Shivam Mavi (born 26 November 1998) is an Indian international

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er, who is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He made his international debut for the

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in January 2023.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

In January 2018, he was bought by the

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in the 2018 IPL auction. He made his

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debut for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the

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on 14 April 2018. On the opening day of the

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in September 2018, Mavi took a

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for Uttar Pradesh against

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. He made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh in the

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on 1 November 2018. On his Ranji debut, Mavi took a 4-fer against

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, as Uttar Pradesh bowled Goa out for just 152. In his second first-class match against

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, he picked up his maiden

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. In February 2018, he was bought by the

in the

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for the

tournament.

International career

In December 2017, he was named in India's squad for the

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. In July 2018, he was selected to play for the

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in the 2018 India Quadrangular Series. He made his

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debut for

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against South Africa A in the Quadrangular Series on 27 August 2018. In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the

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. In November 2019, he replaced injured Arshdeep Singh in India's squad for the

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. In December 2022, Mavi earned his maiden call-up to the Indian cricket team for their

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(T20I) series against Sri Lanka. On 3 January 2023, he made his T20I debut for India against Sri Lanka at

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. He picked up 4 wickets for 22 runs and became the third Indian cricketer to take four wickets on T20I debut. His outstanding spell on debut helped India to register a thrilling 2-run victory over Sri Lanka in the opening T20I match.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mavi, Shivam 1998 births Living people Indian cricketers Kolkata Knight Riders cricketers Uttar Pradesh cricketers Sportspeople from Noida India Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen