Rajeev Nayyar

Rajeev Nayyar
Personal information
Born (1968-03-28) 28 March 1968 (age 56)
Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break googly
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1986–2006Himachal Pradesh
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 96 50
Runs scored 6,881 1,142
Batting average 44.97 32.62
100s/50s 20/32 0/10
Top score 271 87
Balls bowled 3,239 619
Wickets 39 17
Bowling average 52.23 33.35
5 wickets in innings 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 7/93 4/17
Catches/stumpings 53/– 22/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 December 2016

Rajeev Nayyar (born 28 March 1968) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Himachal Pradesh. In 1999, he set the record for the longest first-class innings of all time by batting for 1,015 minutes (16 hours and 55 minutes) in a Ranji Trophy match against Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Records / First-class matches / Batting records / Longest individual innings (by minutes)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Three cricketers go to prison". ESPN Cricinfo. 2 November 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2017.