{{short description|Hong Kong-born Indian cricketer}} {{Other people|Anshuman|Anshuman (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Anshuman Rath | image = | country = Hong Kong | fullname = Anshuman Rath | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|11|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Hong Kong]] | death_date = | death_place = | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Left-handed | bowling = [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] | role = Batsman, occasional [[wicket-keeper]]
| international = true | odidebutdate = 8 November | odidebutyear = 2014 | odidebutagainst = PNG | odicap = 29 | lastodidate = 18 September | lastodiyear = 2018 | lastodiagainst = India
| T20Idebutdate = 15 July | T20Idebutyear = 2015 | T20Idebutagainst = Nepal | T20Icap = 17 | lastT20Idate = 13 November | lastT20Iyear = 2025 | lastT20Iagainst = Qatar
| club1 = [[Odisha cricket team|Odisha]] | year1 = {{nowrap|2021/22–present}}
| columns = 4 | column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]] | matches1 = 18 | runs1 = 736 | bat avg1 = 52.57 | 100s/50s1 = 1/6 | top score1 = 143[[not out|*]] | deliveries1 = 337 | wickets1 = 14 | bowl avg1 = 11.92 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 3/22 | catches/stumpings1 = 4/– | column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] | matches2 = 68 | runs2 = 1,824 | bat avg2 = 30.40 | 100s/50s2 = 1/9 | top score2 = 100[[Not out|*]] | deliveries2 = 250 | wickets2 = 7 | bowl avg2 = 47.71 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 3/6 | catches/stumpings2 = 23/– | column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | matches3 = 7 | runs3 = 454 | bat avg3 = 45.40 | 100s/50s3 = 0/4 | top score3 = 98[[Not out|*]] | deliveries3 = 164 | wickets3 = 7 | bowl avg3 = 16.14 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 4/34 | catches/stumpings3 = 3/– | column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]] | matches4 = 44 | runs4 = 1,914 | bat avg4 = 47.85 | 100s/50s4 = 3/15 | top score4 = 143[[Not out|*]] | deliveries4 = 451 | wickets4 = 16 | bowl avg4 = 17.87 | fivefor4 = 0 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 3/22 | catches/stumpings4 = 10/– | date = 31 July 2025 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/452472.html ESPNcricinfo |internationalspan=2014-present}} '''Anshuman Rath''' (born 5 November 1997) is a Hong Kong [[cricket]]er who previously captained the [[Hong Kong national cricket team]].<ref name="bio">{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/638811 |title=Story of Anshy Rath a mark of Hong Kong's progress |access-date=9 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> In September 2019, he retired from the Hong Kong national team to pursue a career in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/news/anshuman-rath-quits-hong-kong-to-pursue-indian-cricket-dream-will-enter-ipl-draft-as-a-local/ |title=Exclusive: Anshuman Rath quits Hong Kong to pursue Indian dream – will enter IPL draft as a local |access-date=12 September 2019 |work=Emerging Cricket|date=11 September 2019 }}</ref> In August 2021, he became eligible to play as a local player in India as an Indian passport holder, and represented [[Odisha cricket team|Odisha]] from the 2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-hong-kong-captain-anshuman-rath-set-to-represent-odisha-in-india-domestic-1275337 |title=Former Hong Kong captain Anshuman Rath set to represent Odisha in India domestic |access-date=29 August 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Anshuman Rath |url=http://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NTM0NQ== |website=Orisports |access-date=27 February 2023 }}</ref>
Rath returned to Hong Kong's squad for the [[2022–23 Hong Kong Quadrangular Series|Hong Kong Quadrangular Series]] in March 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/cricket/article/3212145/cricket-hong-kong-hand-ex-sri-lanka-and-kent-coach-willis-reins-mens-team-odi-status-still-their |title=Cricket Hong Kong hand ex-Sri Lanka and Kent coach Willis reins of men's team, with ODI status still in their sights |work=South China Morning Post |access-date=3 March 2023|date=3 March 2023|first=Josh|last=Ball}}</ref>
==Personal life== Anshuman Rath's home is based in Satyanagar, [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]], India and he belongs to an [[Odia people|Odia]] family.<ref name="Odia Boy">{{cite news |author1=Namita Panda |title=Odia boy to wear Hong Kong colours in World Cup |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1150922/jsp/odisha/story_43825.jsp |access-date=19 September 2018 |work=The Telegraph |date=22 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513222300/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150922/jsp/odisha/story_43825.jsp |archive-date=13 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the late 1990s, his father left India for business and settled in Hong Kong. Anshuman was born in 1997 in Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kanaknews.com/odia-boy-anshuman-rath-will-play-against-india-in-asia-game/|title=Odia Boy Anshuman Rath Will Play Against India In Asia Cup Game|work=Kanak News Bureau|access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://odishatv.in/sports/rath-vs-rohit-odia-boy-captain-against-india-at-asia-cup-2018-322230|first=Devbrat|last=Patnaik|title=Rath Vs Rohit: Odia Boy Captain Against India At Asia Cup 2018|work=Odisha TV|date=18 September 2018|access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref>
He started playing cricket at the age of four with Tarang, when his father introduced him to the sport. He attended [[West Island School]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://yp.scmp.com/news/sports/article/4365/howzat-talent|first=Kevin|last=Kung|title=Howzat for talent! Two outstanding teenager cricketers are making names for themselves with the bat and ball in Hong Kong's senior squad|work=South China Morning Post|date=7 October 2012|access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref>
