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The 24-year-old New Zealander scored 578 runs at the recently-concluded ODI World Cup, making his debut in the tournament and scoring three centuries against England, Australia and Pakistan. His tally of 578 runs is a record by a debutant in a single edition of a World Cup. “I think so (if he picked cricket because of his father). Dad played club cricket, he watched a lot of cricket, played it on PlayStation as well. It was always on around the house all the time. Naturally, I picked it up. Mum and Dad would always throw me plastic balls. I always wanted to bat or bowl. It accumulated to where I am today,” said Rachin. “I tried to model my action around him. He was an unbelievable bowler. The amount of drop he got, his consistency, I definitely love watching him bowl,” said Rachin.
Rachin also took took five wickets with his left-arm spin.
In an interview with ESPNcricinfo, Rachin had stated that he picked cricket<\/a> as a child as his dad played club cricket and the sport was always there in some capacity at home. He remembered using a toy ball to practice with his dad.<\/p>\n
“They never forced me to play cricket at all. It happened naturally. I really enjoyed playing cricket with my mates. I enjoyed going to the nets every day, hitting and bowling balls. I guess that’s how it happened.”
Spin-bowling all-rounder Daniel Vettori was his hero growing up, Rachin revealed.<\/p>\n
Rachin, who has roots in Bengaluru, said that while in India for the World Cup, he had the opportunity to catch up with both sides of his family.
“I got to catch up with both sides of my family. My grandparents on my mom’s side, my uncle and aunty. It was nice to connect with them after a little while. It was a little feeling of home in a different country. I get to see them when I do go to India,” the allrounder had said.<\/div>\n