Bhuvneshwar Kumar Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh
Nickname(s) Bhuvi, Bhuvan
Profession Indian Cricketer (Bowler)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters– 178 cm
in meters– 1.78 m
in feet inches– 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.) in kilograms– 70 kg
in pounds– 154 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.) – Chest: 40 inches
– Waist: 30 inches
– Biceps: 12 inches
Eye Colour Brown
Hair Colour Black
Cricket
International Debut ODI– 30 December 2012 against Pakistan at Chennai
Test– 22 February against Australia at Chennai
T20– 25 December 2012 against Pakistan at Bengaluru
Jersey Number #15 (India)
#15 (IPL)
Domestic/State Team India A, Pune Warriors, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh
Favourite Ball Inswing & Outswing
Records (main ones) • Has bowled the batsman out to take his first wicket in Test, ODI, and T20 match.
• The only bowler to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar for a duck in First-Class Cricket.
• The record for the most economical figures in a T20 international cricket match against West Indies in 2014, for conceding 3 runs from 3 overs.

• The record for the second-most expensive ODI spell in India against South Africa in 2015, for conceding 3 runs from 3 overs.

• Took 26 wickets in IPL 10 (2017) and won the ‘purple cap’ for most wickets in that IPL season.
Career Turning Point In 2012, with an incredible start to his ODI career against Pakistan in a T20 match where he took 4 wickets for 9 runs in 4 overs.
Personal Life
Date of Birth 5 February 1990
Age (as of 2021) 31 Years
Birthplace Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Signature
Nationality Indian
Hometown Luharli village, Gulaothi tehsil, Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Family Father- Kiran Pal Singh (Sub-inspector)
Mother- Indresh Singh (Homemaker)

Sister- Rekha Adhana (Elder)
Brother- None
Coach/Mentor Vipin Vats, Sanjay Rastogi
Religion Hinduism
Caste Gurjar (Mavi Gotra)
Address A bungalow in Ganga Nagar, Meerut
Hobbies Playing games on PS3 or ipad, Reading
Favourites
Cricketers Batsman– AB de Villiers
Bowler– Wasim Akram, Praveen Kumar
Cricketer Ground Lord’s in London
Tennis Player Novak Djokovic
Food Kadhi Chawal
Actresses Alia Bhatt, Shraddha Kapoor
Film 3 Idiots
Song “Tu Hai Ki Nahi” from the film Roy
Musician A.R. Rahman
Book I Too Had a Love Story by Ravinder Singh
Destination Venice
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status Married
Affair/Girlfriend Nupur Nagar (Engineer)
Wife/Spouse Nupur Nagar (Engineer)
Marriage Date 23 November 2017
Children He was blessed with a baby girl on 24 November 2021. [1]India Today
Money Factor
Salary (as of 2017) Retainer: INR 1 crore
Test: INR 15 lakh
ODI: 6 lakh
T20: 3 lakh

Some Lesser Known Facts About Bhuvneshwar Kumar

  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar does not smoke.
  • Is Bhuvneshwar Kumar a consumer of alcohol? Affirmative.
  • From a young age, he cultivated a passion for cricket. At the tender age of 10, he began participating in Amateur league tournaments, where tennis balls were used for play.
  • He became a member of Bhamashah Cricket Academy in Meerut when he was only 13 years old.
  • Had he not pursued cricket, he would have chosen a career as an Army officer.
  • Praveen Kumar, the swing bowler, is considered as his cricketing idol, from whom he has gained immense knowledge and inspiration.
  • Due to his deadly Inswing and Outswing deliveries, he was given the moniker “The Swing King.”
  • In addition to his impressive bowling skills, he also proves to be a skilled batsman. In a first-class match back in 2012, he entered the pitch as the eighth player to bat and managed to score an outstanding 128 runs off 253 deliveries.
  • He became the first bowler to dismiss a batsman and claim his first wicket in all three formats of the game solely through bowled deliveries. In T20Is, he bowled out Nasir Jamshed; in ODIs, he dismissed Mohammad Hafeez; and in Tests, he sent David Warner packing.
  • Ishant Sharma is the best friend of his in the Indian team.

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