Overview
- Announcement made at a KSCA press conference in Bengaluru, with Venkatesh Prasad, Sujith Somasundar and Santosh Menon in attendance.
- He played one ODI for India on July 23, 2021 against Sri Lanka, taking the wicket of Minod Bhanuka.
- Across 36 IPL matches for five franchises, he scored 247 runs at a 166.90 strike rate and took 21 wickets at an economy of 8.24.
- His INR 9.25 crore deal with Chennai Super Kings in the 2021 auction set a then-record for an uncapped Indian, later overtaken by Avesh Khan and then by Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer in the 2026 mini-auction.
- A standout 2019 KPL outing for Bellary Tuskers featured 134 off 56 and bowling figures of 8 for 15; his last appearances came for Karnataka in 2023 and in the IPL in May 2024.