Daniel Trevor Christian was born on 4 May 1983 and is a former Australian professional cricketer with Aboriginal ancestry.
16 Facts About Dan Christian
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Dan Christian is considered to be a Twenty20 cricket specialist and has played for franchises all over the globe.
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Dan Christian is seen as a cricket role model for Australia's indigenous population.
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Dan Christian lived in Narrandera until he completed primary school and then he moved to Sydney to attend St Gregory's College, Campbelltown.
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Dan Christian played List A cricket for New South Wales in 2006 and 2007.
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In 2009, Dan Christian captained an Indigenous Australian cricket team that toured England.
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Dan Christian played for Hampshire in their victorious 2010 Twenty20 Cup campaign.
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Additionally, Dan Christian was a part of the Deccan Charger's team which competed annually in the DLF IPL - he was purchased for US$900,000.
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Dan Christian was picked up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a sum of US$100,000, and joined them for their IPL-6 campaign.
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In 2013, Christian signed for the English side Gloucestershire Gladiators to play in the 2013 Twenty20 Cup, although he did play a first-class game for Gloucestershire against Australia A The following year he signed for Middlesex Panthers to play in the 2014 t20 Blast, a spell which included an innings against Kent of 129, which included ten sixes and to date is the highest score by a batsman in a T20 game at the St Lawrence Ground.
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In 2015, Dan Christian signed for his 4th English County, Nottinghamshire in a spell that would bring both him and the club great success in the t20 Blast competition.
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Dan Christian led the Notts Outlaws to victory in the 2020 T20 Blast competition with a man of the match performance.
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Dan Christian played first few matches and then withdrew from tournament in March 2021 due to pandemic outbreak.
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In February 2021, Dan Christian was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.
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On 8 August 2021, Dan Christian scored 30 runs off an over bowled by left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan as part of a 15-ball 39 scored against Bangladesh, to become the first Australian to hit five sixes in a single over of a T20 international.
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Later the same month, Dan Christian was named as one of three players as injury cover in Australia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.