Parvinder Awana (born 19 July 1986) is an Indian former

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er who played for

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in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm medium pace bowler. He was picked in the national squad for the fourth Test against

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and made his Twenty20 International debut against the touring English side on 21 December 2012. In July 2018, he retired from all forms of cricket.

Domestic career

Awana made his first-class debut for Delhi against

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in 2007. He played five games that season and picked up 12 wickets. He impressed in the next season, picking up 28 wickets from 7 matches at an average of 24. He also got two five-wicket hauls and a ten-for that season. He was dropped from the team during the 2010/11 Ranji Trophy as he failed to get enough wickets. However, he had a highly impressive first-class season in 2011/12. He had 35 scalps to his name from just 7 matches at an average of 25, picking three five-fors. His good bowling was rewarded as he was selected to play for North Zone in the 2011/12 Deodhar Trophy. He continued his brilliant bowling in the one-day format too, as he got figures of 6/49 against

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in the only match he played that tournament before joining the Kings XI Punjab squad for IPL 2012. He took most wickets in the 2011–12 Vijay Hazare Trophy, India's domestic 50 over tournament.

International career

He was picked in the national squad for the fourth Test against

and made his Twenty20 International debut against the touring English side in December 2012.

References

External links

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Player Profile at iplt20.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Awana, Pavinder 1986 births Living people Indian cricketers India Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Delhi cricketers Punjab Kings cricketers North Zone cricketers Cricketers from Delhi