Rilee Rossouw Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Rilee Roscoe Rossouw
Profession	Cricketer (Batsman)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	6' (183 cm)
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- 21 August 2014 vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo Test- Yet to make T20- 5 November 2014 vs Australia at Adelaide
Jersey Number	#32 (South Africa) #9 (Punjab Kings)
Domestic/State Team	First Class • ITEC Knights • Free State (formerly Orange Free State) IPL • Punjab Kings • Delhi Capitals • Royal Challengers Bengaluru Others • Basnahira Cricket Dundee • Dambulla Thunders • Delhi Bulls • Khulna Tigers • Los Angeles Knight Riders • Melbourne Renegades • Multan Sultans • Oval Invincibles • Pretoria Capitals • Quetta Gladiators • Sydney Thunder • Trinbago Knight Riders
Batting Style	Left hand Bat
Bowling Style	Right arm Offbreak
Records (main ones)	• First South African to score a T20 World Cup hundred (in 2022 against Bangladesh) • Second player to score two consecutive T20I hundreds after France’s Gustav McKeon
Personal Life
Date of Birth	9 October 1989 (Monday)
Age (as of 2023)	34 Years
Birthplace	Bloemfontein, Orange Free State Province, South Africa
Zodiac sign	Libra
Signature
Nationality	South African
Hometown	Bloemfontein
College/University	• BMT College Chartwell, Gauteng, South Africa • Grey College, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Religion	Christianity
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobby	Watching Netflix
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	11 June 2011
Family
Wife/Spouse	Marike Rossouw (Psychologist)
Children	Son- Roscoe Rilee Rossouw Daughter- Robyn Lee
Favourites
Sportsperson	Dean Burmester
Football club	Liverpool FC
Style Quotient
Cars Collection	Ford Everest
Money Factor
Salary (IPL)	Rs. 8 crore (as of 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rilee Rossouw

•  In 2007, Rilee made his first-class debut for Free State against the Eastern cricket team; he scored 83 runs in the innings while batting at number three.

• In December 2007, Rilee made his International debut for South Africa under-19s in the second test match against Bangladesh.

• Rilee likes to consume alcohol occasionally.
  

  Rilee Rossouw having an alcoholic drink with his wife

• In 2008, Rilee scored his maiden first-class century against the Multiply Titans cricket team; he made 106 runs which included 20 boundaries.

• Besides cricket, Rilee likes to play golf, he learnt golf from his father.

•  In the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Rilee played all six matches and helped his team to reach the finals; he scored 136 runs in the tournament at a batting average of 34.00.

• Rilee is an animal lover and has kept a pet dog.
  

  Rilee Rossouw with his pet dog

• Rilee had a brilliant first-class season in 2009-10 as he scored 1,261 runs at a batting average of 57.61. He also scored a triple century in that season against The Titans cricket team. Rilee also made a partnership of 480 runs in that innings batting along with Dean Elgar, the biggest South African partnership for any wicket.

• Riley has been out for a duck 5 times in his first 10 innings in the ODIs for the South African team.

• Rilee was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011 for IPL.
  

  Rilee Rossouw playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore

• Rilee was awarded the man of the match in his debut T20 international match played against Australia; he scored 78 runs off 50 balls.

• Rilee retired from international cricket in 2017 after accepting a Kolpak deal with Hampshire County Cricket Club. The Kolpak deal made him ineligible to play for the South African cricket team.
  

  Rilee Rossouw playing for Hampshire

• Riley returned to international cricket with South Africa in 2022 after the Kolpak deal became null and void following Brexit. Hampshire chose not to keep him as an overseas player because his performances were not good enough.

• Rilee’s maiden T20 international century came in October 2022 at Indore against India.
  

  Rilee Rossouw celebrating after scoring a century against India at Indore