Praveen Kumar

Praveen Kumar (pronunciation , born 2 October 1986) is a former Indian cricketer who bowled right-hand medium-pace.[1] In first-class cricket, he played for Uttar Pradesh cricket team. He relied on his ability to swing the ball both ways along with line and length.[2] In October 2018, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.[3]

For other people named Praveen Kumar, see Praveen Kumar (disambiguation).

Praveen Kumar
Personal information
Full namePraveen P kumar Sakat Singh
Born (1986-10-02) 2 October 1986
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 268)20 June 2011 v West Indies
Last Test13 August 2011 v England
ODI debut (cap 170)18 November 2007 v Pakistan
Last ODI18 March 2012 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.8
T20I debut (cap 20)1 February 2008 v Australia
Last T20I30 March 2012 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.8
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2018Uttar Pradesh
2008–2010Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 8)
2011–2013Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 8)
2014Mumbai Indians (squad no. 88)
2015Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 19)
2016–2017Gujarat Lions (squad no. 17)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC List A
Matches 6 68 66 139
Runs scored 149 292 2,110 1,481
Batting average 14.90 13.90 22.44 20.28
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/11 0/6
Top score 40 54* 98 64
Balls bowled 1,611 3,242 14,158 6,730
Wickets 27 77 267 185
Bowling average 25.81 36.02 23.61 28.84
5 wickets in innings 1 0 17 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 5/106 4/31 8/68 5/32
Catches/stumpings 2/– 11/– 12/– 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 October 2018

Personal life

He was born at Laprana village of Shamli district on October 2, 1986 to a police head constable Mr. Sakat Singh Khaiwal and Mrs. Murti Devi Khaiwal.[4] He married Sapna Choudhary in 2010, she is a national-level Shooting sport player.[5]

He owns a farmhouse in Barnava village and Praveen Restaurant and Wedding Banquet in Meerut on NH-58 Rohta Road Crossing.[6]

He entered politics by joining Samajwadi Party before the UP assembly.

He also tried to commit suicide due to his stress and now he attended counselling and looking forward towards his life .[7]

The Cricketing Lime Light

He was the joint highest wicket-taker in the 2004–05 Vijay Hazare Trophy, India's domestic 50 over tournament. 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.

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. He did this against the Rajasthan Royals in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore in 2010.

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.[2]

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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Praveen Kumar". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. "Former India seamer Praveen Kumar retires". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. "In PK country". Thecricketmonthly.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. "Praveen Kumar's marriage ceremony". Photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. "People of Meerut were always considered moody, says Praveen". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  7. "Cricketer Praveen Kumar starts new innings as SP politician". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. "Mumbai Indians sign Praveen Kumar". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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