Full name Praveenkumar Sakat Singh
Born October 2, 1986, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Current age 23 years 36 days
Major teams India, Air India, India Red, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Uttar Pradesh
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 31 | 15 | 4 | 129 | 40* | 11.72 | 152 | 84.86 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 10 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 32 | 51 | 2 | 1150 | 98 | 23.46 | 1555 | 73.95 | 0 | 7 | 124 | 36 | 6 | 0 |
| List A | 78 | 55 | 6 | 1066 | 64 | 21.75 | 1058 | 100.75 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 290 | 76* | 15.26 | 230 | 126.08 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 31 | 30 | 1484 | 1236 | 37 | 4/31 | 4/31 | 33.40 | 4.99 | 40.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1/15 | 1/15 | 15.00 | 7.50 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 32 | 59 | 7240 | 3377 | 144 | 8/68 | 10/160 | 23.45 | 2.79 | 50.2 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| List A | 78 | 3848 | 2949 | 116 | 5/32 | 5/32 | 25.42 | 4.59 | 33.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 35 | 35 | 742 | 934 | 34 | 3/23 | 3/23 | 27.47 | 7.55 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | India v Pakistan at Jaipur, Nov 18, 2007 scorecard |
| Last ODI | India v Australia at Hyderabad (Decc), Nov 5, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| Only T20I | Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Uttar Pradesh v Haryana at Kanpur, Nov 23-26, 2005 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Mumbai v Uttar Pradesh at Hyderabad (Decc), Jan 12-16, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2004/05 |
| Last List A | India v Australia at Hyderabad (Decc), Nov 5, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Railways v Uttar Pradesh at Jaipur, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils at Bangalore, Oct 17, 2009 scorecard |
Praveen Kumar had everything to become a domestic cricket legend: limited pace but ability to swing the ball both ways, persistence to bowl long spells, and an almost intuitive knowledge of how to take wickets on unresponsive Indian wickets. But he took his limited pace and remarkably smart application of that ability to a higher level, claiming 10 wickets in four matches in his debut ODI series, including a match-winning spell against Australia in the final of the 2007-08 CB Series.
For two seasons before his ODI debut he had been Uttar Pradesh's go-to man in Ranji Trophy. In his first first-class season, also UP's championship season, he was easily the player of the year: 41 wickets and 386 runs, four five-fors, one 10-for, and three half-centuries. Whenever UP were in trouble, they could turn to Praveen, and sure enough something would happen. His consistency - 90 wickets in his first two first-class seasons - got him into reckoning for the national side. And although he has not made himself a fixture in the side, he has never been far from the selectors' radar. He is also one of the strike bowlers for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL.
Cricinfo Staff January 2009
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Nov 5, 2009
Graham Manou runs out Praveen Kumar
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Oct 28, 2009
Praveen Kumar goes off on a celebratory run after sending back Ricky Ponting
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Oct 28, 2009
Praveen Kumar sees off Tim Paine
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