Delhi-born Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s entry in the ongoing IPL was starling. Settling as an ‘impact player’ Raghuvanshi played a blistering innings for his franchise against the Delhi Capitals on Wednesday when he scored 50 off 25 balls.

Raghuvanshi left Gurgaon at the age of 11 and moved to Mumbai to hone his skills. 

The opener amassed 278 runs in the U-19 World Cup in 2022, where India ended up being the champions under the captaincy of Yash Dhull. 

Angkrish younger brother Krishan, a tennis player, was detected blood cancer when he was a toddler. 

“Angkrish used to sleep with us in the hospitals. Those five years were the most dreadful. He will never leave his baby brother alone. Yes, we have provided him with everything, but the process of Krishan’s treatment made him mentally tough,” Angkrish’s Mother Malika Raghuvanshi had told The Indian Express.

Raghuvanshi made his List A and T20 debut for Mumbai in 2023. However, the 18-year-old has an excellent CK Nayudu Trophy, where he amassed 765 runs in nine matches.

The returns in the domestic white-ball tournaments were not eye-catching but he was picked by KKR in the auction, where Abhishek Nayar his childhood coach is member of the support staff.

Wednesday’s innings against DC in Vizag was filled with some jaw-dropping classic stroke play with a dash of innovation sprinkled in. Angkrish, who wears No 18 and was India’s top scorer at the World Cup couple of years back, impressed with his wrist work back then and also the ability to play the pickup shot over mid-wicket.