Bavanaka Sandeep Introduction
When the Indian Premier League started, a very promising young talent from Hyderabad, still in his teens, had a dream of participating in this competition. Over the years, he saw many cricketers he played with, from his city, become a part of the IPL. After more than a decade, Bavanaka Sandeep has finally got a chance to showcase his talent.
To make it even better, he will play for the team from his city, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Sandeep has been a very consistent performer for Hyderabad over the years, in the domestic circuit. He has always maintained a good average and strike rate, but never really made it big. Given the opportunity he has got now, he can fulfil his lifelong dream.
Bavanaka Sandeep Batting and fielding averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 58 | 89 | 8 | 3631 | 203* | 44.82 | 8303 | 43.73 | 7 | 21 | 395 | 19 | 41 | 0 |
| List A | 48 | 46 | 5 | 1343 | 96 | 32.75 | 1703 | 78.86 | 0 | 8 | 90 | 15 | 28 | 0 |
| T20s | 38 | 34 | 8 | 734 | 74* | 28.23 | 579 | 126.77 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 25 | 19 | 0 |
Bavanaka Sandeep Bowling averages
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 58 | 49 | 1487 | 865 | 12 | 4/57 | 4/57 | 72.08 | 3.49 | 123.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 48 | 29 | 783 | 592 | 18 | 5/26 | 5/26 | 32.88 | 4.53 | 43.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 38 | 24 | 321 | 381 | 7 | 2/14 | 2/14 | 54.42 | 7.12 | 45.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bavanaka Sandeep Early Life
- Bavanaka Sandeep was born on April 25, 1992, in Hyderabad, Telangana (then Andhra Pradesh).
- His father’s name is Parmeshwar.
- Parmeshwar is an ex-employee of Bharat Dynamics Limited.
- At Bharat Dynamics Limited, Parmeshwar used to work as a technician. He had a shift from 8 AM to 5 PM. With such a tedious schedule, he couldn’t commit much time to his kids. Hence, he took voluntary retirement when he was 52 years of age.
- Sandeep has four elder sisters.
- Parmeshwar is a big fan of cricket and always wanted his son to become a cricketer.
- Sandeep’s mother is a homemaker. All of his four sisters have done their MS from USA.
- Sandeep spent his initial days under the guidance of his mentor John Manoj.
- Initially, Sandeep used to practice at the St John’s Sports Coaching Foundation in East Marredpally, Secunderabad.
- After realizing the potential of Sandeep, John Manoj decided not to charge a single penny for his cricket coaching classes.
- Sandeep has studied in the St Andrews School.
- From the fourth standard, he has received a half-scholarship.
- He completed his higher education from TKR College of Engineering.
- Sandeep was enrolled in his college under the sports quota.
- Thanks to his cricketing skills, he also has landed a job in the Income Tax Department. He works as an inspector.
Bavanaka Sandeep Domestic Career
- Sandeep made his first-class debut on November 10, 2010, against Jharkhand at Ranchi. He scored a century on his debut and was just 6 runs short of his 150.
- Sandeep’s List A debut came on 11 February, 2011, against Andhra at Palakkad. In this game, he scored 24 runs in 39 deliveries.
- The Hyderabad star made his T20 debut on 17 March 2013 against Kerala at Shimoga. In this match, he could only manage a couple of runs.
Bavanaka Sandeep Achievements
- Sandeep scored a century on his first-class debut.
- He was the leading run-scorer for Hyderabad in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy. In that season, he scored 400 runs in just 4 games.
- He has been a part of the India Red side in the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.
- He has crossed the 3000-run mark in first-class cricket.
