Full name Dhawal Sunil Kulkarni
Born December 10, 1988, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age 20 years 335 days
Major teams India A, India Under-19s, Mumbai, Mumbai Cricket Association President's XI, Mumbai Indians
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 16 | 15 | 9 | 155 | 26* | 25.83 | 362 | 42.81 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| List A | 14 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15* | 23.00 | 31 | 74.19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 7* | 8.00 | 36 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 16 | 28 | 2889 | 1366 | 57 | 7/50 | 9/86 | 23.96 | 2.83 | 50.6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| List A | 14 | 14 | 662 | 579 | 16 | 3/45 | 3/45 | 36.18 | 5.24 | 41.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 23 | 23 | 411 | 557 | 21 | 3/33 | 3/33 | 26.52 | 8.13 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | India A v Australia A at Bangalore, Sep 3-5, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Punjab v Mumbai at Chandigarh, Nov 3-6, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | Mumbai v Saurashtra at Poona, Mar 2, 2008 scorecard |
| Last List A | India Blue v India Green at Nagpur, Oct 10, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Mumbai v Maharashtra at Mumbai (BS), Apr 6, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Maharashtra v Mumbai at Poona, Oct 24, 2009 scorecard |
Dhawal Kulkarni, a right-arm medium-pacer, first came into the spotlight after his performances for Mumbai Under-17s in the 2005-06 Vijay Merchant Trophy. Impressive performances at the U-19 state level, including 8 for 47 against Tamil Nadu, saw him book a place on the India U-19 tour of Sri Lanka in 2007. He continued the good work there and was rewarded with a spot in Mumbai's side for the Ranji one-dayers in 2008 as well as a contract with the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. In his first Ranji season, he emerged the tournament's most successful bowler, taking 42 wickets and invariably providing early breakthroughs for Mumbai, the eventual winners. The dream season continued with his inclusion in the Test squad for the tour of New Zealand in 2009.
Cricinfo Staff February 2009
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