Who Is Tushar Raheja? 5 Things To Know About The TNPL 2025’s Top Run-Scorer

Meet Tushar Raheja, the TNPL 2025’s top scorer! Discover 5 key facts about this rising left-handed wicketkeeper-batter and his potential path to the IPL.

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By Sumit Kushwaha On Jun 16, 2025

Who Is Tushar Raheja? 5 Things To Know About The TNPL 2025’s Top Run-Scorer (Image Via ESPN)

Tushar Raheja has become a standout performer in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2025, thanks to his consistent and dominant batting. Representing the IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans, the left-handed batter has already scored 298 runs in just four innings, making him the current top run-scorer of the tournament by a huge margin no other player has even reached the 200-run mark yet.

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With innings of 80, 74, 65*, and 79, Raheja is quickly turning heads and is being seen as a future prospect for bigger leagues like the IPL. Before he rises further, here are five interesting things to know about this young cricketer.

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1. Born in 2001 – A New-Age Cricketer

Tushar Raheja is part of the exciting new generation of Indian cricketers. Born on February 7, 2001, he is currently 24 years old. He is one of the many young players born after the year 2000 who are making a mark in Indian domestic cricket.

His Instagram handle, @tushar_raheja01, even reflects his birth year a small but fun detail about the youngster.

2. A Wicketkeeper and a Left-Handed Opening Batter

Raheja plays a dual role that is always in demand in modern cricket a wicketkeeper-batter. He opens the innings for his side and bats left-handed, providing the much-needed left-right combination at the top.

His clean striking and consistency in TNPL 2025 make him a strong candidate for IPL 2026. A team like Chennai Super Kings, known for nurturing local talent, might even consider grooming him as a future opener.

3. Won TNPL 2018 as a Rookie with Madurai Panthers

Tushar Raheja made his TNPL debut way back in 2018 as a teenager with the Siechem Madurai Panthers. While he played only two matches and scored just eight runs, he was part of the squad that won the TNPL title that year.

Even with limited game time, it was a valuable experience for Raheja, as he got the chance to share the dressing room with experienced campaigners like Arun Karthik, Varun Chakravarthy, and Thalaivan Sargunam.

4. Made State-Level Debuts in 2024

Though Raheja had been part of TNPL for a few years, he only made his debut for Tamil Nadu in professional cricket in late 2024.

List-A debut: December 26, 2024, vs Uttar Pradesh under Sai Kishore’s captaincy.
T20 debut: December 3, 2024, vs Saurashtra under Shahrukh Khan’s leadership.

Interestingly, both Kishore and Shahrukh play for Gujarat Titans (GT) in the IPL. If Raheja keeps impressing, he might earn a recommendation from them for a spot in the GT squad.

5. Works on Mental Strength with Coach Raymun Roy

One of the key elements behind Raheja’s consistent performance is his focus on mental strength and mindset. In May 2025, mental conditioning coach Raymun Roy featured Raheja in a video, where the batter spoke about how breathing techniques and mental training helped him stay calm under pressure.

Raheja credited these techniques for improving both his on-field focus and off-field discipline qualities that are clearly reflecting in his TNPL 2025 success.

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