Pradeep Sangwan

Pradeep Sangwan (born 5 November 1990) is an Indian cricketer, who represents Delhi in first-class cricket.

Career

Sangwan is a left-arm medium pace bowler. Coached by AN Sharma, Sangwan was a member of the Delhi U-15 Team in 2005. He took 31 wickets in 6 matches and also scored 63 in a partnership of 150 for the last wicket in the final in Kolkata.

Sangwan was a member of the victorious Indian team at the Under-19 World Cup held in Malaysia in 2008 and bowled several incisive spells with the new ball. He was instrumental to India’s success at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup, which was led by Virat Kohli. He took 8 wickets, including a spell of 5/44 that was crucial in India’s victory against South Africa in the group stage. He has been named as the captain of the Delhi T20 team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2018 and he replaced Rishabh Pant as a captain. In his debut season of the Ranji trophy for Delhi in 2007–08, Sangwan took 33 wickets at an average of 19.24 and also scored 122 runs at an average of 20.33. He took 9 wickets in the final against Uttar Pradesh.

Sangwan was the first under-19 pick at the inaugural IPL draft, and was bought by the Delhi Daredevils. He was signed by Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2011 season and in January 2018 was bought by Mumbai Indians. In February 2022, he was bought by Gujarat Titans in the auction.

Doping

Sangwan tested positive in a random dope test conducted during the 2013 IPL season. His A sample reportedly showed the presence of banned substances.