==International career== He made his [[One Day International]] (ODI) debut for Hong Kong on 8 November 2014 [[Hong Kong cricket team against Papua New Guinea in Australia in 2014–15|against Papua New Guinea]] in Australia.<ref name="ODI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/791633.html |title=Hong Kong tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Papua New Guinea v Hong Kong at Townsville, Nov 8, 2014 |access-date=8 November 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20 International]] debut for Hong Kong against Nepal at the [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] tournament on 15 July 2015.<ref name="T20I">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875507.html |title=ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 26th Match, Group A: Hong Kong v Nepal at Belfast, Jul 15, 2015 |access-date=15 July 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for Hong Kong against the United Arab Emirates in the [[2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup]] tournament on 11 November 2015.<ref name="FC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/911047.html |title=ICC Intercontinental Cup, United Arab Emirates v Hong Kong at Dubai (CA), Nov 11–14, 2015 |access-date=11 November 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
On 16 February 2017 in the [[2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship]] match against the Netherlands, he scored his maiden [[List A cricket|List A]] century and added 197 runs for the third wicket with [[Babar Hayat]]. This was a List A record for Hong Kong and a record for any wicket in a World Cricket League match.<ref name="HK197">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1082775.html |title=Hong Kong collapse allows Netherlands to escape with five-run win |date=16 February 2017 |access-date=16 February 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
In December 2017, he scored his first century in an ODI match (143 [[not out]]), against [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]] in the [[2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship]].<ref name="laststats">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1128934.html |title=Adnan Mufti hundred in bizarre UAE victory |access-date=8 December 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> It was also the highest individual score by a Hong Kong batsman in an ODI.<ref name="laststats"/> He finished as the leading run-scorer in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship, with a total of 678 runs from 10 matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=ICC World Cricket League, 2015-2016/17 / Records / Most runs |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=10073;type=tournament|work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=8 December 2017}}</ref>
In August 2018, he was named the vice-captain of Hong Kong's squad for the [[2018 Asia Cup Qualifier]] tournament.<ref name="HKACQ">{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018 |title=Hong Kong Squad for the ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 － 27th August – 8th September 2018 |work=Hong Kong Cricket |access-date=4 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804200907/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018 |archive-date=4 August 2018 |url-status=dead }} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804200907/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018 |date=4 August 2018 }}</ref> However, prior to the tournament, he replaced [[Babar Hayat]] as captain, after Hayat stepped down from the role, saying that wanted "to focus on my cricket and my performance going forward”.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/captaincy-change-at-asia-cup-qualifiers-for-hong-kong |title=Captaincy Change at Asia Cup Qualifiers for Hong Kong |work=Hong Kong Cricket |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830073844/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/captaincy-change-at-asia-cup-qualifiers-for-hong-kong |archive-date=30 August 2018 |url-status=dead }} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830073844/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/captaincy-change-at-asia-cup-qualifiers-for-hong-kong |date=30 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/preview/1153244/hong-kong-vs-pakistan-2nd-match-group-asia-cup |title=Young Hong Kong a banana peel for Pakistan |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=15 September 2018 |access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named as captain of Hong Kong's squad for the [[2018 Asia Cup]].<ref name="2018AC">{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/anshuman-rath-to-lead-hong-kong-into-the-2018-unimoni-asia-cup |title=Anshuman Rath to lead Hong Kong into the 2018 Unimoni Asia Cup |work=Hong Kong Cricket |access-date=10 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131513/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/anshuman-rath-to-lead-hong-kong-into-the-2018-unimoni-asia-cup |archive-date=10 September 2018 |url-status=dead }} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131513/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/anshuman-rath-to-lead-hong-kong-into-the-2018-unimoni-asia-cup |date=10 September 2018 }}</ref>
In April 2019, he was named as the captain of Hong Kong's squad for the [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament in Namibia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1173815 |title=All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=11 April 2019}}</ref> He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 290 runs in six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=5;id=12897;type=tournament |title=ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2019, List A matches, Most runs |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref> He and [[Nizakat Khan]] scored 174 against India, the highest partnership for Hong Kong in ODIs. Hong Kong lost the match by 26 runs but the fight was praised by the Indian team.
==T20 franchise career== In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals franchise team in the [[2019 Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=12755 |title=Global T20 draft streamed live |work=Canada Cricket Online |date=20 June 2019 |access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{cricinfo|id=452472}} * https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/10035/anshuman-rath
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