In ongoing India vs Bangladesh ODI series, an exciting young talent from MP’s Rewa district debuted for India. Who is Kuldeep Sen, know his age, height, speed and biography
Indian Barber Ram Pal Sen’s son gets his first International cap against Bangladesh.
India is currently playing against their neighbors Bangladesh away from home in 3 match One-day series. In the first at Sher-E-Bangla stadium, a 26-year-old fast bowler got handed India’s 250th ODI cap. India lost the first match of the series but the youngster did create an impact in his first game.
Cricketer Kuldeep Sen Biography, Age, Height, Father, Stats, Fastest Ball Speed, IPL Team
Rajasthan Royals’ right-arm pacer Kuldeep Sen comfortably clocks over 140 kmph and bowled the fastest ball for India on his debut at 147kmph. He hails from Madhya Pradesh Rewa.
A special moment! ☺️
Congratulations to Kuldeep Sen as he is set to make his India debut! 👏 👏
He receives his #TeamIndia cap from the hands of captain @ImRo45. 👍 👍#BANvIND pic.twitter.com/jxpt3TgC5O
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 4, 2022
Who is Kuldeep Sen?
Kuldeep Sen is a Right-arm fast bowler who plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket and represents Rajasthan Royals in IPL. He managed to catch everyone’s attention in his debut season of the Ranji Trophy. The boy from Rew picked up 25 wickets in 8 matches of Ranji Trophy 2018.
Though MP didn’t make it to the quarterfinals of the tournament but the youngster impressed everyone with his hard length and pace.
In IPL 2022 Rajasthan Royals picked Kuldeep Sen for 20 Lakhs
Kuldeep Sen’s IPL Contract took time as after 4 years he was picked by Rajasthan Royals for 20 Lakh INR in the IPL 2022. The latter didn’t get to play in the first round of the tournament. He was picked by RR in the last 7 games of their campaign and he performed well in them.
In his debut season, he was asked to do the difficult work of bowling the pressure overs in the playoffs. He still managed to bag 8 wickets in the 7 matches he played with an economy over 9.
Kuldeep rose to success from a financially weak background
The talented 26 year old 5’11 inches tall fast bowler was born in the Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh where his father runs a barber shop. Kuldeep used to play a lot of tennis ball cricket in his childhood when he was 8 years old.
He was spotted by his coach Aril Anthony who groomed him and worked on his action. He naturally had the pace to click over 140KMPH which later became normal for him as he changed his diet.
His coach Aril Anthony has a big hand behind his success today he says.
Career Bowling Stats
Right-Arm Fast Medium Bowler
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Format
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M
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Inn
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B
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Mdn
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Runs
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W
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BB
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Econ
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Avg
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SR
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4W
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5W
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ODI
2022–
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1
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1
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30
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0
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37
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2
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2/37
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7.40
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18.5
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15.0
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0
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0
|
|
IPL
2022–
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7
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7
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151
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0
|
237
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8
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4/20
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9.41
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29.6
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18.9
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1
|
0
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