Rachin Ravindra knew very early that cricket was going to be his life. Not because he had a first name that was a combination of Rahul (Dravid) and Sachin (Tendulkar).
But because he started playing when he was a little boy in New Zealand, and often found himself in teams meant for older players. He was a part of the academy teams that his father, a former club cricketer, took on annual tours of India.
Both his parents are from India — Bengaluru to be precise. It was in India that he made his Test debut.
