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Born | Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, India | 24 August 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only Test(cap 82) | 16 November 2014 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut(cap 107) | 12 April 2013 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 22 March 2022 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut(cap 41) | 5 April 2013 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 9 February 2022 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007/08–2013/14 | Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011/12–2017/18 | India Red | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012/13–2016/17 | Central Zone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012/13–2018/19 | India Blue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014/15–present | Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Supernovas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021/22 | Brisbane Heat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Trailblazers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Delhi Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,22 March 2022 |
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