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Prayas Ray Barman Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Family & More

Prayas Ray Barman Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Family & More

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Bio/Wiki
Real Name Prayas Barman
Full Name Prayas Ray Barman
Profession Cricketer (Batsman and Bowler)
Famous For Youngest player to debut in IPL
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 185 cm**
in meters**- 1.85 m**
in feet inches**- 6’ 1”**
Weight (approx.) in kilograms**- 70 kg**
in pounds**- 154 lbs**
Eye Colour Brown
Hair Colour Black
Cricket
Jersey Number # 21 (IPL)
Debut Prayas Ray Barman made his debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore on 31 March, 2019 against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
State Team Bengal
Coach cum Mentor Arun Lal
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Right Arm Leg Spin
Personal Life
Date of Birth 25 October 2002
Age (as in 2018) 16 Years
Birthplace Durgapur, West Bengal
Zodiac sign Scorpion
Nationality Indian
Hometown New Delhi
School Kalyani Public School, Kolkata
Educational Qualifications (as in 2019) Studying in class 12th (Commerce)
Religion Hinduism
Caste Brahmin
Tattoo(s) None
Relationships & More
Marital Status Unmarried
Family

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Parents Father- Dr. Kaushik Ray Barman (General Physician)


Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings Brother- None
Sister- Priyanshi Ray Barman (Elder Sister) (I.T Professional)
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer • Batsmen: Virat Kohli

• Bowler: Shane Warne

Some Lesser Known Facts About Prayas Ray Barman

  • He is the youngest player to debut in IPL at the age of 16 years and 157 days. The previous youngest player, Afghanistan’s Mujeeb-ur-Rahman was bought by Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2018 when he was 17 years and 11 days old.

  • His base price in 2019 IPL auction was â‚ą20 lakhs but after an intense bidding war between RCB and KXIP, RCB bought him for â‚ą1.5 Crores,  approximately 8 times the base price. This auction also made him the youngest player to become a millionaire in the history of IPL. 

  • He initially joined the Ram Pal Cricket Academy in Gargi College, South Delhi but later moved back to Durgapur and joined the Durgapur Cricket Centre where under the tutelage of Shibnath Ray he honed his cricket skills.

  • His Yo-Yo test score is 18.5 which is close to the Virat Kohli’s score of 19 and higher than the Indian National Cricket Team’s average of 16.1.

  • He first came to the spotlight when he played for the Bengal in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (50-over tournament) in 2019. He topped the bowling charts with 9 wickets off 11 matches with an economy rate of 4.45.

  • After IPL auction in December 2018, he played for the Bengal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament and picked up four wickets with an economy rate of 7.11

  • Initially, he had decided not to put his name forth for the IPL auction but before the closure of filing process for auction, he received a call from Cricket Association of Bengal that some franchises were interested in him. After this call, he hurriedly completed paperwork and put forth his name in the auction and was sold for the record price which made him a millionaire at age of 16.

  • Presently, he lives with his grandparents near Dumdum Park in northern fringes of Kolkata.

  • He loves to travel, listen to music and watch movies.

  • His best bowling figure of getting 4 wickets for 14 runs was against Mizoram in Cuttack. After that, he became part of the India B team that played a quadrangular series that also involved India A, South Africa A and Afghanistan A teams. [](https://www.thequint.com/sports/ipl/ipl-2019-royal-challengers-bangalore-prayas-ray-barman) check sources The Quint

  • He played his List A debut against the Jammu and Kashmir at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering in Chennai on September 20, 2018. He took 4 wickets for 20 runs.

Can’t wait to watch our teen prodigy, Prayas Ray Barman, to spin his magic in #VIVOIPL 2019 ? #SpotlightSunday #PlayBold pic.twitter.com/ZEwu11bcuf

— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) March 17, 2019

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