Pravin Tambe
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| Full name | Pravin Vijay Tambe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
8 October 1971 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | PT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013-2015 | Rajasthan Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pravin Vijay Tambe (born 8 October 1971) is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Gujarat Lions .[1] Pravin Tambe made his IPL debut at the age of 41, Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils, IPL, Jaipur, 7 May 2013
Currently Pravin Tambe captains the DY Patil Sports Academy B team in Navi Mumbai.
When he was young Pravin wanted to be a fast bowler but it was his Orient Shipping captain Ajay Kadam who asked him to bowl leg-spin. He was part of Shivaji Park Gymkhana team where his leg-spin impressed Sandeep Patil as well. "Sandeep Patil rated Pravin’s flipper highly," said Pravin's father Vijay in an interview to DNA.[2]
Rajasthan Royals Career
Pravin had an interesting twist to his life. A man who never played for his city, got selected for Indian Premier League "For someone who has not even got a chance to play first-class cricket and has worked hard all these years in Kanga league, it is terrific story" says Rahul Dravid, his chief mentor at Rajasthan Royals.
Former club-mate and Mumbai selector Abey Kuruvilla also revealed that Tambe has only peaked over the last 8 years, ever since he switched from bowling medium pace to leg spin.[3] He has received the Golden Wicket(for taking most number of Wicket in the tournament) award in Champions League 2013.
He took a brilliant hat-trick against KKR on 5 May 2014 in Ahmedabad which earned him the man of the match award. He also got the purple cap for the first time in his career by becoming the highest wicket taker in IPL 2014 (till the 25th match).[4]
Champions League 2013 Highlights
Pravin Tambe (3/10) became the first bowler to complete 10 wickets (ave. 5.90) in four matches in the CLT20.
Tambe is the first and only bowler to bowl 15 overs in the present competition without conceding a six.
Tambe's economy rate of 3.93 is the best amongst the bowlers claiming five wickets or more in the present competition.
Domestic career
He received his maiden call for Mumbai cricket team squad in 2013–14 Ranji Trophy and made Debut in Next Round vs Orissa [5]
References
- ↑ Pravin Vijay Tambe
- ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-pravin-tambe-life-begins-at-42-1901058
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/674613.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/733979.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2013-14/content/story/695375.html
2. http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/587152.html 4. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/140/140306/statistics_lists.html
6. http://www.smashreport.com/posts/show_article/Pravin-Tambe---40-is-just-a-mere-number-646
7. http://playerify.com/blog/ipl-rajasthan-royals-pravin-tambe-is-a-story-of-determination/
8. http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-pravin-tambe-life-begins-at-42-1901058
he has a hatrick in ipl edition 7 on 5 May 2014 against kkr and only second such instance of taking hatrick on two legal deliveries.