Rovman Powell is an West Indies cricketer who plays for the Delhi franchise in the Indian Premier League. Rovman Powell was born on Jul 23, 1993; and as of 2024, he is 31 years old. Rovman Powell is a middle order batter from Jamaica and bats right handed. He made his IPL debut in 2022. Rovman Powell has play ed 17 matches to date in his IPL career and has scored 257 runs, with an average of 19.77. He has also slammed 1 half century, with his highest IPL score being 67* runs. Rovman Powell has hit 11 fours and 22 sixes in his IPL career.In the IPL Auction 2024, the Rajasthan franchise acquired the services of Rovman Powell for Rs 7.40 Cr .On Apr 2023, he played his last IPL match against Mumbai at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India, scoring 4 runs off 4 balls.
Biography
| Full name | Rovman Powell |
| Nick Name | |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Jul 23, 1993 (30 years) |
| Birth Place | Jamaica |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Leo |
| Profession | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Cricket Role | Middle order Batter |
| Father name | Name not known |
| Mother name | Joan Plummer |
| Married | Unmarried |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | Priya Alexander (Since 2017) |
| Children | |
| Education Qualification | Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Social Studies |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Current Residence | Kingston |
| Nationality | Jamaican |
| Batting Style | Right hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Right arm Medium fast |
| Domestic Cricket debut | |
| International Debut | ODI– On 16 November 2016 against Sri Lanka Test– Did not make T20– On 26 March 2017 against Pakistan |
| Teams |
Physical Statistics
| Height | in centimeters– 175 cm in meters– 1.75 m in feet & inches– 5’ 9” |
| Weight | in kilograms– 70 kg in pounds– 154 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 40 Inches – Waist: 32 Inches – Biceps: 13 Inches |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Profile
Rovman Powell has been a semi-regular presence in West Indies’ white-ball squads from the mid-2010s without quite nailing down a spot.
Powell’s maiden ODI hundred, against Ireland in 2018, helped West Indies to a crucial win in the World Cup qualifier, and he captained a weakened side in Bangladesh later that year, but was left out of the squad for the World Cup itself, in 2019.
He has been a consistent performer for Jamaica in white-ball cricket, with runs from the middle order, and captained the Tallawahs franchise in the 2020 CPL. He was Player of the Match in the final of the inaugural Abu Dhabi T10 League in 2018, hitting 61 not out off 25 balls for the victorious Northern Warriors.
In 2022, at the start of a year in which he got an extended run in the West Indies T20I side, he made 107 off 53 balls against England at home and a few games later, 68 and 61 against India and Bangladesh away, both unbeaten. He also played every game in his first IPL season for Delhi Capitals, teeing off sharply from the lower middle-order to produce an impressive run of scores.
Rovman Powell has earned quite a name for himself as a limited-overs player. Coming from a modest background, Powell was raised in Kingston by his mother. Known for his big-hitting abilities, Powell’s career gained pace when he made his List-A debut at the start of 2015 and was named Man of the Match in his very first game. Just a little over a year later, he got the national call when he was selected for the ODI tri-series in Zimbabwe. A few months later, in 2017, he played his first T20I against Pakistan at Bridgetown. Apart from his batting prowess, Powell also bowls medium-pace, which makes him a valuable asset in the shorter formats of the game.
Powell played a key role in Jamaica’s journey to the final in 2016-17 Regional Super50 competition and he was thereafter picked by Jamaica Tallawahs in the 6th round of the 2017 CPL player draft. He was then appointed the captain of Jamaica and we went on to lead them to a Super50 title in 2022 and he backed that up by leading the Tallawahs to a CPL title later in the same year. After leading the West Indies on occasion, Powell was appointed as the full-time T20I captain in 2023 with Nicholas Pooran stepping down.
Like a lot of his West Indian colleagues, Powell spends the majority of the year flying around the globe and plying his trade in various T20 leagues where he’s found great success. Powell was initially bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018 but he didn’t feature in a game. In 2022, the Delhi Capitals roped Powell in for INR 2.8 crores after a string of impressive performances across different T20 leagues.
Rovman Powell Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 51 | 48 | 3 | 979 | 101 | 21.75 | 1153 | 84.90 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 42 | 16 | 0 |
| T20Is | 71 | 61 | 11 | 1312 | 107 | 26.24 | 906 | 144.81 | 1 | 6 | 77 | 87 | 33 | 0 |
| FC | 13 | 25 | 1 | 383 | 71 | 15.95 | 714 | 53.64 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| List A | 119 | 115 | 12 | 3164 | 106 | 30.71 | 3162 | 100.06 | 4 | 17 | 190 | 170 | 44 | 0 |
| T20s | 209 | 191 | 39 | 3786 | 107 | 24.90 | 2716 | 139.39 | 1 | 15 | 228 | 249 | 104 | 0 |
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 51 | 15 | 280 | 275 | 3 | 1/7 | 1/7 | 91.66 | 5.89 | 93.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 71 | 13 | 125 | 206 | 5 | 2/31 | 2/31 | 41.20 | 9.88 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 13 | 20 | 1139 | 590 | 25 | 5/23 | 7/71 | 23.60 | 3.10 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 119 | 54 | 1395 | 1355 | 35 | 5/36 | 5/36 | 38.71 | 5.82 | 39.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 209 | 52 | 629 | 1120 | 26 | 2/21 | 2/21 | 43.07 | 10.68 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IPL Auction Price History
Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.80 Cr | Delhi |
| 2023 | 2.80 Cr | Delhi |
| 2024 | 7.40 Cr | Rajasthan |
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| Wikipedia | Rovman Powell |
Some Lesser-Known Facts About
- Rovman Powell is a West Indies cricketer who has played for them and captained them in many international tournaments. He is popular for his six-hitting ability and explosive power.
