probably not even offer him an IPL deal and even if they do, he is not going to keep it for long because he will always be competing against superior players.
What happened to Babar trying to bag a hundred deal for the past 3 years? Where is his ILT20 contract? When did he last play Big Bash or CPL? How can you think franchises will not invest in a genuine left arm seamer with the new ball over a flop T20 opener who strikes at 110?

Good left arm seamers are GOLD in the T20 franchise market, not rubbish T20 openers who strike at 110.
 
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It’s a sad life if winning a solitary cricket match vs Pakistan the biggest achievement of his life.

Why should Babar be ashamed? He is far more famous, successful and rich than this nobody who is not leaving a name in history.
The guy studied at Cornell, is living in the biggest superpower country in the world, Has Larry Ellison backing because oracle is consistently getting him interviews and backing him as a pride of USA.

Followed by a wife and a solid networth of 2M.

Babar is more famous and richer, but he has no educational background, Can't speak properly, can't bag contracts in leagues like netravalkar can?

Remember more fame also equates to more hate, more pressure.

Babar is a 32 year old Millionaire who's equally hated and loved with no direction post cricket career, and in massive massive danger of heading shehzad route if his form keeps up despite all the Naqvi hype followed by staying on an under developed country where hype dies down very quick.

Netravalkar on the other hand has no pressure, no haters, and has enough money to life a perfectly happy life

Trust me netravlakar is fine and living a stress free life. I don't think even Babar would want to be himself atm.

More money and more fame doesn't equate to more happiness and fulfilment.

Unless these 2 are getting into a competition of who can buy the most mansions and get the most insta followers, it's totally iirrelevant when Netravalkar has less haters, Enough money, enough happiness, can bag more contracts and work for one of the best corporations on the world while living in one of the best countries in thr world whereas our cricketers like haris rauf are being insulted in America amd babar being insulted in ahmedabad.

Netravalkar will be fine, and wouldn't want to be babar anyway.
 
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What happened to Babar trying to bag a hundred deal for the past 3 years? Where is his ILT20 contract? When did he last play Big Bash or CPL? How can you think franchises will not invest in a genuine left arm seamer with the new ball over a flop T20 opener who strikes at 110?
Good left arm seamers are GOLD in the T20 franchise market, not rubbish T20 openers who strike at 110.
Unless you're in a competition of who can buy the most mansions and gain the most insta followers, Netravalkar has an edge over babar in every capacity.

Both have enough money to live for the rest of their lives qith no issue.

Netravalkar has zero haters

Netravalkar can bag more contracts

Netravalkar lives in a better country and has access to better resources

Netravalkar has better education and his life isn't tied down to the stress of post cricket fame

He doesn't care about mansions or insta followers lol, besides 2 meaningless statistics.
 
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What happened to Babar trying to bag a hundred deal for the past 3 years? Where is his ILT20 contract? When did he last play Big Bash or CPL? How can you think franchises will not invest in a genuine left arm seamer with the new ball over a flop T20 opener who strikes at 110?

Good left arm seamers are GOLD in the T20 franchise market, not rubbish T20 openers who strike at 110.
Babar has already earned more than enough money in the last 10 years to employee this fellow as his servant.

Babar has played PSL, BPL, County, CPL and has been on A List contract for PCB for years with multiple massive sponsorship deals. He can retire today and earn nothing from cricket anymore and this Indian NRI fellow will still not be able to match his earnings from cricket for years.
 
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@mominsaigol

We are not talking about their respective lives in general. We are talking about their respective achievements and income from cricket, that is what fueled this discussion.

Generally speaking, I’m sure this Indian fellow has a better life. He is living in the US and earning very good money so his quality of life is automatically superior than Babar who has more money but lives in the third world.

In addition, cricketers especially those represent countries like India and Pakistan have very stressful lives and they are always in the spotlight which can consume them and their family lives.

For example, Babar gets bashed day and night on a cricket forum. However, this is the price that you pay when you are a cricketer for Pakistan or India in particular. It’s not that bad if you are in Australia, England or New Zealand etc.

However, purely in terms of cricket achievement, fame, success and money, there is no comparison between those and never will be. He is not fit to lace Babar’s shoes so there is no reason for Babar to be ashamed and feel bad about it. I bet Babar probably doesn’t even remember his name.
 
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Babar has already earned more than enough money in the last 10 years to employee this fellow as his servant.

