Khaleel Ahmed is an Indian cricketer who plays for the team India. Khaleel Ahmed was born on Dec 05, 1997; and as of 2024, he is 27 years old. Khaleel Ahmed is a bowler from Tonk, Rajasthan and bowls fast seam.
Khaleel Ahmed Odi’s career has played 11 matches to date in his ODI career and he took 15 wickets, with an average of 31.00, conceding nearly 5.81 runs per over with a best individual figure of 3 for 13. Khaleel Ahmed has played 11 matches to date in his T20 career and he took 11 wickets, with an average of 31.91, conceding nearly 8.77 runs per over with a best individual figure of 2 for 27.
He made his IPL debut in 2018. Syed Khaleel Ahmed has played 44 matches to date in his IPL career and he took 59 wickets, with an average of 24.49, conceding nearly 8.67 runs per over with a best individual figure of 3/21.
In the IPL Auction 2024, the Delhi franchise acquired the services of Syed Khaleel Ahmed for Rs 5.25 Cr.
Khaleel Ahmed Biography
| Full name | Khaleel Khursheed Ahmed |
| Nick Name | |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Dec 05, 1997 (26 years) |
| Birth Place | Tonk, Rajasthan |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Sagittarius |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Country | India |
| Cricket Role | Bowler |
| Father name | Khursheed Ahmed |
| Mother name | Name Not Known |
| Siblings | Sister– Names Not Known (3) |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | |
| Children | |
| Education Qualification | Graduate |
| Religion | Islam |
| Current Residence | Tonk, Rajasthan, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Batting Style | Right hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Left arm Fast medium |
| Domestic Cricket debut | |
| International Debut | Test– Did Not Play ODI– 18 September 2018 vs Hong Kong at Dubai T20– 4 November 2018 against West Indies at Eden Gardens |
| Teams | India U19, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan, Sunrisers Hyderabad, India B, India A, India, Udaipur Lakecity Warriors |
Khaleel Ahmed Physical Statistics
| Height | in centimeters– 185 cm in meters– 1.85 m in feet inches– 6’ 1” |
| Weight | in kilograms– 80 kg in pounds– 176 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 42 inches – Waist: 32 inches – Biceps: 14 inches |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
Khaleel Ahmed Profile
A left-arm medium pacer and opening bowler for India Under-19s, Khaleel Ahmed has been a dependable performer at the youth level. He came into the Under-19 World Cup in 2016 with 12 wickets in three innings, including 3 for 29 against Sri Lanka in the final of the Tri-Nation Under-19s tournament in Colombo. He couldn’t quite extend that wicket-taking form into the World Cup but was a regular presence in the side.
Khaleel was bought by Delhi Daredevils for INR 10 lakh at the IPL auction in 2016, thereby extending his association with Rahul Dravid who served as India’s Under-19 coach and is also the Daredevils’ team mentor.
Khaleel Khursheed Ahmed was born in Tonk, Rajasthan. It was in his very own place that he learnt the art of bowling quickly, all thanks to the tennis ball. Khaleel decided to take the sport seriously and that got him a place in the India under-19 squad for the 2016 World Cup.
Having a liking for speed and angling it across the batsman, Khaleel could only muster 3 wickets in 6 games but did enough to catch the attention of the then-head coach of the Colts and also of the Delhi Daredevils – Rahul Dravid. The lanky left-armer was picked up by the franchise for a meagre sum of INR 10 lakhs and he got to work with the likes of Zaheer Khan.
The learning from that edition, despite not getting a game in the IPL, helped the skiddy left-arm pacer improve his skills and add lots of variations to his bowling repertoire. After a successful 2017-18 domestic season, Khaleel was picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad for the eleventh edition of the IPL for a massive INR 3 crores. His base price was set at 20 lakhs INR but the numbers started shooting through the roof after Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils threw in their hats to have his services. With a stock of ever-present fast bowlers in SRH, Khaleel couldn’t get as many opportunities in the 2018 edition and played only one game that ended as a wicket-less and expensive outing against KKR at the Eden Gardens.
