How Nehal Wadhera built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.
Nehal Wadhera is an Indian cricketer, known for being a left-handed batsman and a part-time legbreak bowler. He represents Punjab in domestic cricket and plays for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Starting in 2015, Nehal Wadhera played for the Punjab under-16 cricket team in the Vijay Merchant Trophy.
In August 2018, Nehal Wadhera was named in India's squad for the 2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup.
In the 2017–18 season, Nehal Wadhera played for the Punjab under-19 cricket team in the Cooch Behar Trophy, scoring 529 runs.
In August 2018, Nehal Wadhera was named in India's squad for the 2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup.
In December 2020, Nehal Wadhera was named in Punjab's squad for the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
In April 2022, during the semi-final of the Inter-District U-23 Cricket Championship, Nehal Wadhera smashed 578 runs in an innings, surpassing Brian Lara's record and becoming the fastest player to reach 200, 300, 400, and 500 runs. He was also honored by Junior Chamber International.
In December 2022, Nehal Wadhera was bought by the Mumbai Indians for ₹20 lakh to play in the Indian Premier League, becoming the third player from Ludhiana district to get an IPL call-up.
In January 2023, he was selected to play for Punjab in the 2022–23 Ranji Trophy.
In January 2023, Nehal Wadhera made his first-class debut for Punjab against Gujarat in the 2022–23 Ranji Trophy. He scored a match-winning century, with 123 runs, in his debut match. He also scored 214 runs against Madhya Pradesh on January 18, 2023, and won player of the match.
On April 2, 2023, Nehal Wadhera made his Twenty20 debut for Mumbai Indians against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2023 Indian Premier League, scoring 21 runs off 13 balls.
On May 6, 2023, Nehal Wadhera scored his maiden IPL half-century against the Chennai Super Kings. He scored 241 runs from 14 innings in that IPL season.
In June 2023, Nehal Wadhera was replaced by Jayant Yadav to play for North Zone in the 2023 Duleep Trophy.
In July 2023, Nehal Wadhera was named in India A's squad as a standby player for the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.
On November 23, 2023, Nehal Wadhera made his List A debut for Punjab against Baroda in the 2023–24 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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