Avesh Khan

Born on December 13, 1996, Avesh Khan is an Indian cricketer who has made a remarkable impact at the domestic level. The tall skiddy right-arm pacer has all the ingredients to become a lethal pace bowler in the coming times for the Indian cricket team.

He plays for the Rajasthan Royals and has improvised on his bowling in white-ball cricket, hitting the right lines and lengths. Khan has started to master the art of bowling yorkers, a crucial skill to sustain in shorter formats.

Avesh Khan: Along the Years

Avesh Khan Records

• Most expensive uncapped player in IPL history (INR 10 crores)

• First player to play 6 consecutive playoff matches in IPL history

• Leading wicket-taker for India U-19 in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2016 (12)

• Leading wicket-taker for Madhya Pradesh in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season (35)

• Highest wicket-taker for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021

• Second-highest wicket-taker in IPL 2021 (24) after Harshal Patel

Avesh Khan Career

Avesh Khan has been an improvising bowler who is yearning to contribute with his pace.

Avesh Khan Domestic Career

Avesh Khan made his First-class debut against Railways in Delhi on December 07, 2014, where he picked up 2 wickets in the first innings. Khan made his List A debut against Mumbai in Chennai on Feb 05, 2018. He spearheaded the bowling for Madhya Pradesh in the 2018-19 Ranji season as he picked up 35 wickets in 7 matches.

Avesh Khan IPL Career

In 2017, Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) bought Avesh Khan for INR 10 lakhs.

After making his IPL debut for the Royal Challengers in 2017, Avesh moved to Delhi Capitals for INR 75 lakhs and was retained by the franchise for the IPL 2020. He played a lone match in that season but came back to have a career-best season with the ball, picking up 24 wickets and being the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, behind Harshal Patel.

Khan was released ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction and was snatched by the newly-inducted Lucknow Super Giants for a whopping INR 10 crores, the most for an uncapped player in IPL history. He was involved in an infamous victory off the last ball against the Royal Challengers in IPL 2023 and was eventually fined INR 12 lakhs for throwing his helmet as a celebratory gesture.

The 27-year-old pacer was traded to Rajasthan Royals for Karnataka batter Devdutt Padikkal ahead of IPL 2024. He bowled economically, taking 19 wickets and leading the Royals to the playoffs. His IPL returns made the BCCI name him as a traveling reserve for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

Avesh Khan International Career

Avesh Khan has been one of the highlights of India’s powerful bench strength and he has been leading the Men in Blue’s pace attack on second-string occasions.

Avesh Khan ODI Career

Avesh Khan made his ODI debut against the West Indies in Port of Spain on July 24, 2022. He did not have a great outing with the ball as he returned with expensive figures of none for 54 in 6 overs at an economy of 9.

Though he has only played 8 ODIs, he impressed with his personal best of 4/27 against South Africa in an ODI alongside Arshdeep Singh as he helped India rout the Proteas in the 1st ODI in Johannesburg on December 17, 2023.

Avesh Khan T20I Career

Avesh Khan made his international debut in a T20I against the West Indies in Kolkata on February 20, 2022. Much akin to his ODI debut, he was shoddy on his T20I debut as well, conceding 42 runs in his 4 overs.

However, he helped India get over the line in South Africa’s tour of India and salvaged a series-leveling draw with his career-best figures of 4/18 in 2022. He was selected for the ACC Asia Cup 2022 and picked up 2 wickets in 2 games, but was eventually ruled out of the remainder of the tournament due to an illness and was replaced by bowling all-rounder Deepak Chahar.

With his recurrent IPL form, Khan has been added as a traveling reserve for the Indian team in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024.

Avesh Khan Under-19 Career

Avesh Khan was a part of the Indian team that played in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014 in UAE. He figured only in a couple of games in that tournament and got a solitary wicket. Khan came back strongly in the next Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2016 and was the spearhead of the Indian pace attack. He returned as India’s highest wicket-taker with 12 wickets at an average of 15.08.

Avesh Khan’s Family

Avesh Khan started playing cricket at a very young age under the guidance of his father Ashique Khan who used to play cricket at the local level. His rise to the top has been steady and he would be aiming to break the deadlock soon.

Avesh Khan’s Net Worth

As of 2024, Avesh Khan’s estimated net worth is around INR 25 crores or USD 3 million.