Nehal Wadhera is an Indian cricketer who has played for Punjab in many domestic competitions. He has represented India Under-19 at the international level. He played for Mumbai Indians in the 2023 IPL season and made a name for himself as a power batsman.
Wiki/Biography
Nehal Wadhera was born on Monday, September 4, 2000 (age 22 years; in 2022) in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. His zodiac sign is Virgo. He started competing in sports tournaments at the age of eight and started training in cricket under coach Charanjit Bhangu at the age of nine and then under coach Harjinder Singh at the Ludhiana District Cricket Association Stadium. He studied up to 10th standard at Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, and attended BCM Arya Model Sr. Sec. School for grades 11 and 12. He pursued his studies at Satish Chander Dhawan Government College, Ludhiana, Punjab.
Nehal Wadhera during his childhood
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 9″
Weight (approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Body Measurements (approx): Chest 40″, Waist 32″, Biceps 13″
Family
He was born in a middle class family.
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Kamal Wadhera, an industrialist. His mother’s name is Gurpreet Wadhera, and she supported him during his early days. He has a sister named Rhythm Wadhera.
Nehal Wadhera (extreme right) with his family
Wife & Children
He is not married.
Relationships/Affairs
He is single.
Career
Domestically
He started playing cricket for Punjab Under-16 in 2015-16 season and went on to play for Punjab Under-19 team in Vijay Merchant Trophy and Cooch Behar Trophy with 529 runs at an average of 44.08 in Cooch Behar Trophy 2017-18.
Nehal Wadhera during his playing days in Punjab Under-16
He played for the Ludhiana Under-23 team against the Bathinda Under-23 team in the inter-district tournament and scored 578 runs off 414 balls at a strike rate of 139, with 42 fours and 37 sixes after which he was given a reward cash of Rs 51,000.
Nehal Wadhera was awarded after his 578 innings
He made his Ranji debut for Punjab on 3 January 2023 against Gujarat where he scored his first with 123 runs. He created his first double century by scoring 214 runs against Madhya Pradesh in the 2022-23 Ranji season.
Nehal Wadhera celebrates his first century
international
India under 19 years
He played his debut for India Under-19 on 17 July 2018 against Sri Lanka and scored 82 runs. He later played for India Under-19 A and India Under-19 Green teams.
Nehal Wadhera during India Under-19 playing days
Indian Premier League (IPL)
Nehal Wadhera was acquired by Mumbai Indians (MI) during the December 2022 auction for the IPL 2023 season for a base price of Rs 20 lakhs. He played his first IPL match on 2 April 2023 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and scored 21 runs off 13 balls including a 101-metre six that left the stadium.
Aged 22, on his debut, the Big 3 of MI’s top order in the dugout & this kid played one of the shots in this IPL.
Nehal Wadhera, brilliant. pic.twitter.com/wKisjarHmh
– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 2, 2023
He then scored quick and useful runs as MI struggled including 40 runs off 21 balls when MI were at 59 runs for 5 against Gujarat Titans (GT) and his maiden T20 half century of 64 runs off 51 balls when MI were at 14 runs for 3 wickets against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Nehal Wadhera during his maiden IPL half-century against CSK
Facts/Trivia
- His batting style is left-handed, and his bowling style is right-handed.
Nehal Wadhera bowling during a training session
- He is the third cricketer from Ludhiana to play for India at any level after 1983 World Cup-winning team member Yashpal Sharma and senior player Gagandeep Singh.
- He is the third cricketer from Ludhiana to play in the IPL; the first two are Karan Goel and Love Ablish.
- He was also called as Yuvraj Singh’s new day as his coach saw glimpses of Yuvraj Singh in his batting.
- He got into a fight with Arjun Tendulkar during an IPL match against Gujarat Titans when he didn’t want to take one; however, Arjun forces her to run away. Many people criticized Nehal’s attitude.
- He holds the records for scoring the fastest 200, fastest 300, fastest 400 and fastest 500 runs in an innings in cricket (not in first-class or domestic cricket).
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
