Oracle engineer helps lead US to historic cricket win against Pakistan
Saurabh Netravalkar celebrates after the USA defeated Pakistan in a super over during the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup West Indies & USA 2024 match on June 06, 2024.Matt Roberts-ICCThe US beat Pakistan in a stunning upset at the T20 Cricket World Cup on Thursday.One of Team USA's players was Saurabh Netravalkar, a lead engineer at Oracle.Netravalkar has risen through the ranks in both his professional and athletic endeavors. The US bested Pakistan in a nail-biting match at the T20 Cricket World Cup on Thursday, thanks in part to the athleticism of a lead engineer at Oracle.Saurabh Netravalkar spends his work days as a principal member of Oracle's technical team, flexing his professional skills at the software company, according to his LinkedIn profile. But on Thursday, he used his cricket skills to help lead the men's US team to a historic victory and stunning upset at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Texas.In addition to being a top-notch techie, Netravalkar is also a left-arm fast bowler on Team USA. He's been a team member since 2018, per his LinkedIn.Netravalkar was born in Mumbai in 1991 and played cricket in India for much of his adolescence, according to his USA Cricket profile.Amid his burgeoning athletic career, Netravalkar has simultaneously risen through the ranks at Oracle, one of the largest software companies in the world. According to his LinkedIn, he joined the company in 2016 as a member of Oracle's technical staff. He was promoted to senior member in 2018 and again promoted to principal member in 2022.Before that, he earned a Master's Degree in Computer Science from Cornell University in 2016 and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Mumbai in 2013. Netravalkar did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.Read the original article on Business Insider
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