Dhoni lauds Praveen Kumar and Ishant Sharma

Lauding the performance of Praveen Kumar and Ishant Sharma in the recent tri-series in Australia, India's One-day and Twenty20 cricket captain MS Dhoni on Wednesday said the duo had a great future ahead of them. "They have played very well and a bright future lies ahead for them," Dhoni said. Stating that he was looking forward to the forthcoming series against South Africa, Dhoni said some good cricket was on the cards. Dhoni confirmed having discussed with Central Coalfields Limited his plans for setting up a state-of-the-art cricket academy. CCL's Chairman-cum-Managing Director RP Ritolia reportedly told Dhoni that the public sector company would help in fulfilling the cricketer's dream project.

Praveen Kumar - Profile
India

Full name : Praveenkumar Sakat Singh

Born : October 2, 1986, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

Current age : 21 years 162 days

Major teams : India, Air India, India Red, Uttar Pradesh

Playing role : Bowler

Batting style : Right-hand bat

Bowling style : Right-arm medium

ODI Career

Debut : India v Pakistan at Jaipur, Nov 18, 2007

Matches Innings Runs 50's 100's H.S. Wickets B.B. Bat Avge. Bowl Econ.
5 3 25 0 0 12 10 4/31 8.33 4.50

T20I Career

Debut : Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008

Matches Innings Runs 50's 100's H.S. Wickets B.B. Bat Avge. Bowl Econ.

1 1 6 0 0 6 1 1/15 6.00 7.50

First Class Career

Debut : Uttar Pradesh v Haryana at Kanpur, Nov 23-26, 2005

Matches Innings Runs 50's 100's H.S. Wickets B.B. Bat Avge. Bowl Econ.

25 42 945 5 0 78 126 8/68 23.62 2.87