Praveen Kumar (cricketer)

Praveen Kumar
Personal information
Full name
Praveen Kumar
Born (1983-10-02) 2 October 1983
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
NicknamePK
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 270)20 June 2011 v West Indies
Last Test13 August 2011 v England
ODI debut (cap 170)18 November 2007 v Pakistan
Last ODI18 March 2012 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.8
T20I debut (cap 20)1 February 2008 v Australia
Last T20I30 March 2012 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.8
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2018Uttar Pradesh
2008–2010Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 8)
2011–2013Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 8)
2014Mumbai Indians (squad no. 88)
2015Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 19)
2016–2017Gujarat Lions (squad no. 17)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 6 68 10 66
Runs scored 149 292 7 2,110
Batting average 14.90 13.90 2.33 22.44
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/11
Top score 40 54* 6 98
Balls bowled 1,611 3,242 156 14,158
Wickets 27 77 8 267
Bowling average 25.81 36.02 24.12 23.61
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 17
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1
Best bowling 5/106 4/31 2/14 8/68
Catches/stumpings 2/– 11/– 1/– 12/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ACC Asia Cup
Winner2010 Sri Lanka
Runner-up2008 Pakistan
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 October 2024

Praveenkumar Sakat Singh (pronunciation, born 2 October 1983) is a former Indian cricketer who bowled right-arm medium-pace. In first-class cricket, he played for Uttar Pradesh cricket team. He relied on his ability to swing the ball both ways along with line and length. In October 2018, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2010 Asia Cup.