Robin Uthappa had a successful debut, making 86 as an opening batsman before being dismissed run out.
30 Facts About Robin Uthappa
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Robin Uthappa is nicknamed 'The Walking Assassin' for his tactic of charging down towards the bowler.
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Robin Uthappa played an important role in India's win at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.
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Robin Uthappa announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 14 September 2022.
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Robin Uthappa received his education at Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College which comes under the umbrella of Jain University, Bangalore.
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Robin Uthappa first came to the public's attention when he made 66 for India B against India A in the Challenger Trophy in 2005.
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Robin Uthappa was recalled to the ODI side in January 2007 for the series against the West Indies.
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Robin Uthappa did not feature in the first two games.
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Robin Uthappa scored a quick 70 in the third game followed by a quickfire 28 in the fourth game.
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Robin Uthappa played in all three group games, but only scored 30 runs in total as India suffered a shock defeat to Bangladesh and a loss to Sri Lanka resulting in the team not qualifying for the Super 8 stage.
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In November 2014, Robin Uthappa was included into Indian One Day International squad for the last two matches against Sri Lanka.
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Robin Uthappa was included in 30 men Indian squad for 2015 Cricket World Cup.
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Robin Uthappa was included in team India which toured Zimbabwe in 2015.
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Robin Uthappa played for the Mumbai Indians in the 2008 Indian Premier League and had a fairly successful opening season.
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However, a quickfire 23-ball 46 from Robin Uthappa went in vain after Delhi Daredevils clinched a 5-wicket win in a nail-biting finish.
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Robin Uthappa had a disappointing 2009 season of IPL for the Royal Challengers.
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Robin Uthappa came up with another match-winning innings, against Chennai Super Kings, as he struck an unbeaten 68 off just 38 balls.
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Robin Uthappa won the Man of the match award for this effort.
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Robin Uthappa ended the season with 374 runs from 14 innings at an average of 31.16.
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Robin Uthappa hit 27 sixes, which was the most by any batsman in that season.
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Robin Uthappa was the second most expensive player in that auction behind Gautam Gambhir, who was bought for US$2.4 million by Kolkata Knight Riders.
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Robin Uthappa failed to perform well in first leg of the tournament conducted in UAE.
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Robin Uthappa was then promoted to the opening position with Gautam Gambhir and performed well in the India-leg of the season.
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Robin Uthappa won the Orange Cap, given for scoring most runs in the season, 660, and in the process created a T20 record for having scored 40+ scores in 8 consecutive games.
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Robin Uthappa eventually made 11, breaking the record held by Mathew Hayden of most 40+ scores in a single season.
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Robin Uthappa was part of the Knight Riders squad until being released ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.
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Robin Uthappa played 12 matches in the season, scoring 196 runs at an average of 16.33 and a highest-score of 41.
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Robin Uthappa's father, Venu Uthappa, a former hockey umpire is a Kodava Hindu.
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Robin Uthappa married his long-time girlfriend Sheethal Goutham in March 2016.
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Robin Uthappa said that he once saw his success in failure of teammate.