Saurabh Netravalkar, the Oracle techie who led US’s Super Over win against Pak

In yesterday’s match, both teams made 159 in their standard 20 overs of this Group A match. Then in the Super Over, Pakistan veteran left-arm Mohammad Amir bowled for the US who batted first and scored 18 runs that featured several wides and runs off panic-stricken overthrows. Then India-born paceman Netravalkar held his nerve as Pakistan, runners-up at the 2022 T20 World Cup and champions in 2009, only managed 13-1.

Who is Saurabh Netravalkar?

Soon after the win, his LinkedIn profile became the talk of the town, as along with playing cricket, Netravalkar is full-time employee at Oracle. As per his profile, he is currently working as a Principle Member of Technical staff in the company.

Speaking of his journey, Netravalkar even played for the Indian U19 World Cup team in 2010. India had lost to Pakistan where Babar Azam was part of it and fourteen years later, he shattered the dreams of Pakistan fans who hoped for a winning start ahead of their high-voltage clash against arch-rival India on June 9. As per report, the Mumbai born Netravalkar came to the United States in 2015. 

Social media reactions on Saurabh Netravalkar’s impressive game

Social media is filled with hilarious tweets and reactions as the Indian-born Oracle techie defeated Pakistan. In a now deleted tweet, one user also shared his slack “Out of Office”

“Saurabh Netravalkar Oracle la Out Of office till June 17 potrukaan (end of group stages). Mama, looks like you might need to extend your OOO by another 2 weeks!”

One user said, “Full time Coders and part time cricketers Beat Pakistan”

“Living the American Dream + Indian Dream”

“Full-time cricketers are beaten by full-time engineers playing part-time cricket. Pakistan team needs to do a serious retrospect.”

“I can already hear the proud Asian parent: Look beta, my son is BOTH a computer engineer and a cricketer.”

“Sports & Education – Unbelievable Never seen such a qualified talented athlete in recent years. Amazing & Hatsoff.”

“Babar Azam lost to a Part-time cricketer-full-time time coder”

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Published: 07 Jun 2024, 09:17 AM IST