{{Short description|Malaysian cricketer}} {{Use British English|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Rakesh Madhavan | country = Malaysia | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|2|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Right-arm medium | role = Batsman | columns = 3 | column1 = FC | matches1 = 2 | runs1 = 151 | bat avg1 = 37.75 | 100s/50s1 = 0/1 | top score1 = 60 | hidedeliveries = true | catches/stumpings1 = 1/0 | column2 = LA | matches2 = 6 | runs2 = 68 | bat avg2 = 11.33 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 37 | catches/stumpings2 = 0/0 | column3 = ICC T | matches3 = 5 | runs3 = 191 | bat avg3 = 47.75 | 100s/50s3 = 1/0 | top score3 = 105* | catches/stumpings3 = 1/0 | date = 8 January | year = 2008 | source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/21135.html CricketArchive }}
'''Rakesh Madhavan''' (born 23 February 1977) is a Malaysian cricketer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-from-malaysia/reference|title=Famous People From Malaysia|last=|first=|date=|website=Ranker|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/other/content/player/25998.html Cricinfo profile]</ref> A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,<ref name="CAP">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/21135.html CricketArchive profile]</ref> he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1997.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/all_teams.html Teams played for by Rakes Madhavan] at CricketArchive</ref>
==Biography== Born in Negeri Sembilan in 1977,<ref name="CAP" /> Madhavan made his debut for Malaysia in the annual Saudara Cup match against Singapore in September 1997. The following year he played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy against Singapore<ref name="OthM">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Rakesh Madhavan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016014755/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/Other_matches.html |date=16 October 2012 }} at CricketArchive</ref> before making his List A debut against Pakistan International Airlines in the Pakistan domestic one-day tournament.<ref name="LAM">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Rakesh Madhavan] at CricketArchive</ref>
He played a second Saudara Cup match in August<ref name="OthM" /> before representing Malaysia in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, hosted in Kuala Lumpur, playing against Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Jamaica.<ref name="LAM" /> He finished the year playing in the ACC Trophy,<ref name="OthM" /> with Malaysia losing to Bangladesh in the final.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102676.html Scorecard] of Bangladesh v Malaysia, 13 October 1998 at CricketArchive</ref>
Over the following years, he became almost an ever present for Malaysia, playing in every Stan Nagaiah Trophy and Saudara Cup match against Singapore until 2005, also playing in the ACC Trophy tournaments of 2000, 2002 and 2004 over the same time period, in addition to a match for Malaysia against the ECB National Academy in February 2003.<ref name="OthM" /> He also played in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Toronto.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Rakesh Madhavan] at CricketArchive</ref>
He made his first-class debut in 2004, playing against Nepal and the UAE in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21135/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Rakesh Madhavan] at CricketArchive</ref> He played ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Hong Kong in 2004 and against Singapore, Hong Kong and Nepal in 2005.<ref name="OthM" />
He did not play in the Saudara Cup match of 2006,<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/122/122598.html Scorecard] of 2006 Saudara Cup match at CricketArchive</ref> though he did play in that year's Stan Nagaiah Trophy and ACC Trophy, in addition to ACC Premier League matches against Hong Kong and Nepal. He most recently represented his country in the 2007 Saudara Cup.<ref name="OthM" />
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