Born on June 3, 1984, Stuart Binny is an Indian Test cricketer, who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket. He was born He was born in Bangalore and attended middle school in The Frank Anthony Public School. He also took coaching in IACA under coach Imtiaz Ahmed.
He made his Karnataka debut in the 2003/04 season but couldn’t maintain a regular place in the first-class line-up. He considers himself a limited-overs specialist and when the Indian Cricket League in 2007.
He signed up and made a name for himself as one of the tournament’s premier all-rounders. Stuart relies more on a stump-to-stump-line and taking the pace off the ball, making him difficult to get away.
His batting too was a revelation for the Hyderabad Heroes and India XI. After two fulfilling seasons, he accepted the BCCI’s amnesty offer and quit the ICL. His aim is to make it back to the Karnataka set-up and prove himself in all formats. In IPL 2010, he was bought by a Mumbai-based Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians. In IPL 2011, Binny was bought by the Rajasthan Royals.
Binny’s returns cannot be measured by numbers alone, compelling as they are. He amassed 283 runs in Shimoga, taking his tournament tally to 686 runs at an average of 76.22, making him the third-highest run-getter in the league stage.
Binny was picked for India’s ODI team for the tour of New Zealand 2014. He played his first One day International match on 28 January 2014 where he bowled an over in which he gave 8 runs and didn’t bat in the match.
He also played in the Arise Asia Cup 2014 and scored a duck. On 17 June 2014 against Bangladesh Binny secured six wickets conceding only four runs surpassing Anil Kumble to have the best bowling record for any Indian bowler. He also scored a lone 25* in the 3rd match vs Bangladesh, before the match being called off due to rain.
He made his Test Debut in the 1st Test against England in India’s tour of England 2014 and scored 1 run in his debut innings.
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Questions of this week:
1. Who was top scorer for India in the first innings of the ongoing first Test match against England?
2. For which team Naman Ojha played in IPL-7?
3. Who won the mixed doubles title in the Wimbledon Championship at London?
4. How many runs Vimarsh Kaw scored against Krishna Cricket Club in the ongoing Chevrolet Cup T20 Cricket Tournament?
5. Who is Abdul Rauf?
Answers of the last week:
1. Murali Vijay 2.Delhi Daredevils 3. Vasek and Jack Sock 4. 102 runs 5. Chairman, JKCA Jammu wing.
The best entry of this week was received from Ishan Gupta of Mishriwala, Jammu.
The other entries of the week were from Rajat Sharma, H No 337, Ward No 37, Krishna Vihar, Janipur Colony, Jammu; Tushar Mahajan, 55 Lower Laxmi Nagar, Sarwal, Jammu.; Sanjay Dhar, R/o Lane No-1, H-No 3, Upper Laxmi Nagar, Sarwal, Jammu.; Satish Kumar of New Plots, Jammu and Surjeet Singh of Nanak Nagar, Jammu.
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