His achievements at the domestic level, however, were enough to earn him a spot on India-A’s tour to England. He ended that tour with 15 wickets from just 9 games and caught the eyes of the selectors. It didn’t take long then for him to get called up to India’s senior ODI team. Khaleel made his India debut against Hong Kong in the 2018 Asia Cup and picked up three wickets in that game. A combination of injuries and a lack of form thereafter meant that he didn’t feature in India’s squads regularly.
Khaleel’s best IPL came in 2019 when he picked up 19 wickets from just 9 outings. After two indifferent seasons, however, SRH let him go and he was picked up by the Delhi Capitals for INR 5.25 crore in the 2022 IPL Auction.
Khaleel Ahmed Career Stats
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 11 | 11 | 480 | 465 | 15 | 3/13 | 3/13 | 31.00 | 5.81 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 14 | 14 | 312 | 459 | 13 | 2/27 | 2/27 | 35.30 | 8.82 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 12 | 19 | 1777 | 875 | 25 | 4/19 | 5/68 | 35.00 | 2.95 | 71.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 59 | 59 | 2780 | 2321 | 86 | 4/35 | 4/35 | 26.98 | 5.00 | 32.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 97 | 97 | 2186 | 3014 | 126 | 5/18 | 5/18 | 23.92 | 8.27 | 17.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4.50 | 17 | 52.94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 1 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FC | 12 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 18* | 13.00 | 141 | 36.87 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| List A | 59 | 17 | 6 | 42 | 15 | 3.81 | 78 | 53.84 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| T20s | 97 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3* | 1.42 | 29 | 34.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Khaleel Ahmed IPL Auction Price History
Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.00 Cr | Hyderabad |
| 2019 | 3.00 Cr | Hyderabad |
| 2020 | 3.00 Cr | Hyderabad |
| 2021 | 3.00 Cr | Hyderabad |
| 2022 | 5.25 Cr | Delhi |
| 2023 | 5.25 Cr | Delhi |
| 2024 | 5.25 Cr | Delhi |
Khaleel Ahmed’s Social Media Accounts
| Khaleel Ahmed (@khaleelahmed13) | |
| Khaleel Ahmed 🇮🇳 (@imK_Ahmed13) | |
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| Wikipedia | Khaleel Ahmed |
Some Lesser-Known Facts About Khaleel Ahmed
- Does Khaleel Ahmed smoke?: Not Known
- Does Khaleel Ahmed drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Initially, Khaleel’s father was against his decision of becoming a cricketer and wanted that he would become a doctor. His father had even beaten him for playing it.
- When he was a child, he copied the actions of Irfan Pathan and Zaheer Khan.
- At the age of 12, Khaleel joined the cricket academy in Tonk without informing his father.
- Later, his coach Imtiyaz Khan sent him to the Rajasthan Cricket Academy in Jaipur, Rajasthan where he joined the Rajasthan Under-14 camp.
- He then played for the ‘Rajasthan Under-14’ in Rajsingh Dungarpur Trophy in which he picked 26 wickets in just 4 matches.
- After his great performance, he was chosen for the camp in Mohali, Punjab at the BCCI Specialist Academy.
- In 2015, during the Under-19 tri-series in Sri Lanka in which he bowled for India, he picked 13 wickets in 5 matches which made his place in the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squad.
- In 2016, ‘Delhi Daredevils’ bought him Rs. 10 lakh for the ‘2016 Indian Premier League’ (IPL) auction.
- He was also the part of the ‘India-B’ team when they won the ‘Deodhar Trophy.’
- In 2017, he made his T20 debut for ‘Rajasthan’ against ‘Railways’ at Jaipur.
- In the same year, he made his first-class debut for ‘Rajasthan’ in Ranji Trophy against ‘Jammu & Kashmir’ at Jaipur.
- His bowling speed is around 144 kmph.
- He has the habit of rhyming up the original word with a word starting with letter ‘V’ like ‘Match-Vatch’, ‘Bouncer-Vouncer’, etc.
- In 2018, ‘Sunrisers Hyderabad’ (SRH) bought him for Rs. 3 crore for the ‘2018 IPL’ auction.
