Robin Venu Uthappa (Kannada/Kodava Takk: ರಾಬಿನ್ ವೇಣು ಉತ್ತಪ್ಪ) pronunciation (help·info) (born 11 November 1985 in Kodagu, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer. His father is Venu Uthappa, an international hockey referee from Kodagu, Karnataka, and mother Roselyn is a home maker and hails from Kozhikode, Kerala. He made his One Day International debut in the seventh and final match of the English tour of India in April 2006. He had a successful debut, making 86 as an opening batsman before being run out. It was the highest score for any Indian debutant in a limited overs match [1].He is also named 'The Walking Assassin"
Uthappa first came to the public's attention when he made 66 for India B against India A in the Challenger Trophy in 2005. The following year, in the same tournament, Uthappa made matchwinning 93-ball 100 against the same team which propelled him in the big league. Previously, he had been a member of the India under-19 team that won the Asia Cup. Once a wicketkeeper-batsman, his List A batting average of near 40 with a strike rate of approximately 90 has made him regarded as something of a limited overs cricket specialist.
He was recalled to the ODI side in January 2007 for the series against the West Indies where he smashed a 70 from just 41 balls.
He was selected in the 15-member squad of the Indian Cricket team for the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in the West Indies in March-April 2007. He played in all 3 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.
In the sixth ODI of the NatWest Series 2007-2008, he scored a sensational 47 of 33 balls to take India to a thrilling victory, keeping Indian hopes alive in the 7 match series that they were trailing 2-3 before the match. Used to batting as an opener, in this match he came in at the unfamiliar position of no 7. When he came at the crease India were 5 down for 234 after 40.2 overs, still needing 83 from less than 10 overs. After Dhoni got out in the 47th over with the Indian score at 294, Uthappa kept a cool head to take India to the target with two balls to spare in a remarkable victory.
Uthappa also scored a crucial 50 against Pakistan in the 20-20 World Cup in South Africa, when India were tottering at 36/4. With this, he became the first Indian to score a 50 in a 20-20 International match.[2] India subsequently won the match in bowl out 3-0, where he bowled one of the three deliveries that hit the stumps.
Uthappa has played at all junior levels and first class for Karnataka Cricket State Association.
He played for Mumbai Indians in the 2008 Indian Premier League and had a fairly successful opening season. In January, 2009 he swapped places with Zaheer Khan and completed a move to Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Full name Robin Venu Uthappa
Born 11 November 1985 (1985-11-11) (age 23)
Kodagu, Karnataka, India
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right arm medium
Role Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side India
ODI debut (cap 165) 15 April 2006 v England
Last ODI 6 July 2008 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 14) 13 September 2007 v Scotland
Last T20I 1 February 2008 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years Team
2002/03–present Karnataka
2008 Mumbai Indians
2009–present Royal Challengers Bangalore
Career statistics
Competition ODIs FC List A T20I
Matches 38 52 92 9
Runs scored 786 3,544 2,615 149
Batting average 27.10 42.19 32.68 18.62
100s/50s 0/5 10/18 3/19 0/1
Top score 86 162 160 50
Balls bowled – 376 150 –
Wickets – 8 2 –
Bowling average – 27.25 76.00 –
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 –
10 wickets in match – 0 n/a –
Best bowling – 3/26 1/23 –
Catches/stumpings 15/0 50/0 36/0 1/0
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