Praveen Kumar

Praveen Kumar
Personal information
Full name Praveen Kumar
Born (1986-10-02) 2 October 1986
laprana (Shamli), Uttar Pradesh, India
Nickname Messiah of Meerut, PK
Batting Right-hand batsman
Bowling Right-arm medium fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 268) 20 June 2011 v West Indies
Last Test 13 August 2011 v England
ODI debut (cap 170) 18 November 2007 v Pakistan
Last ODI 18 March 2012 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no. 8
T20I debut (cap 20) 1 February 2008 v Australia
Last T20I 30 March 2012 v [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
T20I shirt no. 8
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004/05–present Uttar Pradesh
2008–2010 Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 8)
2011-2013 Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 8)
2014 Mumbai Indians (squad no. 88)
2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 19)
2016-2017 Gujarat Lions (squad no. 17)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC List A
Matches 6 68 63 134
Runs scored 149 292 2,055 1,437
Batting average 14.90 13.90 23.08 20.52
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/11 0/6
Top score 40 54* 98 64
Balls bowled 1,611 3,242 13,762 6,518
Wickets 27 77 260 179
Bowling average 25.81 36.02 23.64 28.89
5 wickets in innings 1 0 17 2
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 1 n/a
Best bowling 5/106 4/31 8/68 5/32
Catches/stumpings 2/– 11/– 12/– 20/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 21 September 2016

Praveen Kumar ( pronunciation , born 2 October 1986) is an Indian cricketer who bowls right-hand medium-pace.[1] In first class cricket, he plays for Uttar Pradesh cricket team. He relies on his ability to swing the ball both ways along with line and length.[2]

Personal life

He was born at Laprana village of Shamli district in a Hindu Jat farmer family on October 2, 1986 to a police head constable Mr. Sakat Singh Khaiwal and Mrs. Murti Devi Khaiwal.[3] He married Sapna Choudhary in 2010, she is a national-level Shooting sport player.[4]

He owns a farmhouse in Barnava village and Praveen Restaurant and Wedding Banquet in Meerut on NH-58 Rohtak Road Crossing.[5]

He entered politics by joining Samajwadi Party prior to the UP assembly elections.[6]

The Cricketing Lime Light

Praveen Kumar first came to limelight for his performances for India Red in the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2007.

ODI Debut for India

He made his One Day International cricket debut for the India national cricket team against Pakistan national cricket team at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur in November 2007.

He was later selected for the tri-nation Commonwealth Bank Series in 2008 in Australia against Australia national cricket team and Sri Lanka national cricket team) and played an important role in the Indian triumph. He was noted for his swing and his battles against Ricky Ponting.

He established himself as the premier opening bowler for India in the ODIs from 2008 to 2010. He was selected for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 but owing to an injury was replaced by Sreesanth.

Test Debut for India

He made his Test debut against West Indies cricket team at Kingston in June 2011. He took a five wicket haul in the first Test match of India tour of England, 2011.

Due to injuries and the subsequent rise of Bhuvneshwar Kumar as the opening swing bowler he has been in and out of the team ever since. He has also allegedly been controversially involved in various brawls on and off the field.[7][3]

IPL career

Praveen Kumar was initially with the Royal Challengers Bangalore until 2010. He became the 7th bowler in Indian Premier League history to take a hat trick against Rajasthan Royals in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

In the Indian Premier League he played for Kings XI Punjab from 2011 to 2013. He was unsold in the 2014 IPL auction owing to high base price.[7]

After going unsold in IPL 2014 Auction, Mumbai Indians then him as their replacement for the injured Zaheer Khan. Zaheer, who played six games, was ruled out for the rest of the IPL 2014 season after straining his left latissimus dorsi muscle.[8]

He was picked up by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2015 auctions for a fee of 220 lakh Indian rupees.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Praveen Kumar". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 "In PK country". Thecricketmonthly.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Praveen Kumar's marriage ceremony". Photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "People of Meerut were always considered moody, says Praveen". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cricketer Praveen Kumar starts new innings as SP politician". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Praveen Kumar". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Mumbai Indians sign Praveen Kumar". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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