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Rahul Chahar
Rahul Desraj Chahar (born 1999, Bharatpur) is an Indian right-arm leg-spinner; T20I and ODI caps for India, 2021 T20 World Cup squad pick ahead of Chahal, IPL titles with Mumbai Indians 2019 and 2020, later Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Surrey.
Rajat Patidar (रजत पटीदार)
Rajat Patidar (रजत पटीदार), Indian top-order batter from Indore, Madhya Pradesh; RCB captain who won back-to-back IPL titles 2025 and 2026, first skipper to win two in his first two seasons; 3 Tests, 1 ODI, 1 T20I for India.
Raman Lamba
Raman Lamba, Indian cricketer (1960–1998), right-hand opener; 4 Tests, 32 ODIs, 8,776 first-class runs at 53.84, Duleep Trophy record 320; died after on-field head injury in Dhaka.
Ramiz Raja
Ramiz Raja is a Pakistani cricket administrator, commentator, and former batsman who won the 1992 World Cup and served as Pakistan Cricket Board chairman from 2021 to 2022.
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Ramnaresh Sarwan, born 1980, is a Guyanese former cricketer who batted for the West Indies from 2000 to 2013, playing 87 Tests.
Ranjitsinhji
Ranjitsinhji (Ranji), 1872-1933, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar and Test cricketer for England and Sussex; inventor of the leg glance, 989 Test runs at 44.95, Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1897.
Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan Arman (born 1998, Nangarhar) is Afghanistan's right-arm leg-spin and googly bowler, record holder for most men's T20I wickets (193), youngest international captain, and 2022 IPL champion with Gujarat Titans.
Rassie van der Dussen
Rassie van der Dussen (Hendrik Erasmus van der Dussen), South African right-handed top-order batter born 1989 in Pretoria; debuted 2018, retired from all international formats 2 April 2026 with ODI average 50.13 and a best ICC ODI ranking of No. 2.
Ravi Bishnoi (रवि बिश्नोई)
Ravi Bishnoi (रवि बिश्नोई), born 2000 in Jodhpur, is an Indian leg-spinner and googly specialist; ICC No. 1 T20I bowler in 2023, 64 T20I wickets, Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026.
Ravi Bopara
Ravi Bopara (Ravinder Singh Bopara), born 1985, English all-rounder; 13 Tests, 120 ODIs, 38 T20Is for England 2007-2015; Essex 2002-2019, later Sussex and Northants; retired from county cricket March 2026, now Karachi Kings head coach.
Ravi Rampaul
Ravi Rampaul (Ravindranath Rampaul), born 1984 in Preysal, Trinidad, is a West Indies right-arm fast-medium bowler. 18 Tests (49 wickets), 92 ODIs (117 wickets), 2012 World T20 winner, record ODI 86 by a No. 10.
Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri, Indian all-rounder (1981-1992), 1983 World Cup winner, 1985 Champion of Champions, commentator, and India head coach 2017-2021 who led Test wins in Australia twice.
Ravichandran Ashwin (ரவிச்சந்திரன் அஸ்வின்)
Ravichandran Ashwin (ரவிச்சந்திரன் அஸ்வின்), Indian off-spinner and right-handed batter, born 1986 Chennai; 537 Test wickets at 24, fastest to 250 and 300 Test wickets, retired December 2024.
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja (Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja, born 1988), Indian left-arm spin all-rounder and elite fielder; 350 Test wickets with 4,000+ runs, 2024 T20 World Cup winner, retired from T20Is in 2024.
Rehan Ahmed
Rehan Ahmed (born 2004, Nottingham) is an English leg-spinning all-rounder, England's youngest men's Test cricketer at 18 years 126 days, who took 5-48 on Test debut in Karachi in 2022 and has played all three formats.
Richard Hadlee
Sir Richard Hadlee (born 1951), New Zealand fast-bowling all-rounder; first to 400 Test wickets, 431 at 22.29 in 86 Tests; knighted 1990, ICC Hall of Fame 2009.
