Proteas' latest threat: Son of an All Black and a kid named after Dravid and Tendulkar
PUNE. - Rachin Ravindra was probably destined to be the 2023 World Cup's breakout star simply because of his unusual first name.
When he was born in Wellington in 1999, his parents - Ravi and Deepa Krishnamurthy - were entranced by the prolific feats of two Indian legends, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar. Ravi, who was a club cricketer in Bengaluru before the family emigrated to New Zealand, and Deepa were pondering appropriate names for their new son before simply coming up with the simple plan of combining one: Ra plus Chin, Rachin.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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