Shreevats Goswami is an India

India

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n cricketer. he is a left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He was born in Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

. His father’s name is Pratyush Goswami. He started playing cricket at the age of 11. He plays domestic cricket for Under-19 Bengal team. During the Under-19 tri-nation series in South Africa in January, 2008, he scored 97 against South Africa and 104 against Bangladesh. In the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup

2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup

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 in Malaysia, he scored 58 runs in one of the league matches and 51 in the semi-final against New Zealand

New Zealand

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Goswami has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr...

 in the first three seasons of the Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League

The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...

. In 4th edition of IPL

Indian Premier League

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, Goswami was kept in the uncapped player pool and has been signed by Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. Sourav Ganguly led the team in IPL1 and IPL3, Brendon McCullum in IPL2, and Gautam Gambhir in IPL4...

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