Have a look at the biography of MI cricketer Ashwani Kumar
Check out the biography, age, height, and personal information of Ashwani Kumar, who is making waves online after being acquired by the Mumbai Indians during the IPL mega auction 2025.
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Ashwani Kumar, a Punjab -based cricketer was acquired by the Mumbai Indians team on the final day of the IPL mega auction 2025, which was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Who is Mumbai Indians cricketer Ashwani Kumar, biography, age, height, hometown birth place state, IPL 2025 team, price and bowling stats
MI bought the 23-year-old professional cricketer for his base price of Rs. 30 Lakh. Here’s what you need to know about him!
Mahela Jayawardene was very happy after getting Ashwani Kumar at the base price.
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Who’s Ashwani Kumar?
Ashwani Kumar. Personal information. Born, (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 (age 23) Mohali, Punjab, India. Batting, Left-handed. Bowling, Left arm medium-fast
Born in Jhanjeri, Mohali, Punjab, on August 29, 2001, Ashwani Kumar, is an Indian cricketer, who made his first-class debut in 2019. Kumar represents Punjab in domestic cricket.
Ashwani Kumar made his first-class debut in cricket for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy 2019-20. The professional player made his List A debut in 2021, again for the Punjab in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22.
Although, there aren’t much information available about the Punjab-based cricketer, as he is yet to make his name in the field, various reports suggest that Ashwani Kumar is 5 feet 9 inches tall in height.
It’s worth noting that though the player is yet to make his name, he has been bought by the Mumbai Indians and it is the first IPL contract for Ashwani Kumar.
Stats
Career Batting Stats
|
Format |
Matches |
Innings |
Not Outs |
Runs |
High Score |
Average |
Balls Faced |
Strike Rate |
Hundreds |
Fifties |
Fours |
Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st class 2019–22 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
22 |
22* |
– |
38 |
57.9 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
List A 2021–22 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4* |
– |
1 |
400.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
T20 2022 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
– |
– |
0 |
– |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career Bowling Stats
Left-Arm Medium Bowler
|
Format |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls Bowled |
Maidens |
Runs Given |
Wickets |
Best Bowling |
Economy Rate |
Average |
Strike Rate |
4 Wicket Hauls |
5 Wicket Hauls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st class 2019–22 |
2 |
4 |
254 |
7 |
171 |
3 |
1/26 |
4.03 |
57.0 |
84.7 |
0 |
0 |
|
List A 2021–22 |
2 |
2 |
72 |
1 |
73 |
0 |
0/18 |
6.08 |
– |
– |
0 |
0 |
|
T20 2022 |
2 |
2 |
30 |
0 |
50 |
1 |
1/37 |
10.00 |
50.0 |
30.0 |
0 |
0 |
Marital Status/ Girlfriend
As aforesaid, at the time of writing this article, there aren’t much information available about Ashwani Kumar’s dating life or his potential girlfriend. However, reports suggest that the player is unmarried and currently focused on his cricket career.
Mumbai Indians Squad
For the curious, Mumbai Indians team has acquired numerous new players while reserving some of his old ones such as:
Reserved Players
Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, and Tilak Verma.
New Acquired Players
Robin Minz, Naman Dhir, Deepak Chahar, Karan Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Krishna Shrijith, Lizaad Williams, Bevon Jacobs, Reece Topley, Mitchell Santner, Will Jacks, Allah Ghazanfar, Ryan Rickelton, Trent Boult, Vingesh Puthur, Arjun Tendulkar, Satyanarayana Raju, and Raj Angad Bawa.