Praveen Kumar

Personal information
Full name	Praveen Kumar
Born	(1986-10-02) 2 October 1986 (age 25) Meerut, Uttar pradesh, India
Batting style	Right-hand batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	India
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
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004/05–present	Uttar Pradesh
2008–2010	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2011–present	Kings XI Punjab
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	List A
Matches	6	68	45	120
Runs scored	149	292	1,607	1,292
Batting average	14.90	13.90	23.63	20.83
100s/50s	0/0	0/1	0/8	0/5
Top score	40	54*	98	64
Balls bowled	1,611	3,242	10,297	5,870
Wickets	27	77	201	164
Bowling average	25.81	36.02	23.57	28.37
5 wickets in innings	1	0	14	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/–	8/–	19/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 16 April 2012

Praveen Kumar Sakat Singh  pronunciation (help·info)(born 2 October 1986 in Meerut) is an Indian medium-pace swing bowler. In first class cricket, he plays for Uttar Pradesh. He relies on his ability to swing the ball both ways along with line and length.^[1] He is most effective when given the new ball. Kumar is also considered as a pinch hitter with the bat. In domestic cricket, he has also opened the batting for his side.

Early domestic career[link]

Kumar bowling in the nets at the Adelaide Oval in 2008.

Praveen Kumar plays his domestic cricket for Uttar Pradesh. He made his first-class debut in 2007 and enjoyed success at this level by taking 26 wickets in 8 matches at an average of just 21.50. He has also excelled at the shorter version of the game at the list A level, taking 55 wickets in 35 matches.

Although he was not part of the player auction, Praveen played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League in the inaugural twenty20 cricket tournament. His services were bought for 300,000 USD. Kumar was counted towards Bangalore's U-23 quota. He bowled well even though the team did not reach the semi finals. He became the first medium pacer to claim a hat-trick in the third season of the IPL. He took the wickets of Damien Martyn, Narwal and Dogra to reach his hat-trick.He has tried as an opener once in his career however he failed to score runs.

Off the field issues[link]

On 16 May 2008, it was reported that Praveen physically assaulted a doctor in his hometown of Meerut.^[2]

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Praveen Kumar joins list of Indians with 5 wicket haul at Lord's

v t e India squad – 2009 ICC World Twenty20 3 Harbhajan 7 Dhoni(c) 45 Rohit 12 Yuvraj 84 Jadeja 28 Yusuf 5 Gambhir 30 Ojha 9 R. P. Singh 29 Ishant 48 Raina 46 Sehwag 63 Irfan 34 Zaheer 1 Karthik 8 Praveen Coach: Kirsten

v t e India squad – 2010 ICC World Twenty20 3 Harbhajan 7 Dhoni(c) 45 Rohit 12 Yuvraj 26 Jadeja 28 Yusuf 5 Gambhir 24 Chawla 08 Vijay 64 Nehra 48 Raina 46 Yadav 23 Vinay 34 Zaheer 1 Karthik 8 Praveen Coach: Kirsten Praveen Kumar was injured and replaced by Umesh Yadav halfway through the tournament.

v t e India squad – 2011 Cricket World Cup (2nd Title) 3 Harbhajan 5 Gambhir 7 Dhoni (c & wk) 10 Tendulkar 11 Chawla 12 Yuvraj 13 Munaf 18 Kohli 28 Yusuf 34 Zaheer 36 Sreesanth 44 Sehwag 48 Raina 64 Nehra 66 Ashwin Coach: Kirsten Praveen Kumar was injured and replaced by Sreesanth.

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa
Personal information
Full name	Rohit Gurunath Sharma
Born	(1987-04-30) 30 April 1987 (age 25) Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm off spin
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	India
ODI debut (cap 168)	23 June 2007 v Ireland
Last ODI	12 February 2012 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 17)	07 December 2011 v England
Last T20I	3 February 2012 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006/07–present	Mumbai
2008-2010	Deccan Chargers
2011-present	Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition	ODI	FC	List A	T20I
Matches	72	46	131	24
Runs scored	1,810	3,748	3,729	415
Batting average	34.80	63.52	36.92	29.64
100s/50s	2/9	12/16	5/21	0/4
Top score	114	309*	192*	79*
Balls bowled	371	912	1079	38
Wickets	6	10	26	1
Bowling average	52.00	50.40	34.92	55.00
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	n/a	0	n/a	n/a
Best bowling	2/27	3/23	4/28	1/22
Catches/stumpings	26/–	33/–	48/–	8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2012

Rohit Gurunath Sharma (born 30 April 1987) is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. Having started his international playing career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his athletic fielding and cool temperament to compliment his graceful stroke play. He is pegged by many analysts to be a permanent fixture on the Indian cricket team in the next decade.^[1]

Early life[link]

Rohit Sharma was born to Telugu parents from Andhra Pradesh. His mother Purnima Sharma hails from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.^[2] Sharma completed his primary education at Our Lady of Vailankanni high school, Mumbai. He was later enrolled in the Swami Vivekanand International School^[3] on a scholarship, after his talent was noticed by the school's cricket coach Dinesh Lad at a summer camp.^[1] He excelled in the Giles and Harris Shield school cricket tournaments,^[1] after which he was selected for the Mumbai Under-17 team.^[1] He was later chosen for India's Under-17 and Under-19 teams, and made his mark at the 2006 U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka, finishing among the top run-getters in the tournament.^[4] He was enrolled as a student at Rizvi College, Mumbai, before he was called up to the national side.

