The Rario Batsmen Club
Cricket NFT platform Rario has signed up several international players to launch exclusive NFTs for fans. Quite a few batters are included in the list from both men’s and women’s cricket. Here’s a list of batters Rario has signed up.
1. Virender Sehwag
A destroyer of opposition attacks in his heyday, Sehwag was an incredible top-order batter for India. An impactful aggressor, he was instrumental to India's rise into becoming the No.1 Test team as well as claiming the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 World Cup titles.
2. Rishabh Pant
Overcoming the shadows of the legendary MS Dhoni, Rishabh Pant has gone on to establish himself as India's first-choice wicketkeeper-batter across all versions of the game. The little champion plays a highly attractive brand of cricket, taking the attacking route with the bat regardless of the format to leave his mark for the country.
3. Smriti Mandhana
Inarguably one of the most elegant batters the game has seen, Mandhana has quickly risen into an all-conquering force for the Indian women's side. Her consistent exploits at the top of the order have made her an invaluable asset for the Indian side across formats. Integral to India's run to the final of the 2017 ODI World Cup and 2020 T20 World Cups, Mandhana has played 4 Tests, 71 ODIs and 84 T20Is for India.
4. Faf du Plessis
A stoic right-hand batter, Du Plessis depicts the fighter on the cricket field. He may not be the most gifted cricketers but is definitely one with the most gumption and the willingness to outlast the opposition in a one-on-one battle. Du Plessis, once an integral part of South Africa's batting unit across formats, remains active in various leagues around the world.
5. Aaron Finch
Talks of his problems against the incoming balls maybe rife for long but Aaron Finch continues to be a mainstay of Australia's white-ball sides. An ODI and T20I World Cup winner, Finch has overcome his limitations to become a fine opening batter over the years. The 35-year-old has scored over 8,000 international runs for Australia.
6. Shakib Al Hasan
While he receives praises from all corners for his allround capabilities, Shakib, the individual batter, tends to fly under the radar when people talk of the world's best players. The left-hander showcased his batting prowess during the 2019 World Cup in UK. Dominating tough attacks in foreign conditions, the Bangladeshi stalwart recorded 606 runs at 86.57 with a strike-rate of 96.03.
7. Quinton de Kock
Right up there among the finest contemporary wicketkeeper-batters in world cricket, De Kock, continues to shine at the international stage for South Africa and remains a star attraction in leagues around the world. The left-hander has scored nearly 12,000 runs for South Africa while being an integral part of their side across formats.
8. Shafali Verma
A child batting prodigy, Verma has infused a great sense of energy and attacking vibe to India's white-ball game. She has emerged as an impactful aggressor at the top of the order, which has helped the Indian women's team get an early footing and momentum into games. The explosive right-hander has a T20I strike-rate of 141.12 - a number still unheard of in women's cricket.
9. Prithvi Shaw
A bright young talent, Shaw is one of the rare few batters whom India have confidently fast-tracked from the U-19 set-up to the senior side in the last five years. Shaw plays an attacking brand of cricket at the top of the order for India and also in the Indian T20 league, which gets the fans going in the stadiums and in front of television sets.
10. Ruturaj Gaikwad
Top scorer of the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 league, Gaikwad rallied along to don the orange cap for the season for Chennai and soon earned his entry into the senior Indian white-ball set-up. Gaikwad has been one of the more consistent domestic performers and is regarded as a player whom India could have its future batting units revolving around.
11. Venkatesh Iyer
A promising allround cricketer Venkatesh Iyer made a good initiation to the international stage in T20Is for India. Making critical contributions in the back half of the innings versus West Indies in February, Venkatesh emerged as a decent backup to premier allrounder Hardik Pandya ahead of the T20 World Cup.
12. Dinesh Karthik
Protagonist of the most heartening tale at this year's Indian T20 League, Karthik recently forced his way back to the Indian T20I side aged 36 through sheer performances as an end-overs aggressor. The veteran wicketkeeper-batter smashed 330 runs at a strike-rate of 183.33 for Bangalore.