Praful Hinge is a 24-year-old right-arm fast bowler from Vidarbha. He plays mainly red-ball cricket and is still new in T20 format. He made his Ranji Trophy debut in the 2024–25 season and has played around 10 matches. In T20s, he has very limited experience, with only a few appearances including the 2025–26 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he took the wicket of Ricky Bhui.
Hinge is known as a hit-the-deck bowler. He had a back injury earlier but recovered after training at the MRF Pace Academy, where he worked with Glenn McGrath and got support from Varun Aaron. In domestic T20 leagues, he performed well in the 2025 Vidarbha Pro T20 League, taking 8 wickets in 6 matches and helping his team win the title.
He was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹30 lakh. He started playing cricket at age 13 and pushed his way into professional cricket through steady performances.
Praful Hinge Records and Achievements
Praful Hinge had a dream start to his IPL career with Sunrisers Hyderabad.
On his debut against Rajasthan Royals, he took three wickets in his very first over. He dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on the first ball, then got Dhruv Jurel and Lhuan-dre Pretorius in the same over. This made him the first bowler in IPL history to take three wickets in the opening over of an innings.
He did not stop there and also got Riyan Parag in his next over. He finished with figures of 4 wickets for 18 runs in 3 overs, including 13 dot balls, and won Player of the Match.
Hinge is 24 years old and comes from Vidarbha. He had very little T20 experience before this, playing only one senior T20 match earlier. He started cricket at the age of 13 and built his game through domestic cricket.
He has said that Pat Cummins is his idol, and he is also inspired by Umesh Yadav. His debut performance also ended RR’s winning streak, making it a big moment early in his career.
Praful Hinge Career Stats
Praful Hinge played 10 First-Class matches and took 27 wickets, with best figures of 4/60. He picked up one four-wicket haul and did not take any five-wicket or ten-wicket hauls. In List A cricket, he played 6 matches and took 5 wickets, with best figures of 2/54. In T20s, he played 2 matches and took 5 wickets. He has best figures of 4/34, including one four-wicket haul.
With the bat, he scored 101 runs in 10 First-Class matches without any fifties or hundreds. In List A cricket, he scored 2 runs in 6 matches.
| Bowling | ||||||
| Format | Mat | Wkts | BBI | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| FC | 10 | 27 | 4/60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 6 | 5 | 2/54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 2 | 5 | 4/34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | ||||||
| Format | Mat | Runs | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| FC | 10 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| List A | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Praful Hinge Personal Life
Praful Hinge comes from a simple background and had to fight through tough moments before reaching the IPL.
He grew up in Nagpur and started playing cricket at a young age, mostly playing gully cricket all day. His family focused more on education at first, but his passion for cricket pushed them to enroll him in an academy. From there, he made the ground his second home.
A big turning point in his life was a serious back injury around two to three years ago. It was so bad that his career was almost over. During that time, Varun Aaron supported him closely, helping him recover and guiding him through that difficult phase.
He also got help from Glenn McGrath, who noticed his bowling skills and took him to Brisbane for training. This opportunity helped him improve his technique and regain confidence.
His father, Prakash Hinge, has spoken about how determined he was as a child. Even when studies were important in the family, Praful stayed focused on cricket and worked hard to make a career out of it.
Praful Hinge Contract
Praful Hinge was picked by Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹30 lakh in the IPL 2026 auction, which was his base price.
Apart from this contract amount, he also earns match fees under the new IPL pay structure. He gets ₹7.5 lakh per match he plays. He can earn around ₹75 lakh just from match fees, if he features in all remaining matches of the season. So his total earnings for the season can go well above ₹1 crore when combining salary and match fees.
FAQs
Q. Which players did Praful Hinge dismissed in his IPL debut?
A. Praful Hinge dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, and Lhuan-dre Pretorius in his first over.
Q. How many wickets did Praful Hinge took in his IPL debut?
A. Praful Hinge finished with 4 wickets for 18 runs in 3 overs and won Player of the Match.
Q. When did Praful Hinge started playing cricket?
A. Praful Hinge started cricket at 13, and played domestic cricket for Vidarbha.
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