Napoleon Einstein

In this Indian name, the name Napoleon is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Einstein.

Napoleon Einstein (born 16 August 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He played for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and was signed by Chennai Super Kings for the Indian Premier League.^[1]

Napoleon Einstein

Personal information
Full name	Napoleon Einstein
Born	(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 36) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off break
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007, 2014	Tamil Nadu
Career statistics
Competition LA T20 Matches 2 1 Runs scored 93 19 Batting average 46.50 19 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 Top score 92 18.00 Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 April 2024

Einstein made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu against Kerala in a Ranji One-Day Trophy match at Secunderabad in February 2007. Opening the batting, he scored 92, putting on 203 for the first wicket with Murali Vijay to set up a 46-run win.^[2] A month later, he played against Assam in the same competition but this time made only 1.^[3]

He has been batting,^[4] and bowling off spinners^[5] in under-19 tournaments and has been selected for the Indian team for the under-19 World cup to be held in Malaysia in Feb 2008.^[6] India went on to win the under-19 world cup.

Etymology of the name

Einstein's personal explanation of his name: "My grandfather was a scientist. He wrote a letter to Albert Einstein and even got a reply from him. I've got no idea [what the letter was about] even though I've read it. My mother was a physics graduate and she teaches Physics in a school. So I am Einstein. Napoleon is my father's name."^[7] Einstein also said, "We don't believe in God. In our family, we're rationalists. Other people are named Krishna and Ram after Gods, so we were named Einstein and Napoleon after great people."^[7]