Avesh Khan
Personal information
Full name
Avesh khan
Born (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 27)
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 244)24 July 2022 v West Indies
Last ODI17 December 2023 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.65
T20I debut (cap 96)20 February 2022 v West Indies
Last T20I1 December 2023 v Australia
T20I shirt no.65
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentMadhya Pradesh
2017Royal Challengers Bangalore
2018–2021Delhi Capitals
2022–2023Lucknow Super Giants
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC ODI T20
Matches 19 38 8 96
Runs scored 11 469 23 62
Batting average 11.00 13.79 7.66 6.2
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 –/– 0/0
Top score 8 64 10 12
Balls bowled 374 6,484 356 2,034
Wickets 18 149 9 114
Bowling average 31.27 22.65 36.55 24.53
5 wickets in innings 0 7 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 2 0 0
Best bowling 4/18 7/24 4/27 5/17
Catches/stumpings 9/– 6/– 3/– 24/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Source: [1], 22 December 2023

Avesh Khan (born 13 December 1996) is an Indian international cricketer.[2] In December 2015 he was named in India's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his international debut for the Indian cricket team in February 2022. He plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.

A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he's mainly known for his pace, able to maintain speed at around 145kph while his fastest delivery has been measured at 149kph.[4]

Domestic career

He made his Twenty20 debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2017 Indian Premier League on 14 May 2017.[5] In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction.[6] He made his List A debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 5 February 2018.[7]

He was the leading wicket-taker for Madhya Pradesh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 35 dismissals in seven matches.[8] In October 2019, he was named in India C's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[9]

Avesh finished as Delhi Capitals' highest wicket-taker in IPL 2021 and the second highest wicket taker in the tournament with 24 wickets.[10][11] In February 2022, he was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[12] He was bought for ₹ 10Cr, making him the most expensive uncapped player in the history of the IPL.[13] In November 2023, he was traded to Rajasthan Royals.

International career

In January 2021, he was named as one of five net bowlers in India's Test squad for their series against England.[14] In May 2021, he was also named as one of four standby players in India's Test squad for the final of the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship and their away series against England.[15][16]

In November 2021, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.[17] In January 2022, Khan was named in India's One Day International (ODI) and T20I squads for their home series against the West Indies.[18] The following month, he was named in India's T20I squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[19] He made his T20I debut on 20 February 2022, for India against the West Indies.[20] Khan picked up his maiden T20I wicket in the final T20I against Sri Lanka, finishing with figures of 2/23 in his four overs.[21]

In July 2022, he was named in India's ODI squad for their away series against the West Indies.[22] He made his ODI debut for India on 24 July 2022, against the West Indies.[23]

References

  1. ^ "I want to make my own identity: Avesh Khan". The Hindu. 21 November 2015. At six feet two inches, he bowls raw pace and his weapon, a sharp offcutter that defined India's 82-run win over Bangladesh in the U-19 Triseries one-day cricket tournament in Kolkata.
  2. ^ "Avesh Khan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Ishan Kishan to lead India at U19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. ^ G, Sandip (30 January 2022). "Long Read: Avesh Khan and the maza of bowling fast". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 September 2022. He consistently clocked 145kph, the fastest was measured at 149, matching his colleagues Rabada and Nortje for pace.
  5. ^ "Indian Premier League, 56th match: Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Delhi, May 14, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai, Feb 5 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Madhya Pradesh: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  10. ^ "IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  11. ^ ANI (2 October 2021). "IPL 2021: Pant calls Avesh Khan as 'find of season' for Delhi Capitals". Business Standard India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  12. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  13. ^ "IPL auction 2022: Pace makes Avesh Khan the new IPL millionaire". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Kohli, Hardik, Ishant return to India's 18-member squad for England Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  15. ^ "No Hardik, Kuldeep in India's squad of 20 for WTC final and England Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  16. ^ "India's squad for WTC Final and Test series against England announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Rohit Sharma to captain India in T20Is against New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Rohit and Kuldeep return for West Indies ODIs and T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Ravindra Jadeja, Sanju Samson back in India squad for Sri Lanka T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  20. ^ "3rd T20I (N), Kolkata, Feb 20 2022, West Indies tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Shreyas' third straight fifty powers India to 3-0 sweep". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Shikhar Dhawan to lead India in West Indies ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  23. ^ "2nd ODI, Port of Spain, July 24, 2022, India tour of West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

External links

Madhya Pradesh cricket team – current squad
Lucknow Super Giants – current squad
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