{{Short description|Australian cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Nivethan Radhakrishnan | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|11|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | nickname = Nivvi<ref name=Cameron/> | height = | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Left-arm/right-arm finger spin | role = All-rounder | club1 = | year1 = | clubnumber1 =
| columns = 2 | column1 = FC | matches1 = 9 | runs1 = 376 | bat avg1 = 20.88 | 100s/50s1 = 0/2 | top score1 = 68 | deliveries1 = 356 | wickets1 = 4 | bowl avg1 = 64.25 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 1/3 | catches/stumpings1 = 4/–
| column2 = LA | matches2 = 1 | runs2 = 0 | bat avg2 = 0.00 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 0 | deliveries2 = 60 | wickets2 = 2 | bowl avg2 = 30.50 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 2/61 | catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/nivethan-radhakrishnan-1171112 ESPNcricinfo | date = 18 October | year = 2025 }} '''Nivethan Radhakrishnan''' (born 25 November 2002) is an Australian cricketer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nivethan Radhakrishnan |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/nivethan-radhakrishnan-1171112 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref> He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and possesses the ability to bowl both right-arm and left-arm spin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tasmania sign ambidextrous spinner Nivethan Radhakrishnan |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tasmania-sign-ambidextrous-spinner-nivethan-radhakrishnan-1266658 |access-date=25 June 2021 |agency=ESPNcricinfo|date=16 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chennai boy spins it left and right, in Australia U-16 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennai-boy-spins-it-left-and-right-in-oz-u-16/articleshow/63089405.cms |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=The Times of India |author=Prasad, Bagawati |date=27 February 2018}}</ref>
== Personal life == Radhakrishnan was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He moved to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 2013 at the age of 10, with his father, mother and older brother.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |title=Meet Nivethan Radhakrishnan: Australia's ambidextrous cricket prodigy |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/meet-nivethan-radhakrishnan-australias-ambidextrous-cricket-prodigy/news-story/6340c41c8e73a40faa3b20e4bd11ab0b |access-date=25 June 2021 |agency=Fox Sports |author=Kuriype, Jacob|date=14 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Episode 4- Nivethan Radhakrishnan |url=https://anchor.fm/scott8468/episodes/Episode-4--Nivethan-Radhakrishnan-e12scv5 |website=Anchor |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=TNPL to Tasmania: Nivethan Radhakrishnan ready for next level |url=https://www.penbugs.com/tnpl-to-tasmania-nivethan-radhakrishnan-ready-for-next-level/ |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=Penbugs |date=25 June 2021 |archive-date=26 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626005351/https://www.penbugs.com/tnpl-to-tasmania-nivethan-radhakrishnan-ready-for-next-level/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IPL, Tasmania and ambidexterity: An exclusive with Nivethan Radhakrishnan |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2021/06/27/ipl-tasmania-and-ambidexterity-an-exclusive-with-nivethan-radhakrishnan/ |access-date=27 June 2021 |work=The Roar |author=Bhattacharya, Arnab |date=27 June 2021}}</ref> He has cited West Indies all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers as his idol.<ref>{{cite web|website=Circle of Cricket|url=https://circleofcricket.com/category/Latest_news/17730/tamil-nadu-teen-nivethan-radhakrishnan-turning-it-left-and-right-in-australia-u16-cricket|title=Tamil Nadu teen Nivethan Radhakrishnan turning it left and right in Australia U16 cricket|author=Sharma, Jatin|date=27 February 2018|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref>
== Cricket career == Radhakrishnan spent the 2017 and 2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League seasons with Karaikudi Kaalai and Dindigul Dragons, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet Karaikudi Kaalai all-rounder Nivethan Radhakrishnan, the Indian born wonder-kid creating waves in Australia |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/meet-karaikudi-kaalai-nivethan-radhakrishnan-indian-born-wonder-kid-waves-australia |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=Sportskeeda |author=Ananthasubramanian, Vignesh|date=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite news |title=14-year old Nivethan Radhakrishnan set for his debut season in TNPL 2017 |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/14-year-old-nivethan-radhakrishnan-set-for-his-debut-season-in-tnpl-2017-623963 |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=Cricket Country |date=12 July 2017}}</ref> In 2019, he played for an Australian Under-16 team in Dubai against Pakistan. In 2020, he was one of the four cricketers to win the Bill O'Reilly Medal and also received the Basil Sellers Scholarship.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bowling over expectations: Three NSW lads win prestigious cricket scholarship |url=https://www.indianlink.com.au/features/three-nsw-lads-win-prestigious-basil-sellers-cricket-scholarship/ |access-date=25 June 2021 |work=IndianLink News |author=Nath, Rhea L|date=10 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=First four-way tie for the O'Reilly Medal |url=https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/first-four-way-tie-for-the-oreilly-medal/2020-05-08 |access-date=25 June 2021 |agency=Cricket NSW|date=8 May 2020}}</ref> In 2021, he was a net bowler for the Indian Premier League franchise, the Delhi Capitals.<ref name=Cameron>{{cite web |title=Spin from both ends: Unique teen tweaker living his dream |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/feature/nivethan-radhakrishnan-ambidextrous-spinner-left-right-arm-chennai-ipl-delhi-capitals-nsw-tasmania/2021-06-24 |publisher=Cricket Australia |author=Cameron, Louis |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref> In the same year, he earned his first professional contract with the Tasmanian Tigers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who Is Nivethan Radhakrishnan, The India-Born 18-Year Old Ambidextrous Teen Spinner In Tasmania's Team? |url=https://www.cricxtasy.com/who-is-nivethan-radhakrishnan-the-india-born-18-year-old-ambidextrous-teen-spinner-in-tasmanias-team/ |access-date=25 June 2021 |work=Cricxtasy |author=Chadha, Kashish|date=19 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nivethan to play for Tasmania |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20210618/282385517469128 |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=Press Reader |author=Ragav, S. Dipak|date=18 June 2021}}</ref>
In December 2021, he was named in Australia's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-under-19-world-cup-squad-west-indies-cooper-connolly-teague-wyllie-campbell-kellaway/2021-12-14 |title=West Indies bound: Australia reveal U19 World Cup squad |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref> He made his first-class debut on 18 February 2022, for Tasmania in the 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1270447.html |title=17th Match, Sydney, Feb 18 - 21 2022, Sheffield Shield |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 February 2022}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Tasmanian Tigers current squad}}
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