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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Indian name|Abhimanyu|Easwaran}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Abhimanyu Easwaran
| image =
| country =
| fullname = Abhimanyu Ranganathan Paramaswaran Easwaran
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Dehradun]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling =
| role =

| club1 = [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]
| year1 = 2013–present
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 64
| runs1 = 4401
| bat avg1 = 43.57
| 100s/50s1 = 13/18
| top score1 = 233
| deliveries1 = 210
| wickets1 = 2
| bowl avg1 = 73.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/20
| catches/stumpings1 = 53/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 62
| runs2 = 2875
| bat avg2 = 48.72
| 100s/50s2 = 6/18
| top score2 = 149
| deliveries2 = 6
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 13/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches3 = 19
| runs3 = 471
| bat avg3 = 33.64
| 100s/50s3 = 1/1
| top score3 = 107[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 0
| wickets3 = 0
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 4/–
| date = 20 August 2021
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/699491.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Abhimanyu Easwaran''' (born 6 September 1995) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who plays for [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]. He is a right-handed [[opening batsman]].<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/699491.html |title=Abhimanyu Easwaran |access-date=4 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

==Early life==
Abhimanyu was born on 6 September 1995 in [[Dehradun]] to a [[Tamils|Tamilian]] father and [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] mother. In his early years, he was trained by his father Ranganathan Parameshwaran Easwaran, a [[chartered accountant]], who had started the [[Abhimanyu Cricket Academy]] in 1988. At age 10, Abhimanyu moved to [[Kolkata]] to pursue his cricket career, where he lived with his coach Nirmal Sengupta.<ref>{{cite news |title=Born for Cricket - Abhimanyu Easwaran's Journey From Dehradun to England Via Bengal |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/born-for-cricket-abhimanyu-easwarans-journey-from-dehradun-to-england-via-bengal-3727619.html |access-date=14 August 2021 |work=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Abhimanyu Easwaran's pragmatism strengthens cricketing passion |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/abhimanyu-easwaran-s-pragmatism-strengthens-cricketing-passion-1129746 |access-date=14 August 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
He made his [[Twenty20]] debut for Bengal in the [[2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament]] on 31 January 2017.<ref name="T20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1079302.html |title=Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament, East Zone: Bengal v Tripura at Kolkata, Jan 31, 2017 |access-date=31 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In October 2018, he was named in [[India A cricket team|India A]]'s squad for the [[2018–19 Deodhar Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1162570.html |title=Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> He was the leading run-scorer for Bengal in the [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy]], with 861 runs in six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12592;team=1623;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Bengal: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 January 2019}}</ref>

In August 2019, he was named in the India Red team's squad for the [[2019–20 Duleep Trophy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27331972/shubman-gill-priyank-panchal-faiz-fazal-lead-duleep-trophy-sides |title=Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/duleep-trophy-2019-shubman-gill-faiz-fazal-and-priyank-panchal-to-lead-duleep-trophy-2019-squad-fixtures-schedule-876560 |title=Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens |work=Cricket Country |access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref> In the final of the tournament, he scored 153 runs against India Green.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mynation.com/cricket/duleep-trophy-2019-final-abhimanyu-easwaran-153-india-red-top-pxetfu |title=Duleep Trophy 2019 Final: Abhimanyu Easwaran’s 153 hands India Red 114-run lead |work=My Nation |access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref> In October 2019, he was named in [[India A cricket team|India A]]'s squad for the [[2019–20 Deodhar Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/deodhar-trophy-2019-squads-india-a-india-b-india-c-parthiv-patel-shubman-gill-anuma-vihari-ranchi/article29788595.ece |title=Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up |work=SportStar |access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>

In January 2021, he was named as one of five standby players in India's [[Test cricket|Test]] squad for their home series [[English cricket team in India in 2020–21|against England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/148377/india-s-squad-for-first-two-tests-against-england-announced |title=India's squad for first two Tests against England announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=19 January 2021}}</ref> In May 2021, he was also named as one of four standby players in India's Test squad for the [[2021 ICC World Test Championship Final|final]] of the [[2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship]] and their away series [[Indian cricket team in England in 2021|against England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-hardik-pandya-kuldeep-yadav-in-india-s-squad-of-20-for-wtc-final-and-england-tests-1262487 |title=No Hardik, Kuldeep in India's squad of 20 for WTC final and England Tests |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154375/india-s-squad-for-wtc-final-and-test-series-against-england-announced |title=India's squad for WTC Final and Test series against England announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Abhimanyu Cricket Academy]]
* [[List of Bengal cricketers]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=699491}}

{{Bengal cricket squad}}
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