Star Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi has shown his desire to play across formats for India, including Test cricket. Raghuvanshi, a right-handed top-order batter from Mumbai, played for India at the 2022 Under-19 World Cup, where he was the leading run-getter, scoring 278 runs from six innings. He made his debut for the KKR in the IPL 2024 and was picked up by KKR again for the 2025 season for 30 lakh.

“I want to play all formats of the game, including Test cricket,” Angkrish Raghuvanshi said as quoted from Wisden.com “People bowl faster here in the IPL, turn the ball more. It’s just tougher all around here, so I had to practice harder to make my game better,” he said.

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Raghuvanshi also opined on the importance of playing cricket to gain experience, understand oneself, and adapt to different formats as well. He also stated the need to play as many matches as possible and to practice regularly as well.

“It’s more about playing as much cricket as you can, and gaining experience. You understand yourself better, and you understand how you can adapt across formats. It’s simple: Play as many matches, but more than that, I practice as much as I can.”

“Playing on the pitches in Mumbai has helped me develop my game against spin, because the ball turns a lot on some pitches in Mumbai. I like to learn from Suryakumar Yadav on how to play spin. I try to watch him bat and what he tries to do against spinners. He plays the field and the bowlers, and I like watching and learning from that,” Angkrish Raghuvanshi concluded.

The defending Champions KKR had a poor IPL 2025 season, as they finished eighth in the points table, with five wins, seven defeats, and two no-result matches in their 14 fixtures, with 12 points as well. However, Raghuvanshi remained a bright spot as he emerged as one of only two KKR batters to score 300 runs, alongside KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane.