Mayank Markande is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Hyderabad franchise in the Indian Premier League. Mayank Markande was born on Nov 11, 1997; and as of 2024, he is 27 years old. Mayank Markande is a bowler from Bathinda and bowls leg spin. He made his IPL debut in 2018.
Mayank Markande has played 35 matches to date in his IPL career and he took 34 wickets, with an average of 29.44, conceding nearly 8.70 runs per over with a best individual figure of 4/15. In the IPL Auction 2024, the Hyderabad franchise acquired the services of Mayank Markande for Rs 50.00 Lac. On Apr 2024, he played his last IPL match against Bangalore at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India, and had bowling figures of 46/2.
Mayank Markande Biography
| Full name | Mayank Markande |
| Nick Name | Manku |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Nov 11, 1997 (26 years) |
| Birth Place | Bathinda, Punjab |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Scorpio |
| Profession | Cricketer (Spin Bowler) |
| Country | India |
| Cricket Role | Bowler |
| Father name | Vikram Sharma (Government employee) |
| Mother name | Sandeep Sharma (Boutique owner) |
| Siblings | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | |
| Children | |
| Education Qualification | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Current Residence | Bathinda, Punjab, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Batting Style | Right hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Legbreak |
| Domestic Cricket debut | |
| International Debut | ODI– Did Not Play Test– Did Not Play T20– 24 February 2019 vs Australia at Visakhapatnam |
| Teams | India, India U19, Punjab, Mumbai Indians, India A, India B, India U23, India Green, India C, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rest of India, North Zone |
Mayank Markande Physical Statistics
| Height | in centimeters– 170 cm in meters– 1.70 m in feet inches– 5’ 7” |
| Weight | in kilograms– 60 kg in pounds– 132 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 38 inches – Waist: 28 inches – Biceps: 12 inches |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
Mayank Markande Profile
Mayank Markande is an Indian cricketer who plays for Punjab in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. Born on 11 November 1997 in Bathinda, Punjab, he is 25 years of age at the time of IPL 2023. He is a right-arm leg break bowler who also bowls right-handed. Markande made his international debut for the India cricket team in February 2019.
He first attracted wider attention in the IPL 2018 opening match after taking the wicket of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Markande made his Twenty20 debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 14 January 2018. In January 2018, he was bought by Mumbai Indians in the 2018 IPL auction. He made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 7 February 2018 in Bengaluru and made his debut for the side during the season.
He took seven wickets in his first two matches, including three on debut. In October 2018, Markande was named in India B’s squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 1 November 2018. In February 2022, he was repurchased by the Mumbai Indians in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. He was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 50 Lakh, in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction.
Mayank Markande is a young leg-spinner, with a googly that’s good enough to trick the best in the business. He started off as a medium pacer, but his coach on spotting his small frame and a good slower one from the back of his hand, convinced him to switch to leg-spin in his teens.
He made his List A and T20 debuts in the 2018 domestic season for Punjab as a 20-year-old and played a handful of matches. In what is a testimony to Mumbai Indians’ scouting team, Markande was picked up from nowhere in the 2018 auction for 20 lakhs after he impressed the think tank in the pre-auction trials. He won over the captain’s confidence as well in the nets and was thrown into the deep sea straightaway as Mumbai chose to field him in their starting eleven over bigger names.
In what would perhaps be the biggest moment in his life, Mayank trapped MS Dhoni LBW with a sharp googly which the senior pro didn’t read to get his first IPL wicket. He followed it up with a four-fer against Sunrisers Hyderabad and vital wickets against most teams in the first half of the league-leading to him having the purple cap for a significant amount of time.
The word on the ground was quick to spread and he was named as a part of the India A squad in the quadrangular One-Day series, followed by a spot to play the Deodhar Trophy even before making his First Class debut. In his maiden Ranji season that followed, he emerged as Punjab’s leading wicket-taker with 29 wickets. As he wrapped up the England Lions with an impressive fifer for India A early in 2019, he received the proof of his ever-rocketing stocks – a maiden call-up for the national T20I side against the touring Australians. This selection even by his admission was an out-of-the-blue surprise.
However, in the following season, a mix of injury and the rise of fellow leggie, Rahul Chahar, saw him go out of favour with the MI team think tank and he barely played a role in the side’s journey to the title. Post the 2019 season, he was eventually swapped to Delhi Capitals in exchange for West Indian all-rounder, Sherfane Rutherford. Consequently, Marchand was released by Delhi and he was signed by Rajasthan at the 2020 auctions.
At a time when wrist spinners are the new in-thing in the world of cricket and with age on his side, Markande could just be the next big thing to come out of India’s rich spin stables.
Mayank Markande Career Stats
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 24 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – | 7.75 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 32 | 49 | 4807 | 2371 | 94 | 6/84 | 8/84 | 25.22 | 2.95 | 51.1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| List A | 64 | 61 | 3138 | 2407 | 101 | 4/14 | 4/14 | 23.83 | 4.60 | 31.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 79 | 79 | 1610 | 2077 | 85 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 24.43 | 7.74 | 18.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20Is | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 32 | 38 | 9 | 588 | 76* | 20.27 | 1247 | 47.15 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| List A | 64 | 32 | 12 | 222 | 32 | 11.10 | 274 | 81.02 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| T20s | 79 | 21 | 15 | 103 | 33* | 17.16 | 90 | 114.44 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
Mayank Markande IPL Auction Price History
Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 20.00 Lac | Mumbai |
| 2019 | 20.00 Lac | Mumbai |
| 2020 | 2.00 Cr | Rajasthan |
| 2021 | 2.00 Cr | Rajasthan |
| 2022 | 65.00 Lac | Mumbai |
| 2023 | 50.00 Lac | Hyderabad |
| 2024 | 50.00 Lac | Hyderabad |
Mayank Markande’s Social Media Accounts
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Some Lesser-Known Facts About Mayank Markande
- Does Mayank Markande smoke?: Not Known
- Does Mayank Markande drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Since early childhood, he developed an interest in cricket and when he was 8 years old, he joined a cricket academy in 2006.
- His bowling style is a leg-break googly.
- In 6 List- A matches, he grabbed 10 wickets at the average of 24.30.
- During 2013/14, U16 Vijay Merchant Trophy, he took 29 wickets in 7 matches (average 18.24).
- On 14 January 2018, his T20 debut was Punjab v Jammu & Kashmir at Delhi.
- On 7 April 2018, he took three wickets in the IPL match for Mumbai Indians against Chennai Super Kings.
- He wanted to become a pacer initially, but his coaches suggested him to become a spinner due to his body, and lack of pace.
- According to India wicket-keeper Ajay Ratra, cricketer Harbhajan Singh provided Mayank with the opportunity to showcase his talent.
