Khaleel Ahmed

Khaleel Ahmed (born 5 December 1997) is an Indian cricketer. He made his debut for the national team in September 2018.[1]

Not to be confused with Khaled Ahmed.

Khaleel Ahmed
Personal information
Full nameKhaleel Khursheed Ahmed
Born (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997
Tonk, Rajasthan, India
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingLeft-arm Fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 222)18 September 2018 v Hong Kong
Last ODI14 August 2019 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 77)4 November 2018 v West Indies
Last T20I10 November 2019 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016-presentRajasthan
2016-2017Delhi Daredevils
2018–presentSunrisers Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 11 14 6 43
Runs scored 9 1 41 37
Batting average 4.50 - 13.66 4.62
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 5 1* 18* 15
Balls bowled 480 312 1061 2004
Wickets 15 13 11 67
Bowling average 31.00 35.30 46.72 26.16
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/13 2/27 3/33 4/35
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 1/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 August 2020

Early life and background

Khaleel's father was Khurhseed Ahmed, a nurse in a village near the small town of Tonk.[2] His parents wanted him to become a doctor, and were reluctant to let him join a cricket academy.[2] However, Khaleel joined a cricket academy at the age of 12.

Domestic career

He made his Twenty20 debut for Rajasthan in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 5 February 2017.[3] Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was part of India's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He made his first-class debut for Rajasthan in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017.[5]

In January 2018, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 IPL auction.[6]

He made his List A debut for Rajasthan in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 5 February 2018.[7]

International career

In September 2018, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2018 Asia Cup.[8] He made his ODI debut for India against Hong Kong on 18 September 2018.[9][10][11][12]

In October 2018, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the West Indies.[13] He made his (T20I) debut for India against the West Indies on 4 November 2018.[14]

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References
  1. "Khaleel Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. "I tried to tell him to give up cricket… but his passion for the game grew every passing day: India U-19 seamer Khaleel Ahmed's father". The Indian Express. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. "Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament, Central Zone: Railways v Rajasthan at Jaipur, Feb 5, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. "Ishan Kishan to lead India at U19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. "Group B, Ranji Trophy at Jaipur, Oct 6-9 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  6. "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. "Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai, Feb 5 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  8. "India rest Virat Kohli for Asia Cup, Rohit Sharma to lead; uncapped Khaleel Ahmed called up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  9. "4th Match, Group A, Asia Cup at Dubai, Sep 18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  10. "Asia Cup 2018: Inclusion of Left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed makes right impression for India". Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  11. "Asia Cup 2018 - India vs Pakistan: Khaleel Ahmed emulates idol Zaheer Khan on debut, Pakistan next on radar". 19 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  12. "Cricket scorecard - India vs Hong Kong, 4th Match, Group A, Asia Cup 2018". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  13. "Dhoni not part of T20I squad to face West Indies and Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  14. "1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of India at Kolkata, Nov 4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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