Pradeep Sangwan (born 5 November 1990) is an Indian

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er, who represents

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. He completed his schooling at Ravindra Public School in Delhi.

Career

Sangwan is a left-arm

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bowler. Coached by AN Sharma, Sangwan was a member of the Delhi under-15 team that won the Polly Umrigar Trophy in 2005. He took 27 wickets in six matches and also scored 62 in a partnership of 125 for the last wicket in the quarter-final. Sangwan was a member of the victorious Indian team at the Under-19 World Cup held in

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in 2008 and bowled several incisive spells with the new ball. He was instrumental in India's success at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup, where the team was led by Virat Kohli. He took 8 wickets, including a spell of 5/44 that was crucial in India's victory against South Africa in the group stage. He was named captain of the Delhi T20 team for the

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2018 and replaced

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as captain. In his debut season of the

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for Delhi in 2007–08, Sangwan took 33 wickets at an average of 19.24 and also scored 122 runs at an average of 20.33. He took 9 wickets in the final against

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. Sangwan was the first under-19 pick at the inaugural Indian Premier League draft, and was bought by the

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. He was signed by

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for the 2011 season and in January 2018 was bought by

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. In February 2022, he was bought by

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in the

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Doping

Sangwan tested positive in a random dope test conducted during the 2013 IPL season. His A sample reportedly showed the presence of banned substances.

References

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