Harpreet Brar

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Harpreet Brar
Personal information
Born (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 26)
Moga, Punjab, India
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentPunjab
2019–presentPunjab Kings
Source: Cricinfo, 16 September 2021

Harpreet Brar (born 16 September 1995) is an Indian cricketer.[2][3] He plays for Punjab in Domestic Cricket[4] and for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Harpreet once hit five sixes in an over in one of his club matches. He considers Yuvraj Singh as his idol.[5]

Career[]

On 18 December 2018,[6] Harpreet got an IPL contract, in the 2019 IPL Auction. He was bought by the Kings XI Punjab ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League. He was signed up for ₹20 lakh (equivalent to ₹21 lakh or US$28,000 in 2020).[7][8]

After playing in IPL 2019, Harpreet found his place in the international side. On 20 August 2019,[9] he was named in the India Under-23 squad for a five-match one-day series against Bangladesh Under-23, held at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow in September 2019. He made his debut in the second match of the series.[10]

On 30 April 2021, against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Brar took his maiden IPL wicket, of Virat Kohli, and finished the match with the figures of 3-19 in his four overs.[11] He also took the wicket of Glenn Maxwell, which he took back to back alongside Kohli's, and the wicket of AB de Villiers.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Harpreet Brar". Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Harpreet Brar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Who is Harpreet Brar and how he made impact?". DNA India. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Harpreet Brar in Punjab Domestic Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Son of Sardar". Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Harpreet Brar picked in IPL". CricTracker. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  7. ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  8. ^ "IPL: Allrounder Harpreet Brar picked by KXIP after 7-year trial". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Harpreet Brar included in India U-23". The Tribune. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Harpreet Brar Debut in India U-23". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Harpreet Brar: Meet RCB's wrecker-in-chief who took out Kohli, Maxwell, de Villiers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Rahul, Harpreet Brar orchestrate RCB's downfall". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

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