Shreevats Goswami (born 18 May 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He was born in

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in Howrah city, the twin city of

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. He started playing cricket at the age of 11. He played domestic cricket for Under-19

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. During the Under-19 Tri-nation series in

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in January 2008, he scored 97 against South Africa and 104 against

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. In the

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, he scored 58 runs in one of the league matches and 51 in the semi-final against

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.Cricinfo – Players and Officials – Shreevats Goswami
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in the first three seasons of the

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.was named emerging player of the tournament in 2008.In 4th edition of

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, Goswami was kept in the uncapped player pool and was signed by the

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. In 5th edition of

, he moved to the

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. Goswami toiled hard in the domestic circuit for Bengal but

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's presence meant that he was always the reserve keeper,yet he managed to surpass 8000 domestic runs and 200 dismissals. he had a really good Ranji Trophy season in 2016-17 and registered his career best score of 227 which is highest by a Bengal keeper . He was selected for the Board President's XI side for playing a practice match against

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's Australia in September 2017 where he was top scorer with 44 runs. His good performances has also earned him a spot for India A's ODI series against New Zealand A but got limited opportunities. In January 2018, he was bought by the

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and retained by the side for three years.

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