Napoleon Einstein

Napoleon Einstein
Personal information
Full name
Napoleon Einstein
Born (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleBatsman
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 April 2014
In this Indian name, the name Napoleon is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Einstein.

Napoleon Einstein (born 16 August 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He played in the Indian Premier League for the Chennai Super Kings.[1]

Einstein made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu against Kerala in a Ranji One-Day Trophy match at Secunderabad in February 2007. Opening the batting, he scored 92, putting on 203 for the first wicket with Murali Vijay to set up a 46-run win.[2] A month later, he played against Assam in the same competition but this time made only 1.[3]

He has been batting,[4] and bowling off spinners[5] in under-19 tournaments and has been selected for the Indian team for the under-19 World cup to be held in Malaysia in Feb 2008.[6] India went on to win the under-19 world cup.

Etymology of the name

Napoleon's personal explanation of his name: "My grandfather was a scientist. He wrote a letter to Albert Einstein and even got a reply from him. I've got no idea [what the letter was about] even though I've read it. My mother was a physics graduate and she teaches Physics in a school. So I am Einstein. Napoleon is my father's name."[7]

"We don't believe in God. In our family, we're rationalists. Other people are named Krishna and Ram after Gods, so we were named Einstein and Napoleon after great people."[7]

References

  1. ^ "2008 U-19 Cricket World Cup Team — Where are they now?". The Bridge. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Debutant Einstein stars in Tamil Nadu victory". ESPNcricinfo. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Assam v Tamil Nadu in 2006/07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
  4. ^ Shiva’s effort in vain, Punjab win
  5. ^ Rajwinder shines as Punjab beat Saurashtra
  6. ^ ESPNcricinfo – India name Kohli as U-19 captain
  7. ^ a b Binoy, George. "James' i-Touch and Einstein's Letter". Tour Diaries. ESPN. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2023.