Napoleon Einstein (born 16 August 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He played in the Indian Premier League for the Chennai Super Kings.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Napoleon Einstein |
| Born | (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 33) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right arm off break |
| Role | Batsman |
Source: Cricinfo, 3 April 2014 | |
Einstein made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu against Kerala in a Ranji One-Day Trophy match at Secunderabad in February 2007. Opening the batting, he scored 92, putting on 203 for the first wicket with Murali Vijay to set up a 46-run win.[2] A month later, he played against Assam in the same competition but this time made only 1.[3]
He has been batting,[4] and bowling off spinners[5] in under-19 tournaments and has been selected for the Indian team for the under-19 World cup to be held in Malaysia in Feb 2008.[6] India went on to win the under-19 world cup.