ICC World Cup 2023, on October 5, 2023, witnessed New Zealand playing against England as the opening match of the tournament in which New Zealand took over England in only 36.2 overs with only 9 wickets to spare.As the star of the match, Rachin Ravindra smashed an unbeatable century and a total of 123 runs in just 96 balls.Rahul Dravid.Sachin Tendulkar.– Rachin Ravindra is living up to the name his parents gave him. pic.twitter.com/4QzvMYossd— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 5, 2023Who is Rachin RavindraRachin Ravindra is an international cricketer from New Zealand. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in September 2021. Rachin Ravindra was born in an Indian family in Wellington. Before relocating to New Zealand, his father Ravi Krishnamurthy, a software architect, played club cricket in Bangalore.It is also said that Rachins name is inspired by the name of cricket legends Rahul Dravid (Ra) and Sachin Tendulkar (Chin) as his father was a huge fan of the two legends.Young Rachin started his cricket journey quite early and was a major part of the New Zealand U-19 squad for the 2016 World Cup.On October 5, 2023, the young star made perfect use of his opportunity as he scored an unbeaten century against England, he was sent to bat at No.3 in the absence of Kane Williamson and he went on to score an unbeaten 123 off just 93 deliveries and guide his team to a remarkable win over England in the ICC World Cup 2023.
