Listen to Story Saurabh Netravalkar is living the dream of quite a few Indian middle-class teens -- earn masters from a reputed university, find a high-paying job and also play cricket. Well, the 32-year-old is a software engineer at Oracle and is representing the USA cricket team. On Thursday, Saurabh became the envy of many on social media after playing a key role in one of the biggest upsets in the history of the men's T20 World Cup.
The left-arm fast bowler starred in a Super Over in Dallas, Texas that helped USA stun former champions Pakistan in a Group A game. Screengrabs of the LinkedIn profile of Saurabh Netravalkar and Instagram videos of him playing ukulele and singing have gone viral since his Super Over heroics. The man from Mumbai seems to be multi-talented and 'living the American and Indian dream' simultaneously.
Saurabh was calm under pressure after he was tasked with the job of defending 19 runs against Pakistan in the Super Over at the Grand Prairie Stadium. He had already bowled a terrific spell in the match, picking up two wickets for just 18 runs in four overs. And the techie-cum-cricketer delivered big in the Super Over, successfully defending the target and helping USA script one of their biggest victories.
Only a couple of months ago, one of his colleagues at Oracle learnt that the USA national team player works at his office. On Thursday, he earned the attention of the entire cricket world and played his part in getting the Native Americans to google .