- He had only his mother as his parent. His father wanted his mother to abort him during pregnancy which she refused following which he left her before Powell was even born. He grew up in poverty as his house in the Bannister area of Old Harbour Bay was in poor condition.Rovman Powell during his early teenage years
- His mother ran a bar for many years before it got shut down in 2009 following which she got a job in the cold room of the Jamaica Broilers company. During his school days, Powell also did small jobs such as a goat herder to make some money.
- During his early schooling, he made up his mind to use education and sports as a tool to make his family rich. He initially used to practice running and became a good track and field athlete. Once, his Physical Education (PE) teacher Carlton Solan saw him playing cricket and advised Powell to continue playing cricket and quit athletics to pursue a professional career. He was later given a scholarship to study at University of the West Indies (UWI) for his good performance in sports tournaments.
- He made a name for himself with his good performances in domestic cricket in Jamaica and the West Indies. He made his List A debut in 2015 for Combined Campuses and Colleges in the 2014–15 Regional Super50 tournament against Guyana and his first-class debut in 2015 for Jamaica during the 2014–15 Regional Four-Day Competition.
- Jamaica Tallawahs acquired Rovman Powell in the 6th round of the CPL player draft in April 2016. He was paid $40 thousand for the 2017 CPL season where he played alongside Kumar Sangakkara, Andre Russell, and Chris Gayle.
- Rovman Powell scored 44 runs off 29 deliveries on his ODI debut. He made his first ODI half-century on 20 December 2017 by scoring 59 runs against New Zealand in Whangarei. On 10 March 2018, he hit his maiden ODI hundred with 101 runs against Ireland.Rovman Powell playing a shot during his first ODI century
- He made 5 runs in 5 balls on his T20I debut. He hit his first T20I fifty on 20 December 2018 with 50 runs against Bangladesh in Mirpur. On 26 January 2022, he scored his first T20I hundred by making 107 runs off 53 balls against England.Rovman Powell waving his bat after hitting his first T20I hundred
- He made 39 runs in 3 matches at a strike rate of 111.43 and an average of 13 during the 2022 T20 World Cup held in Australia. Rovman Powell in West Indies jersey for 2022 T20 World Cup
- In December 2018, he was appointed as the skipper of the West Indies ODI team for the first time. After the T20 World Cup in 2022, he became the captain of the West Indies T20 team after the West Indies failed to qualify for the Super 12 stage of the World Cup under the leadership of Nicholas Pooran.
- For the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) acquired him for Rs 30 lakhs against his base price of Rs 30 lakhs. Delhi Capitals (DC) acquired him in the 2022 IPL auction for Rs 2.8 crore against the base price of Rs 75 lakh. He made 250 runs in 14 matches at an average of 25 with a strike rate of 149.70 during the 2022 IPL season.
- He became popular after the 2023 IPL auction when Rajasthan Royals (RR) acquired him for Rs 7.40 crore against the base price of Rs 1 crore for the 2024 IPL season.
- During the auction for the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL) season, Peshawar Zalmi acquired him for the 2024 PSL season in the platinum category (between $130,000 to $170,000).Rovman Powell playing for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL)
- In many interviews, he has credited his mother as the reason behind his success in cricket. He said that he always believed himself to be the man of the house and the terrace of his house had cracks through which water leaked whenever it rained, hence he used to stay awake and keep an eye on the water while his mother and sister slept. He also revealed that he was very happy when he started earning money by playing in university-level cricket tournaments and sent money to his mother
- Powell idolises fellow West Indies cricketer Andre Russell and has called him his inspiration when he was training to become a world-class player. He worked on his batting and bowling techniques with the help of Russell and also did specific workouts to build his strength.
- His mother said that he was determined to help her and his sister by playing cricket and also praised his work ethic and temperament. She revealed an incident from his younger days and said that Powell once came home with a bat and said to her that he would take her out of poverty with the cricket bat. Rovman Powell with his mother after buying her a new car
- He watched Brian Lara’s matches with his friends and relatives and imitated his techniques.
- In an interview, he said that had he not been a cricketer, he would have become a soldier.
- When he hit his first ODI hundred in March 2018, he hit a six that broke the glass window of the Harare Sports Club, Harare. He returned to the window after the match and gave an autograph on the glass window.
- Powell was once asked by his teacher Nicholas Dillon to write an essay about his father when he was studying in 6th grade. Instead of writing anything, he started to cry as he never met his father and told Dillon that he did not know anything about his father. He later told Dillon that his mother raised him as a single parent, and he would never search for his father.
- In 2022, when he came to India to play in the 2022 IPL season, the airline officials told him upon landing in Delhi that his bags had not arrived due to which he had to spend 2-3 days in his hotel in a towel as he did not have any other clothes.
- He runs a non-profit organisation named Rovman Powell Foundation. He is often engaged in philanthropy and works with people for various social campaigns such as for orphan children and -people affected by natural disasters.
- He said in an interview that he mostly watched test cricket when he was growing up. He said that he was working on his skills as a batman and bowler so that he could play in test matches. As of January 2024, he was yet to make his debut in tests.
- Rovman Powell gained immense respect from his fans when he showed a gentlemanly aspect of cricket during the second T20 match of the series against South Africa in March 2023. He was chasing a ball going towards the boundary when he saw two children fielding on the boundary rope. In a split-second decision, he changed his body’s direction, letting go of the ball, and bumped into the boards. His fans liked his gesture and called him an ideal cricketer.
