Kuldeep Sen was bought at his base price. (BCCI photo)
The 25-year-old successfully defended 15 runs in the final over and helped his team register a close match win
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Madhya Pradesh right-arm pacer Kuldeep Sen made his debut for Rajasthan Royals in an IPL 2022 match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
This fast bowler from Rewa, near the border of Uttar Pradesh, about 450 km from the state capital Bhopal, impressed everyone with his good pace. He cleaned up Deepak Hooda for 25 runs in his second over.
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The 25-year-old bowler later successfully defended 15 runs in the final over and helped his team register a close win. He took 1 wicket for 35 runs in the last six balls giving away just 11 runs.
For the record, the RR management picked the right-arm pacer for a price tag of Rs 20 lakh during the IPL 2022 mega auction.
He made his T20 debut against Mumbai in 2019 and has the experience of playing for the domestic Madhya Pradesh state cricket team.
According to some reports, his father Rampal Sen runs a small salon in the city. In 16 first-class matches, Kuldeep has picked up 44 wickets while he has four List A scalps in his kitty.
“Although he runs hard. He executed it well in the end and he is only going to get better. Some quality fast bowling in our side and in the tournament,” RR pacer Trent Boult said in the post-match presentation .
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