Abhishek Santosh Raut (born 3 March 1987 in

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) is an Indian cricketer. Raut made his debut in first-class cricket on 17–20 Dec 2005. He is an aggressive right-handed batsman and a right-arm Legbreak Bowler. He was signed by the

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in the

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. In the 2008 IPL season, he made his debut in IPL, scoring 21 runs in 13 balls.

Career

Raut did not play in any matches of the IPL Season 1. In season two, he played 9 matches, scoring 78 runs with the average of 19.5. His top score was 36 against

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, a match winning performance. He hit 5 fours and 3 sixes in the whole season. In season three, Raut played 6 matches in the third season scoring 56 runs with the average of 28. His top score was 31. He hit 3 fours and 3 sixes in the whole season.

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* * Living people 1987 births Indian cricketers Maharashtra cricketers Rajasthan Royals cricketers Mumbai cricketers Goa cricketers Odisha cricketers Cricketers from Odisha People from Jajpur district {{India-cricket-bio-1987-stub