Praveen Kumar

India

Full name Praveenkumar Sakat Singh

Born October 2, 1986, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

Current age 24 years 130 days

Major teams India, Air India, India Red, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Uttar Pradesh

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
ODIs	48	24	7	225	54*	13.23	264	85.22	0	1	21	4	11	0
List A	99	67	9	1225	64	21.12	1222	100.24	0	5			19	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
ODIs	48	47	2264	1914	57	4/31	4/31	33.57	5.07	39.7	3	0	0
List A	99		4844	3765	143	5/32	5/32	26.32	4.66	33.8	4	2	0

Limited Overs Career Statistics

ODI debut	India v Pakistan at Jaipur, Nov 18, 2007 scorecard
Last ODI	India v New Zealand at Chennai, Dec 10, 2010 scorecard
List A debut	2004/05
Last List A	India v New Zealand at Chennai, Dec 10, 2010 scorecard

Profile

Praveen Kumar is an old-fashioned swing bowler in the Manoj Prabhakar mould. When he gets the wrist position right, which he does more often than not, he swings the ball both ways, and is an impact bowler with the new ball. His lack of pace makes him a bit ineffective with the old ball, and only a limited-overs prospect as of now, but it can be argued that if he goes after pace, he might lose the swing. Even with the limited pace, he is a street-smart bowler, and uses the changes of pace smartly.

Strengths

Swing, the ability to operate within his limitations, and an intuitive knowledge of how to take wickets on flat pitches.

Key stats

Praveen's overall bowling average is 33.57, but in the 14 ODIs he has played at home, he's taken only nine wickets at 67.11. In 34 ODIs overseas (including neutral venues), he has 48 wickets at 27.29.

In the 32 wins he has been a part of, Praveen has 49 wickets at 25.30. In 14 losses, he has eight wickets at 80.

All stats updated till before the start of the 2011 World Cup.

World Cup tracker

The 2011 World Cup is his first.

Expert view

"He will swing it at the start and that why he is in the team - to take wicket with the new ball. He will most likely bowl all his overs before the final death overs" - Sanjay Manjrekar, commentator and former India batsman