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Sartaj of Swing & sixes : Praveen Kumar

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Praveen-Kumar-Cricket.jpg Praveen Kumar. an ultra common name in India that every second of we Indians have a friend named Praveen. how different is the Praveen Kumar I've mentioned in my headline?

A lot. to say the least! both with ball and the bat!

This boy from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh was no where near India under-19 team, but 2 years hence - he's into the national cricket team with a bang. His class ~ swing the cricket ball like banana. Close to the stumps - Praveen will bowl 10 unplayable deliveries every time the ball is new and conditions little favorable. around 125-130kmph of bowling speed might not trouble International batters, but Praveen's accuracy will test them all. Wristy bowling action he has & bowls from very close to stumps. and who said the pace can't increase in time to come. Outswing, inswing, double swing.. here's India's sartaj of swing!

Wonder this man is lucky to be playing for India? then you would like to know that this 'cricketer Praveen Kumar, Sakat Singh' indeed had a lucky b'day of 2nd October, same day Mahatma Gandhi came into the world, a national holiday in India. year was 1986 for Praveen, as he's just 21 years and 50 days old.

Now, to tell you little bit more, it's Praveen Kumar's Manoj Prabhakar (former India all rounder) like ability that impresses me most. All the captains Praveen plays under - love sending him as a pinch hitter right at the opening slot. Reason is simple - this boy can hit sixes! Careless most of the times, Praveen needs to learn that International opportunities don't come easy. and when your chance comes - you grab it with both hands.

Few resources on Praveen Kumar
Statistics on praveen kumar can be found at here. So far, he has played 35 first class games and was instrumental in UP winning the Ranji trophy super league 2 years ago.

Interviews is one thing I like reading about cricketer. It tells so much about the inside the head of that cricketers, and for Praveen Kumar - I suggest you this interview article where he's talking about how he's having 107 as his strikerate in domestic cricket so far.

Recent Performance
Praveen Kumar was the highest wicket taker (10) in the Challengers trophy 2007 and little before that - he was man of the series in the tri-series between India A, Srilanka A and Kenya. before being selected for Indian team, Praveen had taken 7 four wicket hauls in just 35 first class matches in his 2 years of domestic cricket.




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