Playing career[link]

List A[link]

Sharma made his List A debut for West Zone against Central Zone in the Deodhar Trophy in March 2006, at Gwalior.^[5] It was his unbeaten innings of 142 in 123 balls against North Zone at Udaipur in the same tournament,^[6] that brought him into the limelight.^[7] Performances for the India A sides in Abu Dhabi and Australia followed, leading to him being selected for the 30 member probables list for the Champions Trophy,^[7] although he did not make the final squad. This was before he had made his Ranji Trophy debut.^[7] He was also selected for the Challenger Trophy.

First-class[link]

Sharma at fielding practice.

Sharma made his First-class debut for India A against New Zealand A, at Darwin in July 2006.^[8] He made his Ranji Trophy debut for his First-class side Mumbai in the 2006/2007 season. Though he was unable to contribute much in the initial matches,^[9] he scored 205 off 267 balls in the match against Gujarat.^[9] Mumbai went on to win the tournament with Sharma scoring a 50 in the final against Bengal.^[10]

International[link]

Sharma was first selected for the limited-overs matches on India's tour to Ireland in 2007. He made his One Day International debut against Ireland at Belfast,although he did not bat in the match.^[11]

Sharma bowling in the nets.

Sharma eventually made his mark at the international stage on 20 September 2007, when he led India to victory by scoring an unbeaten 50 (which came off 40 deliveries) against South Africa in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.^[12] The win reserved India a berth in the semifinals of the tournament. At one stage India were 61-4, but his partnership of 85 runs with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India to post a total of 153-5.^[12] He was eventually declared Man of the Match.^[12] Sharma then proceeded to score 30 runs off 16 balls in the final against Pakistan.^[13]

Sharma scored his maiden ODI half-century against Pakistan, at Jaipur on 18 November 2007^[14] and was selected as part of India's 16-man squad for the CB series in Australia.^[15] Here, he scored 235 runs at an average of 33.57 with 2 fifties,^[16] including his score of 66 in the 1st final at Sydney^[17] partnering Sachin Tendulkar for most of India's successful runchase.

However, Sharma's ODI performances suffered a downturn after this and his middle-order position was taken over by Suresh Raina, and eventually, Virat Kohli took his position as the reserve batsman.

In December 2009, Sharma scored a triple century in the Ranji Trophy and was recalled to the ODI team for the tri-nations tournament in Bangladesh as Tendulkar was being rested. However, Kohli and Raina were selected ahead of him in the playing eleven, and he did not play in any of India's five matches. In the meantime, he missed the Ranji Trophy final.

He scored his maiden ODI century (114) against Zimbabwe on May 28, 2010. He followed it up with another century in the next match of the tri-series against Sri Lanka on May 30, 2010 by scoring 101 not out.

He was dropped from the Indian squad for 2011 World Cup.^[18]

He was selected for the West Indies tour of 2011 after the IPL in a squad where senior batsmen such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and skipper MS Dhoni were rested, and Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir were out to injuries. The side was captained by Suresh Raina with Harbhajan Singh as his deputy. He contributed 26 of 23 balls (2 sixes) in the only T20I at Queen's Park Oval and strung a 71-run partnership with Subramaniam Badrinath leading to an Indian victory.

In the ODI series that followed, he carried on with his form. The 1st ODI was also played at Queen's Park Oval.He had a 43-run partnership with left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan, and then a 80-run partnership with skipper Suresh Raina. Rohit was elected man of the match for his 68 not out of 75 balls (3 fours, 1 six). In the 3rd ODI played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua; Sharma scored a matching winning 86 of 91 balls against the West Indies. Rohit along with Harbhajan Singh got India out of trouble to win the match after they were reduced to 92 for 6. He was widely appraised for his calm and matured performance. Sharma won his first Man of the Series award for excellent batting performance throughout the ODI series.

International centuries[link]

ODI centuries of Rohit Sharma
#	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Against	Venue	Date Result
1	114	119	6	4	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	28 May 2010 India lost
2	101*	100	6	2	Sri Lanka	Bulawayo	30 May 2010 India lost

Indian Premier League[link]

Sharma was signed up by the Deccan Chargers franchise for a sum of US$ 750,000 a year.^[19] He was one of the leading run scorers in the 2008 IPL season with 404 runs at an average of 36.72.^[20] He also held the coveted Orange Cap for a brief period.

In the 2009 IPL season he was appointed the vice-captain of the Deccan Chargers. In a match against Kolkata Knight Riders where 21 was required off the last over, Sharma scored 26 off the over from Mashrafe Mortaza to seal a win. He was named the best under-23 player of the tournament. In the 2011 IPL auction, he was sold for US$ 2million to the Mumbai Indians.

Injury prevents Test debut[link]

Sharma was called into the Indian Test team in February as the only reserve batsman, and when V. V. S. Laxman failed to recover from an injury, he was set to make his debut, but injured himself playing football in the warm-up on the first morning of the match. It was too late to bring in a replacement batsman, so the reserve wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha had to play as a specialist batsman.

Since then Suresh Raina, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli have overtaken him and made their Test debuts in the middle order. He was part of the squad selected to play in the Australian series.

References[link]