Ricky Bhui

Summary

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 was also a member of the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise in the IPL. 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]

Ricky Bhui
Personal information
Full name
Ricky Kannakumar Bhui
Born (1996-09-29) 29 September 1996 (age 27)
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg-Break googly
RoleTop Order Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14–presentAndhra
2018–2019Sunrisers Hyderabad
2024Delhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 71 70 63
Runs scored 4810 2116 1500
Batting average 46.69 41.49 31.91
100s/50s 18/18 3/16 2/7
Top score 187 112* 108*
Balls bowled 354 163
Wickets 5 3
Bowling average 47.00 58.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/0 2/8
Catches/stumpings 69/3 28/1 13/–
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

  1. ^ "Ricky Bhui profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
  2. ^ "Ishan Kishan to lead India at U19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Ricky Bhui Profile". CricBuzz. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Andhra: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.