Prashant Solanki is an Indian spinner who represents Mumbai in the domestic circuit and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. The right-arm leg spinner is an old-school spin bowler who likes to rely on his wrist spin bowling. He can vary his pace very well in the air and is pretty good with his trick like a googly. Solanki started his professional career with Mumbai in the 2021-22 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and impressed onlookers with his performance with the ball. In his debut game, he recorded a five-wicket haul. He next managed to break into the Mumbai squad for the 2021-22 season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and once again was pretty impressive with his tricks. On the back of his remarkable uprise, his inclusion in the IPL 2022 auction turned out to be a piece of a hot topic. The uncapped Indian player was enlisted with a base price of Rs 20 lakhs. However, a fierce bidding war between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings saw it finally ending at Rs 1.2 crores. The Chennai-based franchise was impressed with Solanki’s abilities who was a net bowler for them in 2021. They finally managed to sign him ahead of the 2022 IPL. Solanki although played only two games in his debut campaign and took just two wickets. However, he is part of the CSK side in the 2023 edition as well.
Prashant Solanki Biography
| Full name | Prashant Hitesh Solanki |
| Nick Name | Prashant Solanki |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Feb 22, 2000 (23 years) |
| Birth Place | Mumbai, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Pisces |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Country | Indian |
| Cricket Role | Bowler |
| Father name | Not Known |
| Mother name | Not Known |
| Married | Unmarried |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | Not Known |
| Children | Not Known |
| Education Qualification | Graduation |
| Religion | Not Known |
| Current Residence | Not Known |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Batting Style | Right Handed Bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm legbreak |
| International Debut | Test debut Not Yet Debut. ODI cricket debut Not Yet Debut. T20I cricket debut Not Yet Debut. |
| Teams | Udaipur Eagles, Eagle Thane Strikers, Mumbai, Chennai Super Kings, Maharashtra |
Prashant Solanki Physical Statistics
| Height | In centimeters -176cm In meters – 1.76m In feet – 5’8” feet |
| Weight | |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Prashant Solanki Profile
Indian spin bowler cricketer Prashant Solanki was born on 22 February 2000 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and he is a state-level cricket player who plays state level cricket for the Mumbai team, for the first time, he has been bought by the CSK team for the IPL season of 2022. He is known for playing as a Bowler Cricket player, And his bowling style is leg break googly while his batting style is the right-handed bat. He is especially known to bowl after the powerplay of the match.
If we talk About his domestic cricket career, he started playing domestic cricket in the year 2021 with the Mumbai team. So let’s see about Prashant Solanki‘s cricket career and debut.
First Class debut
He made his First Class debut on 24 February 2022 in the match of Goa vs Mumbai at Ahmedabad. And he has got a chance to play only one FC match so far, in which he has taken zero wickets by giving runs at an economy of 5.66.
List A debut
He made his List-A debut on 25 February 2021 in the match of Mumbai vs Puducherry at Jaipur. And he has got a chance to play only 9 List A matches so far, in which he has taken 21 wickets by giving runs at an economy of 5.96.
T20s debut
And then, he made his T20s debut on 09 November 2021 in the match of Baroda vs Mumbai at Guwahati. And he has got a chance to play only 5 T20 matches so far, in which he has taken 5 wickets by giving runs at an economy of 8.35.
If we talk about Solanki’s IPL career, then he has been selected for the first time in the IPL auction 2022 by the Chennai Super Kings team with his base price of 20 lakhs. He made his IPL debut on May 15, 2022, against Gujarat Titans at Wankhede Stadium.
Prashant Solanki Career Stats
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC | 1 | 2 | 54 | 51 | 0 | – | – | – | 5.66 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 14 | 14 | 703 | 756 | 26 | 5/48 | 5/48 | 29.07 | 6.45 | 27.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 11 | 11 | 234 | 310 | 10 | 2/8 | 2/8 | 31.00 | 7.94 | 23.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4.00 | 10 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 14 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13* | 9.50 | 13 | 146.15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T20s | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
Prashant Solanki IPL Auction Price History
| Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2023 | 1.20 Cr | Chennai |
| 2024 | 1.20 Cr | Chennai |
Prashant Solanki’s Social Media Accounts
| Prashant Solanki (@prashanttsolanki) | |
| Prashant Solanki (@PSolankii22) | |
| Prashant Solanki | |
| Wikipedia | Prashant Solanki |
Some Lesser-Known Facts About Prashant Solanki
- Solanki is an Indian spin bowler cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the Mumbai team and IPL franchise cricket for the CSK team.
- After Chennai, Rajasthan also bid a lot on Prashant Solanki in the IPL auction 2023, but Chennai bought him with a huge amount of 1.2 Cr.
