Pravin Tambe

Pravin Vijay Tambe (born 8 October 1971) is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Kolkata Knight Riders.[1] Tambe made his IPL debut at the age of 41 and he is the oldest IPL player in history when Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils at Jaipur in May 2013. Currently Tambe captains the DY Patil Sports Academy B team in New Bombay. He became the oldest player ever to be sold in IPL at the age of 48 .

Pravin Vijay Tambe

Personal information
Full name	Pravin Vijay Tambe
Born	(1971-10-08) 8 October 1971 Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Nickname	PT
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm leg break
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2013-present	Bombay
2013-2015	Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 02)
2016	Gujarat Lions
2017	Sunrisers Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition FC T20 Matches 2 47 Runs scored 60 29 Batting average 20.00 7.25 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 42 14 * Balls bowled 348 1044 Wickets 2 54 Bowling average 115.00 22.09 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 2/127 4/15 Catches/stumpings 2/0 6/0
Source: Cricinfo, 20 Receber 2016

Early career

When he was young Pravin wanted to be a fast bowler but it was his Orient Shipping captain Ajay Kadam who asked him to bowl leg-spin. He was part of Shivaji Park Gymkhana team where his leg-spin impressed Sandeep Patil as well. "Sandeep Patil rated Pravin’s flipper highly," said Pravin's father Vijay in an interview with CricketCountry.[2]

Indian Premier League career

Pravin had an interesting twist to his life. A man who never played for his city, was elected for the Indian Premier League. "For someone who has not even got a chance to play first-class cricket and has worked hard all these years in Dr HD Kanga Memorial Cricket League, it is terrific story" says Rahul Dravid, his chief mentor at Rajasthan Royals.[3]

Former club-mate and Mumbai selector Abey Kuruvilla also revealed that Tambe has only peaked over the last 8 years, ever since he switched from bowling medium pace to leg spin.[4] He received the Golden Wicket award (for taking most wickets in the tournament) in Champions League 2013.

He took a brilliant hat-trick against KKR on 5 May 2014 in Ahmedabad which earned him the man of the match award. He also got the purple cap for the first time in his career by becoming the highest wicket taker in IPL 2014 (till the 25th match).[5][3]

In February 2017, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs.[6] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[7]

Champions League 2013 Highlights

Tambe (3/10) became the first bowler to complete 10 wickets (ave. 5.90) in four matches in the Champions League T20. Tambe is the first and only bowler to bowl 15 overs in the present competition without conceding a six. Tambe's economy rate of 3.93 is the best amongst the bowlers claiming five wickets or more in the present competition.

T10 Cricket League

In season two of T10 League, Tambe played for Sindhis team. He became first ever player to take a hat-trick in 10 overs cricket format. He also became the first player to take 5 wicket haul in this format.[8]

Domestic and T20 franchise career

He received his maiden call for Mumbai cricket team squad in 2013–14 Ranji Trophy and made his debut in the next round vs Orissa cricket team.[9] He made his List A debut for Mumbai in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.[10]

In July 2020, he was named in the Trinbago Knight Riders squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[11][12] He became the first Indian cricketer to get a contract in the Caribbean Premier League.[13]

Controversy

In August 2015, Tambe played in a private T20 tournament in the United States. He was member of a team that included Mohammad Ashraful who was serving a five-year ban imposed on him by the Bangladesh Cricket Board for connections in a fixing scandal during the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League.[14][15]

References

1. Mohit (30 September 2013). "Pravin Vijay Tambe". SmashReport. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
2. Bhalerao, Sarang (9 October 2013). "Pravin Tambe: Life begins at 42". CricketCountry.com. DNA. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
3. "CLT20: Pravin Tambe's success a great story, says Dravid". Firstpost. Jaipur. PTI. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
4. "Who is Pravin Tambe?". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
5. "25th match (D/N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Ahmedabad, May 5 2014 - Match Summary". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
6. "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
7. "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
8. "What is T10 Cricket League". SportsWhy. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
9. "Tambe named in Mumbai Ranji squad for first time". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
10. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group C: Gujarat v Mumbai at Chennai, Feb 25, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
11. "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
12. "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
13. "CPL 2020 draft: Pravin Tambe, at 48, 1st Indian cricketer to bag Caribbean Premier League contract". India Today. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
14. Peter Della Penna, Mohammad Isam (4 August 2015). "Pravin Tambe played T20 with banned Ashraful in USA". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2018.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
15. "Tambe unlikely to face sanction for playing with banned Ashraful". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

External links

• Pravin Tambe at ESPNcricinfo