RS Hangargekar

Role:

Batting Style: Right Handed Bat

Bowling Style: Right-arm fast-medium

Country: India

Player profile for RS Hangargekar

🏏 Rajvardhan Hangargekar – Cricketer (India)

Full Name: Rajvardhan S Hangargekar
Nickname: Stallion
Date of Birth: November 10, 2002
Place of Birth: Tuljapur, Maharashtra, India
Age: 22 years (as of 2025)
Height: 5′ 11″ (180 cm)
Batting Style: Right-handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm fast
Role: Bowling all-rounder
Domestic Team: Maharashtra
IPL Team: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
IPL Salary: ₹30 lakh (as of 2025)

📈 Career Highlights

Domestic Debut:
- T20: January 16, 2021, for Maharashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
- List A: February 21, 2021, for Maharashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy
International Recognition: Represented India in the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies
IPL Journey:
- Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Bought in the 2022 IPL auction
- Debut: March 31, 2023, for CSK in the IPL
- Performance: In 2 matches, took 3 wickets with best bowling figures of 3/36
- 2025 IPL Auction: Bought by Lucknow Super Giants for ₹30 lakh
Notable Performance: On July 19, 2023, in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, took 5 wickets for 42 runs against Pakistan A, leading India A to victory

🌟 Playing Style

Bowling: Right-arm fast bowler known for his pace, consistently bowling at speeds over 140 km/h
Batting: Right-handed lower-order batsman with the ability to accelerate innings

🧠 Interesting Facts

Early Career: Started as an off-spinner in his youth cricket days before transitioning to fast bowling due to a lack of pace bowlers in his district team
Nickname: “Stallion” given by his trainer, Tejas Matapurkar, reflecting his work ethic
Coaches: Trained under Tejas Matapurkar and Mohan Jadhav to develop his fast bowling skills
Family: Son of Subhas Hangargekar (deceased) and Anita Hangargekar; has a brother named Abhijeet Hangargekar