Babar has played PSL, BPL, County, CPL and has been on A List contract for PCB for years with multiple massive sponsorship deals. He can retire today and earn nothing from cricket anymore and this Indian NRI fellow will still not be able to match his earnings from cricket for years.


Accept it, it’s all one big hoax.

And also accept you never saw Pollock bowl.
 
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@mominsaigol

We are not talking about their respective lives in general. We are talking about their respective achievements and income from cricket, that is what fueled this discussion.

Generally speaking, I’m sure this Indian fellow has a better life. He is living in the US and earning very good money so his quality of life is automatically superior than Babar who has more money but lives in the third world.

In addition, cricketers especially those represent countries like India and Pakistan have very stressful lives and they are always in the spotlight which can consume them and their family lives.

For example, Babar gets bashed day and night on a cricket forum . However, this is the price that you pay when you are a cricketer for Pakistan or India in particular. It’s not that bad if you are in Australia, England or New Zealand etc.

However, purely in terms of cricket achievement, fame, success and money, there is no comparison between those and never will be. He is not fit to lace Babar’s shoes so there is no reason for Babar to be ashamed and feel bad about it. I bet Babar probably doesn’t even remember his name.
From a cricketing perspective obviously Babar has more success?

One is an employee who plays part time and is chilling in a developed world, the other is a full time professional cricketer?

Why are both of them even being compared? They lead 2 different lives?
 
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Accept it, it’s all one big hoax.

And also accept you never saw Pollock bowl.
Yes Babar’s net worth is a hoax.

I watch Pollock, one of the best bowlers I ever see and the most accurate for sure, who had a better ER than McGrath even though he had to compete with the Australian batting lineup.
 
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He will get big prize if he put his name in IPL auction .

If he and babar put name in auction list of IPL then babar will definitely go unsold while US techie can get 5Cr + easily.
 
Us techie were single Handley smashed Babar team out of world T20 .

It was a shamefull defeat for any test playing nation's.
 
Truth is he doesnt even need to take part in IPL or any other leagues, he will earn more $$$ on the lecture and after dinner circuit regaling how he got Lumber 1 WK and Ifti chacha out and then kept his nerve in the SO- something Pakistani stalwarts have struggled with.

Probably also earn a bit from his memoirs- How I unseated Kaptaan Bobby from his captaincy.....
 
Thread is not about babar azam so you guys need to stop this stuff and also these personal remarks are not ok.

talk about saurabh else you are free to leave this thread.
 
He will get big prize if he put his name in IPL auction .

If he and babar put name in auction list of IPL then babar will definitely go unsold while US techie can get 5Cr + easily.
That has nothing to do with their respective qualities as cricketers and everything to do with their nationalities, so what is the point of mentioning this.
 
Anyone can dismiss anyone. Or win againat anyone.

India has lost to Zimbabwe, Bangladesh etc in the past as well.

Netravlakar this so called techie also dismissed Rohit and kohli whereas Babar scored 44 in that game. Neither rohit or kohli got close.

I hate Pak cricket and what it's become, but atleast don't make such silly claims.

You're the same guy who outright tells me Babar and rizwan are irreplaceable but yet here you are mocking him? Lol hypocrisy?


I despise pak cricket and the way Babar played was unacceptable aka barely over 100 SR, however the loss isn't only on him. It's 90% of the bowlers fault for letting it slip and Babar as a captain himself.

Netravalkar wrecked rohit and kohli, 2 players who are gloated as all time greats.

Dismissing someone or winning once ot 2x has n9thing to do with who's better.

Granted it still shows how much of a minnow pakistan is in that usa is being used as a footmark
Where im said anything about indian players . saurabh is a quality left-arm pacer so i was not surprised when he taken Virat and Rohit wickets.

Babar is good only for pakistan standard and pakistan is not a great team .

This year Saurabh should put his name in IPL auction list than you will understand his values .

He is not getting much attention because he is playing for USA as a part timers player's .
 
Where im said anything about indian players . saurabh is a quality left-arm pacer so i was not surprised when he taken Virat and Rohit wickets.

Babar is good only for pakistan standard and pakistan is not a great team .

This year Saurabh should put his name in IPL auction list than you will understand his values .

He is not getting much attention because he is playing for USA as a part timers player's .
The guy is just an oracle employee? Why would he play IPL?

