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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ankit Rajpoot
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Ankit Singh Rajpoot
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|12|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| heightft = 6
| heightinch = 2
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast Bowling#Categorisation|medium-fast]]
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
| club1 = [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]]
| year1 = 2012/13–present
| club2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| year2 = 2013
| club3 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| year3 = 2016–2017
| clubnumber3 = 3
| club4 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| year4 = 2018–2019
| club5 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| year5 = 2020
| clubnumber4 = 3
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 52
| runs1 = 169
| bat avg1 = 3.84
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 25
| deliveries1 = 9970
| wickets1 = 177
| bowl avg1 = 27.69
| fivefor1 = 8
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 6/25
| catches/stumpings1 = 9/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| matches2 = 30
| runs2 = 71
| bat avg2 = 7.10
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 18
| deliveries2 = 1421
| wickets2 = 36
| bowl avg2 = 32.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = n/a
| best bowling2 = 3/32
| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]
| matches3 = 65
| runs3 = 40
| bat avg3 = 5.71
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 8
| deliveries3 = 1316
| wickets3 = 84
| bowl avg3 = 19.20
| fivefor3 = 2
| tenfor3 = n/a
| best bowling3 = 5/14
| catches/stumpings3 = 10/–
| date = 9 April
| year = 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/591650.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Ankit Singh Rajpoot''' (born 4 December 1993) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who plays for [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]] in domestic cricket.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/591650.html Ankit Rajpoot – Cricinfo]</ref> He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who made his debut during the [[2012-13 Ranji Trophy]]. He picked 31 wickets in 7 matches in that season at an average of 18.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2012/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=7515;team=2212;type=tournament Ranji Trophy, 2012/13 – Uttar Pradesh / Records / Batting and bowling averages]</ref> He also plays in the [[Indian Premier League]] for the [[Rajasthan Royals]].

==Career==
In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the [[2018–19 Duleep Trophy]].<ref name="Duleep18">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24173214/sanju-samson-picked-india-passing-yo-yo-test |title=Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=23 July 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref> In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the [[2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1167689.html |title=India Under-23s Squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 December 2018}}</ref> In August 2019, he was named in the India Green 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>

Rajpoot played for 4 different IPL Teams. Rajpoot was signed by [[Chennai Super Kings]] in the [[2013 Indian Premier League]] auction. Making his debut against [[Mumbai Indians]], he dismissed their captain [[Ricky Ponting]] in his very first over. His match figures were 1/25 from 3 overs. On 6 February 2016 he was signed by [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] team [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]. <ref>[https://twitter.com/KKRiders/status/695907266378092544 Kolkata Knight Riders Welcome Ankit Rajpoot]</ref> In January 2018, he was bought by the [[Kings XI Punjab]] in the [[List of 2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2018 IPL auction]]<ref name="IPL2018">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |access-date=27 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> for 3 crores. On April 26, Rajpoot took 5 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs in a match against the [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ankit-rajpoot-claims-five-wickets-to-put-kings-xi-punjab-on-top-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad/story-Kd2DWMaeFTMBg65a8qQBfP.html |title=Ankit Rajpoot creates history, takes 5/14 for Kings XI Punjab |access-date=26 April 2018 |work=Hindustan Times|date=26 April 2018 }}</ref> and earned the Man Of The Match award, although [[Punjab]] lost the match. It was the first five-wicket haul of the season, and also the best figures for an uncapped player in the IPL.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/ipl/article/ipl-2018-srh-vs-kxip-who-is-ankit-rajpoot-the-man-with-best-ipl-figures-as-uncapped-player/221576 |title=IPL 2018, SRH vs KXIP: Who is Ankit Rajpoot? The man with best IPL figures as uncapped player |access-date=15 May 2018 |work=Times Now}}</ref>

In January 2021, he was named as one of five net bowlers in India's [[Test cricket|Test]] squad for their series [[English cricket team in India in 2020–21|against England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1248503.html |title=Kohli, Hardik, Ishant return to India's 18-member squad for England Tests |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=19 January 2021 |access-date=19 January 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=591650}}

{{Rajasthan Royals squad}}
{{Uttar Pradesh cricket squad}}

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