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Nilesh Kulkarni
India
Player profile
Full name Nilesh Moreshwar Kulkarni
Born April 3, 1973, Dombivli, Maharashtra
Current age 35 years 148 days
Major teams India, Mumbai, Mumbai Cricket Association President's XI
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
5.00 |
42 |
11.90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| ODIs |
10 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
5* |
5.50 |
20 |
55.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| First-class |
101 |
100 |
29 |
860 |
54 |
12.11 |
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0 |
1 |
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108 |
0 |
| List A |
93 |
36 |
18 |
178 |
31* |
9.88 |
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0 |
0 |
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44 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
21* |
- |
17 |
123.52 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
3 |
3 |
738 |
332 |
2 |
1/70 |
1/137 |
166.00 |
2.69 |
369.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
10 |
8 |
402 |
357 |
11 |
3/27 |
3/27 |
32.45 |
5.32 |
36.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
101 |
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24086 |
8887 |
357 |
7/60 |
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24.89 |
2.21 |
67.4 |
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24 |
3 |
| List A |
93 |
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4640 |
3223 |
135 |
5/41 |
5/41 |
23.87 |
4.16 |
34.3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
8 |
8 |
192 |
184 |
7 |
2/12 |
2/12 |
26.28 |
5.75 |
27.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 2-6, 1997 scorecard |
| Last Test |
India v Australia at Chennai, Mar 18-22, 2001 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Jul 26, 1997 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
India v Kenya at Gwalior, May 28, 1998 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1994/95 |
| Last First-class |
Mumbai v Saurashtra at Mumbai, Dec 25-28, 2007 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1994/95 |
| Last List A |
Mumbai v Rajasthan at Jaipur, Mar 28, 2007 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Baroda v Mumbai at Mumbai, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Bengal v Mumbai at Ahmedabad, Apr 19, 2007 scorecard |
This tall (6'4") and lanky player from Dombivili, a suburb in Mumbai, etched a name for himself in the history books by taking a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket. This was against Sri Lanka at Colombo in 1997-98. He is the only Indian bowler to achieve this feat and the 12th bowler in the history of the game. He sent down 70 overs but amazingly enough that was the only Test wicket he took for he had the misfortune to bowl when the Sri Lankan batsmen set several records in running up the highest total in Tests. He played in one more Test at home against Sri Lanka but did not get an opportunity to bowl and was
not considered again. He however played in a few one-dayers. With a smooth and easy action, Kulkarni has been fairly successful in the domestic circuit. Since making his debut for Mumbai in 1994-95, he has been one of the side's most successful bowlers. His best bowling figures is 10 for 124 against Baroda. Of late however, with so many young players fighting for a place in the state squad, Kulkarni has been in and out of the side.
AC Ganesh
Mar 21, 2001 |
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Slater lofts Kulkarni back over his head for six
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Mar 21, 2001 |
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Nilesh Kulkarni warms up before having a bowl
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Mar 18, 2001 |
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Nilesh Kulkarni walks out for his first Test in three years
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