23 Facts About Pravin Tambe

1.

Pravin Vijay Tambe was born on 8 October 1971 and is an Indian cricketer.

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Pravin Tambe had no experience playing professional cricket prior his IPL debut.

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When Pravin Tambe was young, he wanted to be a fast bowler but it was his Orient Shipping captain Ajay Kadam who asked him to bowl as a leg spinner.

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Pravin Tambe had toiled for several years as a club level cricketer in Mumbai which he pursued as a side hustle while holding down a day job.

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Pravin Tambe was named in the Mumbai Ranji probables squad in between 2000 and 2002 but was not drafted in the final squad.

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Pravin Tambe had an unusual career for a cricketer as he had never played first-class cricket but was picked for the Indian Premier League.

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Rahul Dravid, his chief mentor at Rajasthan Royals had said that Praveen Pravin Tambe is an even bigger inspiration than himself.

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8.

Pravin Tambe received an IPL contract with Rajasthan Royals after being spotted by scouts during an invitational T20 tournament where he was noticed for his ability to bowl great variations of leg spin.

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However, he had to step in as the first-choice bowler in place of injured Rahul Sharma and Pravin Tambe stepped up by taking 12 wickets which helped his side to win the invitational tournament.

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Pravin Tambe made his professional cricket debut as well as his T20 debut playing for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Daredevils in the 2013 Indian Premier League at the age of 41.

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Former club-mate and Mumbai selector Abey Kuruvilla revealed that Pravin Tambe has only peaked over the last 8 years, ever since he switched from bowling medium pace to leg spin.

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Pravin Tambe briefly held the purple cap in IPL 2014 up till the 25th match of the tournament.

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Pravin Tambe ended 2014 IPL season on a high by taking 15 wickets although Rajasthan Royals couldn't progress to playoffs after a disastrous loss to Mumbai Indians.

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In February 2017, Pravin Tambe was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs.

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Pravin Tambe withdrew his initial retirement decision which he made in 2018 in order to return to IPL in 2020 after being bought by KKR for 20 lakhs in the 2019 auction.

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In season two of the Abu Dhabi T10 League season, Pravin Tambe played for the Sindhis team.

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Pravin Tambe initially announced his retirement in 2018 in order to play in the T10 league as the BCCI's rule strictly says an active Indian cricketer cannot play in a foreign league.

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Pravin Tambe became the second player after Shahid Afridi to take a hat-trick in T10 league.

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Pravin Tambe received the Golden Wicket award in 2013 Champions League Twenty20.

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Pravin Tambe ended up taking 12 wickets in five matches with an impressive average of 6.50 which was even far better than the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin and Sunil Narine.

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In July 2020, Pravin Tambe was named in the Trinbago Knight Riders squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.

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Pravin Tambe became the first Indian cricketer to get a contract in the CPL.

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Pravin Tambe had to retire again from Indian cricket in order to take part in the 2020 CPL after he initially withdrew his retirement when he intended to play in 2020 IPL.