Quick Info
| Profession | Cricketer |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 30/12/1989 |
| Age | 36 years |
| Birthplace | Jamshedpur, Bihar (India) |
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Saurabh Sunil Tiwary |
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| Nickname | Saurabh |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 185 cm |
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| Weight | 70 kg |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Personal Life
| Religion | Hinduism | ||
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| Caste | Brahmin | ||
| Hobby | Listening to Music | ||
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Affairs/Girlfriends | Nikita Mishra |
| Marriage Date | February 2016 |
Family
| Father | Sunil Tiwary |
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| Mother | Kanaklata Tiwary |
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| Spouse | Nikita Mishra |
Career
| International Debut | 2010 (Asia Cup squad, played against Australia and New Zealand) |
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| Retirement | 12 February 2024 |
| Jersey Number | #15 (India) |
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| Career Turning Point | He hit 18 sixes in the 2010 IPL and three centuries in the Jharkhand Ranji Trophy. |
| Current Role | Secretary of Jharkhand State Cricket Association |
| Batting Style | Left-handed middle-order batsman |
| First-Class Statistics | 8076 runs at an average of 47.23 in 116 matches |
| List A Statistics | 3300 runs at an average of 47.14 in 92 matches |
| Bowling Style | Off break |
| IPL Statistics | 1494 runs at an average of 28.73 in 93 matches |
| T20 Domestic Statistics | 3454 runs at an average of 29.03 in 181 matches |
| ODI Debut | 20/10/2010 vs Australia at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
Favourites
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Style Quotient
| Car Collection | Land Rover Discovery |
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| Salary (as in 2018) | ₹80 lakh (IPL) |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Saurabh Tiwary abstains from smoking and alcohol consumption. | |
| 2. In his childhood, he showed more interest in playing cricket than in academics. | |
| 3. Saurabh Tiwary and his wife Nikita have known each other since childhood. | |
| 4. His First-class debut was on 1 December 2006, playing for Jharkhand against Jammu & Kashmir in Jamshedpur. | |
| 5. He made his List A debut on 13 February 2006, in a match between Bengal and Jharkhand in Dhanbad. | |
| 6. His T20 debut came on 3 April 2007, playing for Jharkhand against Orissa in Kolkata. | |
| 7. During the 2011 IPL season, he scored only one fifty in 47 matches. | |
| 8. In the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy season, he was among the top-15 run-scorers. | |
| 9. In January 2018, Saurabh Tiwary was drafted by the Mumbai Indians for the 2018 IPL season. | |
| 10. He was a key batsman in the Indian team that won the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia. | |
| 11. He captained the India Under-19 squad that won the 2008 World Cup. | |
| 12. He won the Under-23 Player of the Tournament award in IPL 2010 for Mumbai Indians, scoring 419 runs in 16 matches. | |
| 13. He began playing cricket at the age of 11. | |
| 14. He represented Jharkhand at the under-14 level before making his first-class debut in the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy. | |
| 15. He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2010 Asia Cup. | |
| 16. He scored an unbeaten 12 runs off 17 balls against Australia in 2010. | |
| 17. He played a match-winning partnership with Yusuf Pathan against New Zealand in December 2010. |