| International Debut | | Test | Did not play |
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| ODI | 15/04/2006 vs England at Indore |
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| T20 | 13/09/2007 vs Scotland in Durban |
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| International Retirement | 14/09/2022 |
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| Last Match | | ODI | 14/07/2015 vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club |
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| T20 | 19/07/2015 vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club |
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| Coach/Mentor | Pravin Amre |
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| Jersey Number | #6(India), #6(IPL, County Cricket) |
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| Domestic/State Team | - Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Mumbai Indians
- India U19
- India
- Karnataka
- Pune Warriors
- India Green
- India A
- South Zone
- Board Presidents XI
- East Zone
- India Red
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Bijapur Bulls
- Chennai Super Kings
- Rajasthan Royals
- Saurashtra
- Kerala
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| Nature on Field | Aggressive |
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| Likes to Play Against | Pakistan |
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| Favourite Shot | Straight drive |
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| Records | - In 2014 in IPL 7, he won the purple cap for scoring 660 runs.
- Highest score by an Indian in an ODI debut with 86.
- First Indian to score a half-century in T20I (50 vs Pakistan in 2007).
- Hit 27 sixes in IPL 2010, the most by any batsman that season.
- Named in ESPNcricinfo IPL XI for 2010 performances.
- Key contributor to Kolkata Knight Riders' IPL title wins in 2012 (405 runs) and 2014 (660 runs).
- In 2014 IPL, won the Orange Cap for scoring 660 runs, a T20 record for 40+ scores in 8 consecutive games.
- Highest run-scorer in 2014–15 Ranji Trophy season.
- In 2014 in IPL 7, he won the Orange Cap for scoring 660 runs.
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| Career Turning Point | He scored 66 for India B against India A in the 2005 Challenger Trophy |
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| Career Statistics | | ODI | | Matches | 46 |
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| Runs | 934 |
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| Average | 25.94 |
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| Strike Rate | 90.59 |
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| T20I | | Matches | 13 |
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| Runs | 249 |
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| Average | 24.9 |
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| Strike Rate | 130.5 |
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| IPL | | Matches | 205 |
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| Runs | 4607 |
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| Average | 28.18 |
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| Strike Rate | 133.08 |
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| Post-Retirement Activity | | Commentary and Analysis | Regular cricket analysis on JioHotstar and Star Sports |
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| Coaching | Corporate coaching in leadership, high performance and men's mental health through the TRUE platform |
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| Legends Cricket | Playing for India Champions in the World Championship of Legends 2026 |
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