Richie Benaud
Richie Benaud (Richard Benaud, 1930-2015), Australian leg-spin all-rounder, first to 2,000 Test runs and 200 wickets, unbeaten captain of Australia in 28 Tests, later iconic Channel Nine and BBC cricket commentator.
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting (Punter), Australian cricketer born 1974 in Launceston; captain 2004-2011; 13,378 Test and 13,704 ODI runs; three World Cups; ICC Hall of Fame 2018; later IPL coach.
Rinku Singh (रिंकू खंचंद सिंह) (cricketer)
Rinku Singh (रिंकू खंचंद सिंह), born 1997 in Aligarh, is an Indian left-handed finisher for Kolkata Knight Riders and India, famous for five consecutive sixes off Yash Dayal in IPL 2023, a 2026 T20 World Cup winner and KKR vice-captain.
Rishabh Pant (ऋषभ राजेंद्र पंत)
Rishabh Pant (ऋषभ राजेंद्र पंत), born 1997 in Haridwar, is an Indian left-handed wicketkeeper-batter, Test standout with the 2021 Gabba 89, 2022 car-crash survivor, and record Rs 27 crore Lucknow Super Giants IPL signing.
Rob Key
Rob Key (Robert William Trevor Key, born 1979) is a former Kent and England batsman, 15 Tests and a 221 at Lord's, now Managing Director of England Men's Cricket since April 2022.
Robin Singh (cricketer)
Robin Singh (Rabindra Ramanarayan Singh), born 1963 in Princes Town, Trinidad, is a former Indian ODI all-rounder (136 ODIs, 2,336 runs, 69 wickets) who later coached India's fielding, Mumbai Indians, and scouts Bihar talent.
Robin Uthappa
Robin Uthappa, full name Robin Venu Uthappa, is a former Indian wicketkeeper-batter who won the 2007 T20 World Cup with India and scored nearly 5,000 IPL runs.
Rod Marsh
Rod Marsh (Rodney William Marsh, 1947–2022), Australian wicketkeeper-batsman nicknamed Iron Gloves and Bacchus; 355 Test dismissals in 96 Tests, first Australian keeper to score a Test century, famed for caught Marsh bowled Lillee.
Roger Binny
Roger Binny (born 1955, Bangalore), Indian all-rounder, 27 Tests and 72 ODIs; leading wicket-taker with 18 wickets in India's 1983 World Cup win; later 36th BCCI president 2022-2025.
Rohan Gavaskar
Rohan Sunil Gavaskar, born 1976 in Kanpur, son of Sunil Gavaskar and named after Rohan Kanhai; Indian left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spinner, Bengal stalwart, 11 ODIs in 2004, later ICL, KKR, and commentary.
Rohit Sharma (रोहित गुरुनाथ शर्मा)
Rohit Sharma (रोहित गुरुनाथ शर्मा, born 1987), Indian right-handed opening batter and captain. ODI debut 2007; holds highest ODI score (264), three ODI double-centuries, five T20I hundreds; led India to 2024 T20 World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy titles.
Romesh Kaluwitharana
Romesh Shantha Kaluwitharana (born 1969, Colombo), 'Kalu', Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman, 49 Tests and 189 ODIs 1990-2004; with Jayasuriya pioneered aggressive ODI opening and won the 1996 World Cup.
Ross Taylor
Ross Taylor (Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor), New Zealand cricketer, 112 Tests, 236 ODIs, 102 T20Is, 18,199 runs; first to 100 caps in all three formats; returned for Samoa in 2025.
Roston Chase
Roston Chase (Roston Lamar Chase), born 1992 in Christ Church, Barbados, is a West Indian all-rounder, right-hand batter and off-spin bowler, West Indies Test captain since May 2025, with a best of 8/60 and a 194 against Sri Lanka in 2026.