Nishant Sindhu is an Indian cricketer who is known for being a part of the U-19 Indian cricket squad that won the World Cup in 2022. He hit a century in the final match against England in the U-19 Cricket World Cup in 2022. Nishant Sindhu was born on Friday, 9 April 2004 (age 19 years; as of 2023) in Rohtak, Haryana. His zodiac sign is Aries.
Nishant started his cricket career in 2017, he played in the U-14 Dhruv Pandove Trophy tournament that was held in Patiala. He scored 290 runs and bagged 24 wickets in the tournament for Haryana. Later, in the same year, he became part of the U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy tournament and played the 61st match for Haryana against Delhi. He scored 122 runs and became the top scorer in the tournament. In 2019, Nishant performed really well by scoring 53 runs in the U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy for Haryana and defeated Jharkhand.
He debuted internationally by playing U-19 ODIs on 27 December 2021 against Afghanistan in Dubai. He has been part of other international ODIs against countries like Sri Lanka, Australia, the West Indies, England, and Bangladesh. In 2021, he scored 299 runs and 12 wickets for Haryana in the U-19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy tournament.
In 2021, Nishant was selected for the India U-19 squad for the Asia Cup and U-19 World Cup. The Indian team won the tournament by 4 wickets in the final match against England.
When Yash Dhull tested positive for COVID-19 during the World Cup tournament, Nishant headed the Indian team for two matches against Ireland and Uganda. Nishant also tested positive for Covid-19 and was not able to play the quarter-final match against Bangladesh. After recovering from Covid-19, he played the semi-final match against Australia. In the final match against England, he made fifty runs on fifty-four balls.
Nishant Sindhu Biography
| Full name | Nishant Sindhu |
| Nick Name | Nishant |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Apr 09, 2004 (19 years) |
| Birth Place | Hisar, Haryana |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aries |
| Profession | Cricketer (All rounder) |
| Country | India |
| Cricket Role | Allrounder |
| Father name | Sunil Kumar (Works in a private firm) |
| Mother name | Vandana (School teacher) |
| Married | Unmarried |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | N/A |
| Children | N/A |
| Education Qualification | |
| Religion | |
| Current Residence | Rohtak, Haryana |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Batting Style | Left hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Slow Left arm Orthodox |
| International Debut | ODI– 27 December 2021 against Afghanistan in Dubai |
| Teams |
Nishant Sindhu Physical Statistics
| Height | in centimeters– 165 cm in meters– 1.65 m in feet & inches– 5’ 5” |
| Weight | |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Nishant Sindhu Profile
Son of a state-level boxer, Nishant Sindhu too wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps but fell in love with cricket after joining the academy run by former Haryana first-class cricketer Ashwani Kumar.
Sindhu shot to recognition after scoring 572 runs and bagging 23 wickets in the U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy in 2018-19, leading Haryana to victory over Jharkhand in the final.
In the 2022 Under-19 World Cup in West Indies, Sindhu took 6 wickets from 5 games and was one of the top starts for his side. Ahead of the 2023 IPL season, Sindhu was roped in by CSK for INR 60 Lakh.
Nishant Sindhu Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC | 14 | 24 | 1 | 921 | 150 | 40.04 | 1474 | 62.48 | 3 | 3 | 110 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| List A | 26 | 19 | 0 | 432 | 68 | 22.73 | 538 | 80.29 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| T20s | 15 | 15 | 3 | 231 | 42 | 19.25 | 214 | 107.94 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC | 14 | 19 | 1537 | 930 | 27 | 4/57 | 6/63 | 34.44 | 3.63 | 56.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 26 | 25 | 980 | 727 | 26 | 5/20 | 5/20 | 27.96 | 4.45 | 37.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 15 | 12 | 162 | 164 | 11 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 14.90 | 6.07 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nishant Sindhu IPL Auction Price History
| Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2024 | 60 Lakhs | Chennai |
Nishant Sindhu’s Social Media Accounts
| Nishant Sindhu (@nishant_sindhu9) | |
| Nishant Sindhu (@NishantSindhu09) | |
| Wikipedia |
Some Lesser-Known Facts About Nishant Sindhu
- Nishant Sindhu is an Indian cricketer who is known for achieving a century in the final match against England in the U-19 Cricket World Cup 2022.
- Nishant’s father, Sunil Kumar, wanted Nishant to become a boxer because his father had to give up on his dream of becoming a boxer due to his family responsibilities. In an interview, his father said that when India won the T-20 World Cup in 2007, Nishant was three years old and was happy with India’s win. He further added that he gifted a plastic bat to his son to play cricket.
- In 2011, Nishant started his initial training at the Shri Ram Narain Cricket Academy. In the academy, he was trained by Sant Rathee.
- In 2017, he played in the U-14 Dhruv Pandove Trophy in Patiala where he scored 290 runs and took 24 wickets in the tournament for Haryana.
- Later in 2017, he played the 61st match of the Vijay Merchant Trophy U-16 for Haryana against Delhi. In the match, he became the top scorer after scoring 122 runs.
- In 2019, Nishant played in the U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy for Haryana and scored 53 runs. His team won the tournament and defeated Jharkhand.
- He has played other international ODIs against countries that include Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, England, and Bangladesh.
- In 2021, he played in the U-19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy tournament in which he scored 299 runs and took 12 wickets for Haryana in the match.
- Later in 2021, he was selected for the India U-19 squad for the Asia Cup and U-19 World Cup. During the U-19 World Cup, he was the captain of team India for matches against Ireland and Uganda because Yash Dhull who was the captain at that time had tested positive for Covid-19.
- After heading the team in these matches, Nishant tested positive for COVID-19 and did not play in the quarter-final match against Bangladesh. He recovered before the semi-final and played the semi-final match against Australia. He hit fifty runs on fifty-four balls in the U-19 World Cup final match against England.
- After winning the U-19 Cricket World Cup, he was inducted into the Haryana Ranji Trophy.
