Dhawal Kulkarni
Dhawal Kulkarni| Personal information |
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| Full name |
Dhawal Sunil Kulkarni |
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| Born |
(1988-12-10) 10 December 1988
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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| Batting style |
Right-handed |
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| Bowling style |
Right-arm medium |
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| Role |
Bowler |
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| Domestic team information
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| Years | Team |
| 2008–2013 |
Mumbai Indians |
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| 2007–present |
Mumbai |
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| 2014–present |
Rajasthan Royals |
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| Career statistics |
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| Competition |
FC |
LA |
T20 |
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| Matches |
34 |
31 |
30 |
| Runs scored |
508 |
106 |
18 |
| Batting average |
29.88 |
13.25 |
6.00 |
| 100s/50s |
0/2 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
| Top score |
87 |
23 |
7* |
| Balls bowled |
6143 |
1436 |
555 |
| Wickets |
114 |
46 |
27 |
| Bowling average |
25.89 |
26.36 |
27.62 |
| 5 wickets in innings |
8 |
1 |
– |
| 10 wickets in match |
– |
– |
– |
| Best bowling |
7/50 |
5/29 |
3/26 |
| Catches/stumpings |
13/0 |
11/0 |
5/0 | |
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Source: espncricinfo, 10 October 2011 |
Dhawal Sunil Kulkarni is an Indian cricketer as well as first class cricketer. He is a right arm medium-pace bowler and right-handed lower order batsman. In first class cricket, he plays for Mumbai and in the Indian Premier League, he plays for Rajasthan Royals[1]
. Based on his consistent performance in the domestic season and the IPL, he was selected for the Indian Test team for the away series against New Zealand in 2009.[2] But he was not selected to play in any of the three Test matches of the series.
In the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy, he was one of the key faces to make Mumbai the Ranji Trophy champions for the 40th time. He took 5/33 against the Services in the Semi-final, after scoring 20* in the 1st innings. He followed it up with 4/24 and 5/32 against 1st time finalists Saurashtra to bowl them out for 148 and 82, and thus ensure a win by an innings and 125 runs in the final. He was rewarded with a chance in the India A cricket squad. He was selected for the quadrangular series in 2014 where he played a key role for india winning the cup. Following this success he was selected for the ODI squad in england when india toured them (England).
He made his One Day International debut in the 4th ODI against England in September 2014.
Debut
In One-Day International (ODI) debut for India against England in the fourth match of the series at Edgbaston in Birmingham on 2 September 2014.
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