Bhuvneshwar Kumar Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh
Nickname(s)	Bhuvi, Bhuvan
Profession	Indian Cricketer (Bowler)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 inches - Waist: 30 inches - Biceps: 12 inches
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- 30 December 2012 against Pakistan at Chennai Test- 22 February against Australia at Chennai T20- 25 December 2012 against Pakistan at Bengaluru
Jersey Number	#15 (India) #15 (IPL)
Domestic/State Team	India A, Pune Warriors, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh
Favourite Ball	Inswing & Outswing
Records (main ones)	• Has bowled the batsman out to take his first wicket in Test, ODI, and T20 match. • The only bowler to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar for a duck in First-Class Cricket. • The record for the most economical figures in a T20 international cricket match against West Indies in 2014, for conceding 3 runs from 3 overs. • The record for the second-most expensive ODI spell in India against South Africa in 2015, for conceding 3 runs from 3 overs. • Took 26 wickets in IPL 10 (2017) and won the 'purple cap' for most wickets in that IPL season.
Career Turning Point	In 2012, with an incredible start to his ODI career against Pakistan in a T20 match where he took 4 wickets for 9 runs in 4 overs.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	5 February 1990 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	34 Years
Birthplace	Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Luharli village, Gulaothi tehsil, Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Family	Father- Kiran Pal Singh (Sub-inspector) Mother- Indresh Singh (Homemaker) Sister- Rekha Adhana (Elder) Brother- None
Coach/Mentor	Vipin Vats, Sanjay Rastogi
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Gurjar (Mavi Gotra)
Address	A bungalow in Ganga Nagar, Meerut
Hobbies	Playing games on PS3 or ipad, Reading
Favourites
Cricketers	Batsman- AB de Villiers Bowler- Wasim Akram, Praveen Kumar
Cricketer Ground	Lord's in London
Tennis Player	Novak Djokovic
Food	Kadhi Chawal
Actresses	Alia Bhatt, Shraddha Kapoor
Film	3 Idiots
Song	"Tu Hai Ki Nahi" from the film Roy
Musician	A.R. Rahman
Book	I Too Had a Love Story by Ravinder Singh
Destination	Venice
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Affair/Girlfriend	Nupur Nagar (Engineer)
Wife/Spouse	Nupur Nagar (Engineer)
Marriage Date	23 November 2017
Children	He was blessed with a baby girl on 24 November 2021. [1]India Today
Money Factor
Salary (as of 2017)	Retainer: INR 1 crore Test: INR 15 lakh ODI: 6 lakh T20: 3 lakh

Some Lesser Known Facts About Bhuvneshwar Kumar

• Does Bhuvneshwar Kumar smoke?: No

• Does Bhuvneshwar Kumar drink alcohol?: Yes

• Since his childhood, he developed an interest in cricket and at the age of 10, he started playing Amateur league tournaments, which was played with tennis balls.

• At the age of 13, he joined Bhamashah Cricket Academy in Meerut.

• If he wasn’t a cricketer, he would have been an Army officer.

• He considers swing bowler Praveen Kumar as his cricketing idol as he has learned a lot from him.

• He gained the nickname “The Swing King” because of his lethal Inswing and Outswing deliveries.

• Apart from being a terrific bowler, he is a handy batsman as well. During a first-class match in 2012, he came in to bat at No.8 and scored 128 off 253 balls.

• He is the first ever bowler to bowled out a batsman to grab his first wicket in all the 3 formats of the game as bowled. He bowled out Nasir Jamshed in T20Is, Mohammad Hafeez in ODIs and David Warner in Tests.

• Ishant Sharma is his best friend in the Indian team.