Bhargav Bhatt (cricketer)

Bhargav Bhatt (born 13 May 1990) is a cricketer who plays for Baroda in Indian domestic cricket.[1] He is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He also plays for Kings XI Punjab in Indian Premier League.[2]

Bhargav Bhatt
Personal information
Full name
Bhargav Ashok Bhatt
Born (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 (age 34)
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–presentBaroda
2011–presentKings XI Punjab
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 15 10 23
Runs scored 92 31 10
Batting average 6.13 7.75 5.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 18 12 6*
Balls bowled 3037 490 428
Wickets 60 11 20
Bowling average 26.31 30.81 29.75
5 wickets in innings 4 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 7/127 3/49 4/22
Catches/stumpings 6/– 7/– 7/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 May 2012

Bhatt, in his debut first-class season, picked up 47 wickets from 9 matches to become the highest wicket-taker of the season.[3] His impressive showing was awarded, as he got an IPL contract with the Kings XI Punjab franchise in 2011. He continued his good run in the Twenty20 format too with economic bowling. He had figures of 2.5-0-22-4 against Mumbai Indians for which he earned the Man-of-the-Match award.[4]

He was the leading wicket-taker for Andhra in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 27 dismissals in six matches.[5] He was also the leading wicket-taker for Baroda in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 31 dismissals in eight matches.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Bhargav Bhatt – ESPNcricinfo profile
  2. ^ IPL 2012 – Kings XI Punjab squad
  3. ^ Ranji Trophy Super League 2010/11 – Most wickets
  4. ^ IPL 2011 – 54th match: Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians at Mohali, 10 May 2011
  5. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Andhra batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 – Baroda: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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