Pradeep Sangwan
Personal information
Full name
Pradeep Jaibeer Sangwan
Born (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 33)
Bhiwani, Haryana, India
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–presentDelhi
2008–2010Delhi Daredevils
2011–2013Kolkata Knight Riders
2016Gujarat Lions
2018Mumbai Indians
2022Gujarat Titans
FC debut4 November 2007 Delhi v Rajasthan
LA debut16 January 2008 Delhi v Services
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 58 56 99
Runs scored 1,275 526 262
Batting average 19.61 23.90 11.90
100s/50s 1/4 0/2 0/0
Top score 100* 69* 29
Balls bowled 10,248 2,765 2,068
Wickets 178 94 102
Bowling average 30.43 26.64 25.92
5 wickets in innings 6 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 7/38 5/41 3/13
Catches/stumpings 24/– 10/– 31/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 May 2022

Pradeep Sangwan (born 5 November 1990) is an Indian cricketer, who represents Delhi in first-class cricket.[1] He completed his schooling from Ravindra Public School, Delhi, India.[citation needed]

Career

Sangwan is a left-arm medium pace bowler. Coached by AN Sharma, Sangwan was a member of the Delhi U-15 Team in 2005. He took 31 wickets in 6 matches and also scored 63 in a partnership of 150 for the last wicket in the final in Kolkata.[2]

Sangwan was a member of the victorious Indian team at the Under-19 World Cup held in Malaysia in 2008 and bowled several incisive spells with the new ball. He was instrumental in India's success at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup, which was led by Virat Kohli.[3] He took 8 wickets, including a spell of 5/44 that was crucial in India's victory against South Africa in the group stage. He has been named as the captain of the Delhi T20 team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2018 and replaced Rishabh Pant as a captain. In his debut season of the Ranji Trophy for Delhi in 2007–08, Sangwan took 33 wickets at an average of 19.24 and also scored 122 runs at an average of 20.33. He took 9 wickets in the final against Uttar Pradesh.[4]

Sangwan was the first under-19 pick at the inaugural IPL draft, and was bought by the Delhi Daredevils.[5] He was signed by Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2011 season and in January 2018 was bought by Mumbai Indians.[6] In February 2022, he was bought by Gujarat Titans in the auction.[7]

Doping

Sangwan tested positive in a random dope test conducted during the 2013 IPL season. His A sample reportedly showed the presence of banned substances.[8]

References

  1. ^ "ESPNcricinfo – Players and Officials – Pradeep Sangwan". content-www.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  2. ^ Chris, Aju George. "CITIES". cities.expressindia.com. Retrieved 16 April 2008.[dead link]
  3. ^ "ESPNcricinfo – Players and Officials – Pradeep Sangwan". content-www.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  4. ^ Veera, Sriram. "ESPNcricinfo – Gambhir leads the way as Delhi win Ranji Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Hopes the biggest draw in low-profile auction". 28 March 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  6. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Pradeep Sangwan fails dope test". ESPNcricinfo. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
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