Teja Nidamanuru Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More
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Hometown: Vijayawada
Height: 5' 10"
Age: 29 Years
Bio/Wiki | |
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Full name | Anil Teja Nidamanuru |
Profession | • Cricketer (Allrounder) • Coach & Manager • IT Corporate employee |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet & inches- 5’ 10” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs |
Body Measurements (approx.) | - Chest: 42 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Cricket | |
International Debut | ODI- On 31 May 2022 against West Indies T20- On 11 July 2022 against Papua New Guinea |
Jersey Number | #25 (Netherlands)![]() |
Domestic/State Team | • Cornwall Cricket Club • Albion • Otago A • Auckland A • Auckland • SV Kampong Cricket Club • Punjab Cricket Club Rotterdam • Lanchester Cricket Club • Stony Stratford • Northern Universities Student Club Community Cricketers Elite • Netherlands |
Batting Style | Right-handed |
Bowling Style | Right-arm off-break |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 22 August 1994 (Monday) |
Age (as of 2023) | 29 Years |
Birthplace | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Nationality | Dutch |
Hometown | Vijayawada |
School | Mount Albert Grammar School, Auckland (Till NCEA Level 3; 2008-12) |
College/University | Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland (also known as Unitec Te Pūkenga Mt Albert Campus) |
Educational Qualifications | Bachelor’s degree in sports management and marketing [1]LinkedIn - Teja Nidamanuru |
Hobby | Travelling![]() |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Affairs/Girlfriends | He is single. |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | N/A |
Parents | Father- Panduranga Rao (Former government employee) Mother- Padmavathi Pallekona (Working in the healthcare industry) Note: He belongs to a middle-class Hindu family. |
Siblings | Sister- 1 (Name not known)![]() |
Other relatives | Maternal Grandfather- Pitchia Shastri (Died in 2018) Maternal Grandmother- Samraga Lakshmi Pallekona |
Favourites | |
Cricketer | Virat Kohli |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Teja Nidamanuru
- Teja Nidamanuru is an Indian-origin cricketer, coach, manager, and IT corporate employee who has played for the Netherlands national team in international competitions. He also played in the New Zealand domestic circuit during his teenage years.
- Till the age of six, he lived in Vijayawada at his grandparents’ house where he became interested in cricket. When his mother was appointed as a dialysis technician at the district health board of Auckland, he moved to Auckland, New Zealand at the age of six.
- When he was eight, he started training at Cornwall Cricket Club in Auckland and later played many tournaments for them. From 2014-15 to 2017-18 seasons, he represented Cornwall – Auckland in the National Club Cricket Championships.
- Teja’s parents separated when he was nine after which he was raised by his mother. His mother returned to India when he was sixteen; however, he continued living in New Zealand and kept pursuing his studies and cricket.
- From April 2015 to September 2015, he represented Lanchester Cricket Club in Division 1 of the Northumberland and Tyneside Cricket League, and from April 2016 to September 2016, he represented Stony Stratford in the Hevey Building Supplies Northamptonshire Cricket League Premier Division. In 2015, he also played for Northern Universities Student Club Community Cricketers Elite.
- On 14 November 2018, he made his List A (one day) debut for Auckland, and on 13 December 2017, he debuted in T20s. He played alongside many New Zealand cricketers including Mark Chapman, Colin Munro, Lockie Ferguson, and Glenn Phillips while playing in the New Zealand domestic circuit.
- In 2019, Teja Nidamanuru moved to the Netherlands where he played alongside Australian cricketer Tim David and represented SV Kampong Cricket Club in the Dutch T20 Cup and ECS Netherlands-T10 League from April 2019 to September 2019. He later became a player cum coach of the Punjab Cricket Club Rotterdam in January 2020. He made 104 runs off 42 balls during a match against VOC Rotterdam in the 2021 Dutch T20 Cup.
- Teja scored his first ODI fifty in his debut ODI match on 31 May 2022 by making 58 runs not out against West Indies. On 21 March 2023, he made his first ODI hundred by scoring 110 runs against Zimbabwe. On 26 June 2023, he scored 111 runs against West Indies during the group stage match in the 2023 ICC World Cup Qualifier, helping the Netherlands first tie the match, which they later won in the super over.
- He worked as the competition manager of the Cornwall Cricket Club from June 2017 to December 2017 and organised a children’s cricket tournament named Bayley’s Summer Bash. He worked as a sports coach at Auckland Normal Intermediate School from July 2017 to April 2019. He worked as an event and social media intern for the New Zealand Athlete Federation (Netball) from March 2018 to August 2018.
- He worked as an event manager at the New Zealand Cricket Players Association from September 2018 to April 2019 and organised a cricket tournament named Hooked on Cricket. In August 2023, he became a Project Manager at Cricket Performance of Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB). [2]LinkedIn – Teja Nidamanuru
- Teja met the CEO of an IT company named Stratex in 2019 who was also a cricketer. He later joined the company and took Workforce Management (WFM) Training from September 2019 to October 2019, worked as a Marketing Manager from October 2019 to September 2020, worked as an International Business Development Manager from September 2020 to January 2022, and worked as a Product Manager from January 2022 to May 2023.
- During the 2023 ODI World Cup held in India, his family came to watch him play in the stadium for the first time.
- He has mostly played at lower-order positions during his career and is considered a handy allrounder.
- Teja has a goddaughter named Kaea Jackman.
- He is sponsored and provided cricket kits by Gray Nicolls Brand.
- He is often spotted drinking beer and alcohol during parties and celebrations.
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