Avesh Khan (born 13 December 1996) is an Indian cricketer. In December 2015 he was named to India’s squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Avesh Khan Short Biography
| Coach | Not known |
| Jersey number | #17 (India U-19) #19 (Domestic) |
| Batting Style | Right-handed |
| Bowling style |
Right-arm fast-medium |
| Age | 21 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
- Avesh Khan is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and a right-handed batsman is well known for his off-cutter. His bowling was first spotted at the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Trails when he was a 13-year-old.
- He started to feature for Madhya Pradesh’s Under-19 side from the age of 16. He bagged 15 wickets in the 2012/13 Vinoo Mankad Trophy which were the most after Kuldeep Yadav’s 20 wickets. His performances gained him to called for the Under-19 team.
- Avesh Khan made his India U19 debut in 2013/14 Youth Asia Cup at the age of 17. He was part of the msquad in the 2014 edition played in UAE but didn’t feature in the playing XI.
- Avesh Khan registered figures of 6-3-4-4 in a game against Bangladesh in the Tri-series in 2015/16. Only one bowler in Youth ODI history conceded four and fewer runs while taking a 4-wicket haul.
- Avesh got his chances in the 2016 Under-19 World Cup played inwhere he took 12 wickets in six games to finish as India’s leading wicket-taker in the tournament.
- He made his first-class debut in the 2014/15 season in the Ranji Trophy a couple of days before his 19th birthday. He featured in eight FC games and six T20s till date.
- Avesh got his chances in the 2016 Under-19 World Cup which was played in Bangladesh. He picked 12 wickets in six games to finish as India’s leading wicket-taker in the tournament.
- Avesh Khan was signed up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore team during the 2017 IPL season. He made his IPL debut in his team’s last match of the season in which he took 1 wicket for 23 runs in his 4 overs. Avesh dismissed Sanju Samson on the very second ball he bowled in the game.
- The then 21-year-old pacer got a chance to tour alongside the Indian senior team for the Test series in South Africa where he bowled to the Indian players in the nets.
- Impressed with his consistent show in domestic cricket and the IPL, selectors picked him as the standby player for the upcoming WTC Final against New Zealand and the subsequent England Tests.
- He made his List-A debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2017-18 Vijay Hazare Trophy in February 2018.
- He was also part of India-C for Deodhar Trophy.
- He has played a total of 22 List-A matches and has 17 wickets with an economy rate of 5.43.
- In his first-class cricket he has played a total of 26 matches and has 100 wickets with an economy rate of 3.07. In his first-class career he has clinched 5 wickets haul 4 times in his career and has one 10 wickets haul.
- Earlier his father used to run a pan shop but now he is a financial adviser in a private company.
- Avesh Khan was the leading run-getter in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy, picking 35 wickets from seven first-class matches
- In October 2019, Avesh was included in India C’s squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy but didn’t get to play a game that season.
- In 2021, Avesh finished as the second highest wicket-taker in IPL 2021 with 24 wickets.