Ricky Bhui (born 29 September 1996) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional leg spinner.[1] Bhui scored an unbeaten hundred on his List A debut and also scored an unbeaten hundred on his Twenty20 debut. He currently plays for Andhra in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. In December 2015 he was named in India's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and is the youngest player to feature in the tournament so far.[2] Bhui has also captained the India u17 side for a Triangular series. In January 2018, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 IPL auction. He studied at Visakha Valley School in Visakhapatnam after graduation in 2020.[3] The only player from the Andhra Pradesh Ranji team to make the cut for IPL 2018.[4]
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| Full name | Ricky Kannakumar Bhui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 September 1996 Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg-Break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top Order Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14–present | Andhra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Delhi Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He was bought by Delhi Capitals for 20 lakhs as an uncapped Wicket-Keeper in 2024 IPL auction.
He was the leading run-scorer for Andhra in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 775 runs in eight matches.[5] In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[6][7] He was released by the Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Ricky Bhui profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
- ^ "Ishan Kishan to lead India at U19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Ricky Bhui Profile". CricBuzz. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Andhra: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.