Left-arm wrist spinner Shivang Kumar made his IPL debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders on the Eden Gardens on Thursday.
Shivang was purchased by SRH on the public sale for Rs. 30 lakh.
The 23-year-old hails from Madhya Pradesh, and has solely performed seven video games within the home circuit to date — 4 T20s and three Listing A matches. Nevertheless, within the restricted alternatives he has had, Shivang has already left a mark.
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He has recorded figures of 5/45 in opposition to Karnataka within the Vijay Hazare Trophy earlier this yr, his private greatest, in addition to 3/25 in opposition to Bihar within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
The teen additionally has a half-century to his title, having scored 67 of 69 balls in opposition to Jharkhand within the 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Hailing from the Rewa area of MP, Shivang started his journey underneath the tutelage of his father, an worker with the Railways. He shifted from being a right-armer to a left-arm wrist spinner upon his father’s recommendation.
Printed on Apr 02, 2026