Nehal Wadhera Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Cricketer (Allrounder)
Famous for	578 runs in an innings against Bathinda Under-23
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet & inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
Domestic/State Team	• Under-16 Punjab • Under-19 Punjab • Under-19 India • Under-19 India A • Under-19 India Green • Punjab • Ludhiana Under-23 • Mumbai Indians (MI)
Coach/Mentor	• Charanjit Bhangu • Harjinder Singh
Batting Style	Left-handed
Bowling Style	Right arm legbreak
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 September 2000 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	24 Years
Birthplace	Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, Punjab
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Ludhiana, Punjab
School	• Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana (till 10th) • B. C. M. Arya Model Sr. Sec. School, Ludhiana (11th & 12th)
College/University	Satish Chander Dhawan Government College, Ludhiana
Educational Qualifications	He pursued graduation at the Satish Chander Dhawan Government College, Ludhiana, Punjab. [1]Hindustan Times
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Name not known
Family
Wife/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Kamal Wadhera (Industrialist) Mother- Gurpreet Wadhera (Housewife)
Siblings	He has an elder sister named Rhythm Wadhera.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nehal Wadhera

• Nehal Wadhera is an Indian cricketer who hails from Punjab. He represented Punjab in the domestic circuit, India Under-19 in the international circuit, and Mumbai Indians in the 2023 IPL season.

• He was interested in sports since childhood and started playing cricket at the age of nine. He trained under Ludhiana District Cricket Association.
  

  Nehal Wadhera during his childhood

• He started playing for Punjab Under-16 in the 2015-16 season and later played for Punjab Under-19 in the Vijay Merchant Trophy and 2017-18 Cooch Behar Trophy where he scored 529 runs at an average of 44.08.
  

  Nehal Wadhera during his Punjab Under-16 playing days

  

  Nehal Wadhera with his fans during Punjab Under-16 days

• In 2018, he played for Under-19 India and scored 82 runs on his debut against Sri Lanka on 17 July 2018 and went on play in two Under-19 Asia Cups.
  

  Nehal Wadhera with Yashasvi Jaiswal (left) during Under-19 India playing days

  

  A photo of Nehal Wadhera during his Under-19 India playing days

• In 2021, during a match for Mumbai XI against RBI in the JP Attray Memorial National ODI Tournament, he scored 171 runs which became the highest score ever in the tournament.

• In 2022, he scored 578 runs in an innings in a match for Ludhiana Under-23 against Bathinda Under-23; he took 414 balls and hit 79 boundaries including 37 sixes and 42 fours.

• He played his Ranji debut on 3 January 2023 against Gujarat and scored 123 runs. He made 214 runs in another Ranji match against Madhya Pradesh.
  

  Nehal Wadhera bowling during a practice match

• Mumbai Indians acquired him for his base price of Rs 20 lakhs in the December 2022 IPL auction.

• He scored 21 runs off 13 balls in his debut IPL match on 2 April 2023 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB);  he hit a six of 101 meters during his knock which went out of the ground.

22-year-old, on his debut match, Big 3 of MI top order in dugout & this kid played one of the shots in this IPL.

Nehal Wadhera, brilliant. pic.twitter.com/wKisjarHmh

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 2, 2023

• He emerged as a power hitter in pressure situations as he hit useful runs when MI needed them. When MI’ score was 59 runs for 5 wickets against Gujarat Titans (GT), he scored 40 runs off 21 balls, and when MI’ score was 14 runs for 3 wickets against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), he scored 64 runs off 51 balls; it was his maiden half-century in the T20 format of the game.
  

  Nehal Wadhera during his maiden IPL half-century

• He is the third cricketer from Ludhiana to play for India at any age level (the first two being Gagandeep Singh, a senior level India player, and Yashpal Sharma, a member of the 1983 World Cup winning team) and the third cricketer from Ludhiana to play in IPL (the first two being Karan Goel and Love Ablish.

• He likes Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, and Virat Kohli. He is known as new age Yuvraj Singh as he reminded his coach Charanjit Bhangu of Yuvraj Singh.

• He holds the record of making the fastest 200, 300, 400, and 500 runs in an innings in cricket (not in international or first-class cricket). ^[2]The  Tribune
  

  Nehal Wadhera celebrating his century

• Nehal was criticized for his antics while playing against Gujarat Titans (GT) as he forced Piyush Chawla to take a single. He later stared angrily at Arjun Tendulkar when he did not want to take a run; however, Arjun forced him to take a single.