Khaleel Ahmed

Khaleel Khursheed Ahmed was born on December 05, 1997, in Tonk in Rajasthan, India. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler and shot to prominence when he represented India at the under-19 level.

Ahmed is one of the left-arm pacers to watch out for in the Indian colors. He made a mark early in his career and has not gotten a long run to prove his mettle at the international level. He plays for the Indian cricket team and represents the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Khaleel Ahmed: Along the Years

Khaleel Ahmed Records

• Leading wicket-taker for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2019 (19)

• Second-most wickets for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2019 (16) after Kuldeep Yadav

• Fastest Indian bowler to take 50 wickets in IPL (35 matches)

• Fourth-fastest bowler to take 50 wickets in IPL after Kagiso Rabada (DC/PBKS), Sunil Narine (KKR) and Lasith Malinga (MI)

• Second-most wickets for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024 (17) after Mukesh Kumar

Khaleel Ahmed Career

Khaleel Ahmed had a promising start to his career, playing in the Under-19 CWC, and IPL and representing India at the young age of 20.

Khaleel Ahmed Domestic Career

Khaleel Ahmed made his T20 debut for Rajasthan in the 2016–17 Inter-State Twenty-20 Tournament on February 05, 2017. He went wicketless in his maiden T20 innings. His first-class debut came for Rajasthan against Jammu and Kashmir on October 06, 2017, in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy. In his maiden innings, he took the wicket of J&K skipper Parveez Razool and Aditya Singh.

He made his List-A debut against Andhra Pradesh in the 2017-18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on February 05, 2018. He took the solitary wicket of Ricky Bhui as Rajasthan lost to Andhra Pradesh by 6 wickets.

Khaleel Ahmed IPL Career

Khaleel Ahmed was snapped up by the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) for INR 10 lakhs right after the culmination of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2016. Across the two years he spent, he did not get to make his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut.

He was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2018 auction for INR 3 crores and made his IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Qualifier 2 of IPL 2018 where he was expensive in his very first outing. Ahmed made the most of his opportunities in the following season, as he grabbed 19 wickets in 9 matches at an average of just 15.10.

After having below-par seasons in the next two editions, he was released by the Sunrisers and acquired by his erstwhile team Delhi Capitals after they outbid the Mumbai Indians for INR 5.25 crores. In his return to his former team, Ahmed showed glimpses of his best as he finished the season with 16 wickets in 10 games at an average of 19.69.

Ahmed became the fastest Indian bowler and the fourth-fastest bowler to take 50 IPL wickets after Kagiso Rabada, Sunil Narine, and Lasith Malinga. He had another terrific season with the ball in IPL 2024, finishing the season as the Capitals’ second-highest wicket-taker behind Mukesh Kumar, with 17 wickets in 14 games.

Khaleel Ahmed International Career

Khaleel Ahmed made his international debut at the young age of 20 and was slated to replicate his talent on paper afterward. However, injuries, lack of form, and stiff competition meant Ahmed has yet to cement a spot on the Indian cricket team.

Khaleel Ahmed ODI Career

Khaleel Ahmed was drafted into the Asia Cup 2018 held in the United Arab Emirates and made his ODI debut against Hong Kong. He was impressive in his debut innings as he returned with figures of 3/48. He only played two matches, and India won the Asia Cup in 2018.

Ahmed registered his career-best figures of 3/13 against the West Indies in 2018. He was last seen in India’s tour of the West Indies in 2019 and has not featured in an ODI since.

Khaleel Ahmed T20I Career

Khaleel Ahmed made his T20I debut against West Indies on November 04, 2018. He was economical with the ball and picked up his maiden T20I wicket in the form of Fabian Allen.

After having a terrific season with the ball in IPL 2024, Ahmed was picked as a traveling reserve for the T20 World Cup 2024. Later, he was drafted into a relatively young and new-looking squad for India’s tour of Zimbabwe in July 2024. Though he could only pick up three wickets in three matches, he was economical with the ball, finishing the series at an economy of 6.81.

Khaleel Ahmed Under-19 Career

Khaleel Ahmed was raised in Tonk, Rajasthan and his passion for cricket drove him forward to be part of a very young under-16 and under-19 state side. Khaleel’s burning talent was an example of the teaching of legendary Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid who was his teacher and mentor.

Ahmed’s performance in the U-19 Tri-Nation tournament was commendable, clinching 12 wickets in his 3 innings.

He was chosen in the first eleven of India for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2016. In 6 innings, he only managed to take 3 wickets as India U-19 finished as runners-up after losing to West Indies U-19.

Khaleel Ahmed Net Worth

As of 2024, Khaleel Ahmed’s net worth is estimated to be around INR 15 crores.