Sarul Kanwar (born 8 November 1987), is an Indian

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. An attacking

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from

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

, he has 2 first-class centuries for

in the last two

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seasons.

Career

In 2001, he left his home town

Saharanpur Saharanpur is a city and a municipal corporation in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur district. Saharanpur city's name was given after the Saint Shah Haroon Chishti. Saharanpur is declared as on ...

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which ...

to play cricket for Punjab. He improved his game and started practicing in the Sector 16 Stadium under coach Harish Sharma. He put on many impressive performances in the next eight years. In the Katoch Shield in 2008, he scored 746 runs including 3 centuries. In the Nayudu Under-22 Championships, he scored 610 runs. He was playing in the Punjab "B" Team then. His contributions led to Punjab winning these titles. His performances were rewarded with a Ranji Trophy camp call-up for the first time. He was selected in Punjab's 2010 Ranji Trophy season. He made his first-class debut for Punjab in 2010, and List A debut in 2011, Kanwar has been impressive in his first-class career since. In his first

season in 2010, he topped 500 runs, with 2 centuries. His

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exploits were not as successful, yet he landed an

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contract with the

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. Despite not getting a game in the 2011 IPL, when he finally got a chance in the

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in an injury ravaged

side, he quickly grabbed it with a rapacious 45 off 21 balls versus South African franchise

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with 3 fours and 5 sixes. He was then looking for another six but was caught by

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off a

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delivery near the boundary. The

amassed 176 thanks to another 58 by

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. The match eventually finished a no result due to rain.Mumbai's Indian shows he belongs
ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2011 He was bought out by his team in favour of Mumbai batsman

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for

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. Kanwar has now started practising with Sunrise Cricket Academy under Jitendra Kumar. Jitendra has been associated with

Punjab Kings Punjab Kings (PBKS) are a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, Punjab, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Established in 2008 as the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), the franchise is jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zi ...

as side arm king.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanwar, Sarul 1987 births Living people Punjabi people Indian cricketers People from Saharanpur Mumbai Indians cricketers Punjab, India cricketers North Zone cricketers