Usa t20 was probably just a one and done thing?

Players go to USA for extra income, Easier life. Playing cricket part time. Infact usa didn't even expect to reach super 8's, Oracle corporation had to make adjustments cause they didn't think usa would get that far?

IPL is am entire season commitment? Why would he or oracle even allow an employee to leave that long?
 
The guy is just an oracle employee? Why would he play IPL?

Usa t20 was probably just a one and done thing?

Players go to USA for extra income, Easier life. Playing cricket part time. Infact usa didn't even expect to reach super 8's, Oracle corporation had to make adjustments cause they didn't think usa would get that far?

IPL is am entire season commitment? Why would he or oracle even allow an employee to leave that long?
He can take leave for 2 month's where he can earn big money .im 100% sure he will get big contract as quality Pacers always attract Big bid compare to batters .

One -two IPL session is enough for his lifetimes .
 
I thought Saurabh was just a typical IT programmer playing cricket on the weekends. I just saw a video posted by oracle recently, he is working on some AI products and seemed like he knew his stuff. Seemed pretty higher up in the corporate chain too.

Now if you take that in context of what he did in the WT20 and the level at which he performed, got to say very impressive.
 
It’s a sad life if winning a solitary cricket match vs Pakistan the biggest achievement of his life.
Why should Babar be ashamed? He is far more famous, successful and rich than this nobody who is not leaving a name in history.
well. Babar ne Pakistan ki naak katwa di.. that is all I can say.
 
I thought Saurabh was just a typical IT programmer playing cricket on the weekends. I just saw a video posted by oracle recently, he is working on some AI products and seemed like he knew his stuff. Seemed pretty higher up in the corporate chain too.

Now if you take that in context of what he did in the WT20 and the level at which he performed, got to say very impressive.
He is also into music. Living a fulfilled life.
 
This guy defeated Pakistan on one side while designing and implementing vector AI algorithms for Oracle DB. :genius
 
The guy is just an oracle employee? Why would he play IPL?

Usa t20 was probably just a one and done thing?

Players go to USA for extra income, Easier life. Playing cricket part time. Infact usa didn't even expect to reach super 8's, Oracle corporation had to make adjustments cause they didn't think usa would get that far?

IPL is am entire season commitment? Why would he or oracle even allow an employee to leave that long?

Exactly.

In North America, cricket is not even among top 5 sports.

It would be foolish to leave his Oracle job to pursue cricket full-time.
 
The guy is just an oracle employee? Why would he play IPL?

Usa t20 was probably just a one and done thing?

Players go to USA for extra income, Easier life. Playing cricket part time. Infact usa didn't even expect to reach super 8's, Oracle corporation had to make adjustments cause they didn't think usa would get that far?

IPL is am entire season commitment? Why would he or oracle even allow an employee to leave that long?

Even if he is a senior developer in Oracle, he will be earning a lot less than what he will be getting in IPL. In addition to that, playing in IPL will give him more name and fame. He can find many jobs like Oracle developer but playing in IPL is elusive. So to say just bcoz he works for Oracle what is the need to play in IPL is pretty ignorant comment.
 
Even if he is a senior developer in Oracle, he will be earning a lot less than what he will be getting in IPL. In addition to that, playing in IPL will give him more name and fame. He can find many jobs like Oracle developer but playing in IPL is elusive. So to say just bcoz he works for Oracle what is the need to play in IPL is pretty ignorant comment.
It's not an ignorant comment.

He lives in USA, Has a a networth of 2M, has a wife and a very comfortable life and can make money on the side by playing cricket part time.

Why on earth would he play IPL? What indian fame does a 32 year old Millionaire living in the USA with a settled wife and family need?
 
Saurabh Netravalkar, while speaking to a local Indian media outlet about being unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction:

"Firstly, grateful for getting shortlisted in the final auction list."

"Yes, the child in me had hopes for sure! But, it was a high-quality player pool with so many top players also failing to make the cut, so I completely understand."
 
Saurabh Netravalkar, while speaking to a local Indian media outlet about being unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction:

"Firstly, grateful for getting shortlisted in the final auction list."

"Yes, the child in me had hopes for sure! But, it was a high-quality player pool with so many top players also failing to make the cut, so I completely understand."

Tough luck Saurabh.
Hope to see you in IPL some day in your motherland. We are proud of you and how you helped USA defeat Pakistan.
 
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