Rahul Verma Rajput
| Rahul Verma | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Rahul Verma Rajput 4 June 1996 Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation |
Actor Cricketer |
| Years active | 2014- present |
| Religion | Hindu |
Rahul Verma (born 4 June 1996) is an Indian actor and Indian former cricketer, who turned actor. He appears in Telugu cinema and bollywood. Rahul has played Under-19s national cricket for Delhi along with India national under-19 cricket team Captain Ishan Kishan[1] and Delhi cricketer Rishabh Pant. Rahul left cricket after a major injury and after that got selected from auditions, Rahul started his acting career with the movie Sarrainodu with stylish Allu Arjun.[2][3]
Biography
Rahul Verma was born on 4 June 1996 in Himachal Pradesh village of Sirmaur district in a Hindi speaking family. Rahul cleared his Secondary School Certificate from Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education. Rahul Verma is the first cricketer from Himachal Pradesh to selected for Delhi Under-19 or (DDCA) Delhi & District Cricket Association. Rahul began his career playing for Sehwag Cricket Academy at Delhi , and Delhi cricket club making his debut in the Under-19s national cricket for Delhi in 2014 cricket season. His performances earned him a place of India national under-19 cricket team.[4]
Rahul Verma began playing cricket at the age of 17. He played for Delhi as a batsman. He made his debut for Delhi Under-19 in 2014, and scoring 145 and 92 in his two interstate matches.[5] He scored 289 runs in 5 innings with a top-score of 157. He added two further fifties in the season. After scoring 456 runs in six matches, he was promoted to the Under-19s national cricket.
Rahul had a grand start to the tour of 2014-15. In the first match at Mohali , Assam put 354 on the board and Rahul scored a Career Best 252. Rahul hit 25 fours and 7 sixes to bring up his first Double Century. Rahul continued his terrific form in the second match against Bihar at Delhi where he scored 147 from 281 balls with 16 fours and 2 sixes. In the second innings, he scored another century. In 2016, he got injured in the first warm up match of U-19 CWC against Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team.
Early life and Career
Rahul was born into a Hindu Rajpoot family in Himachal Pradesh. He did his schooling from Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education Dharamshala and completed higher education from LR Group of Institute and Himachal Pradesh University.
Rahul began his career as a Cricketer. During his school days, he represented Sehwag Cricket Academy and being a top scorer at tournaments. He was also the captain of Delhi U-19 Cricket team. In 2015, he was selected for the Under-19s national cricket for Delhi. Later he left cricket after a major back injury.
In 2016, He got selected after audition and portrayed the supporting role of "Ajay" in the Telugu language action-masala film Sarrainodu.[6][7]
Filmography
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sarrainodu | Ajay | Telugu | Telugu debut |
| 2017 | Total Dhamaal | TBA | Hindi | Filming[8] |
| 2017 | Crack | TBA | Hindi | Filming |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2016/content/story/954021.html
- ↑ "Rahul Verma in Sarrainodu"
- ↑ "Rahul Verma Debut in Allu Arjun Sarrainodu (Sarainodu) 2016 Telugu Movie"
- ↑ "Rahul Verma Biography"
- ↑ "Rahul Verma Smashing 145 and 92 in debut innings U19 CWC 2015"
- ↑ "Sarrainodu to release on April 22"
- ↑ "Rahul Verma are among the other cast of the movie for which cinematography is handled by Rishi Punjabi"
- ↑ "Total Dhamaal, third film in the Dhamaal series". Hindustan Times. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-29.