Kuldeep Sen
Personal information
Full name
Kuldeep Rampal Sen
Born (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 27)
Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 250)4 December 2022 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–2023Madhya Pradesh
2023–presentTamil Nadu
2022–presentRajasthan Royals
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 December 2022

Kuldeep Rampal Sen (born 22 October 1996) is an Indian international cricketer from Madhya Pradesh who currently plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-arm fast bowler who regularly bowls at speeds above 140kmph.[1][2] He made his international debut in the first ODI of India's tour of Bangladesh in December 2022.[3]

Early life

Kuldeep was born on 22 October 1996[4] in Hariharpur village in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh.[5] His father, Ram Pal Sen is a barber. Third of five children, Kuldeep started playing cricket from the age of 8.[6] He is mentored by his coach, Aril Anthony.[7]

Career

Sen made his first-class debut for Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 2018 in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy.[8] On 21 November 2018, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, against Punjab.[9] He made his Twenty20 debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 24 February 2019.[10] He made his List A debut on 25 September 2019, for Madhya Pradesh in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[11]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[12]

In September 2022, he was named in the India A squad playing a 3 ODI-series against New Zealand A cricket team.[13]

In November 2022, he was taken as a part of India team for New Zealand 3-ODI series.

In December 2022, he made his debut for the India ODI side, playing against Bangladesh in the first of three matches. He picked two wickets on debut in a low-scoring encounter.[14]

References

  1. ^ "IND vs NZ 2022: Meet India's New Pace Sensation Kuldeep Sen". News18. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Kuldeep Sen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh v India at Mirpur, Dec 4 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ Manoj (11 April 2022). "Who is Kuldeep Sen? – All you need to know about RR's pace sensation". CricTracker.
  5. ^ Desk, India com Sports. "Kuldeep Sen: From A Small Salon In Rewa to IPL Glory - He Got Game. Rags to Riches Story of Kuldeep Sen IPL 2022. Kuldeep Sen Profile RR vs LSG". www.india.com.
  6. ^ Acharya, Shayan. "Who is Kuldeep Sen, Rajasthan bowler who defended 15 against Stoinis in last over vs Lucknow". Sportstar.
  7. ^ Raj, Pratyush (12 April 2022). "Rajasthan Royals's Kuldeep Sen, son of a barber, is IPL's latest pace sensation". Indian Express. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Elite, Group B, Ranji Trophy at Dindigul, Nov 1-4 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Ranji Highlights: Siddharth's ton, Dubey's seven-fer setup Karnataka-Mumbai contest". CricBuzz. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Group C, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Indore, Feb 24 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Jaipur, Sep 25 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  12. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  13. ^ "India A squad for New Zealand A series: Sanju Samson named captain, U19 World Cup star Raj Bawa included". Indian Express. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Get Ball by Ball Commentary of India vs Bangladesh, India in Bangladesh, 1st ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

External links

Rajasthan Royals – current squad
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