Praveen Kumar played six Tests, 68 ODIs and 10 T20s for India in a career that promised a lot more.

Praveen Kumar's best bowling figures came in a Test match against England at Lord's in July 2011, when he scalped five wickets for 106 runs.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad won their maiden IPL beating Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final. Skipper David Warner was Sunrisers Hyderabad's highest scorer with 848 runs

Chasing a target of 163, Sunrisers Hyderabad lost wickets at regular intervals but a masterful knock from skipper David Warner backed up by a breezy 27* from Bipul Sharma guided them to their maiden Indian Premier League final, where they'll face Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Riding on Suresh Raina's unbeaten fifty, Gujarat Lions defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets in 2016 Indian Premier League. Earlier, Dwayne Smith's four-fer restricted Gautam Gambhir's team to a paltry total of 124/8.

Praveen Kumar lauded Gujarat Lions captain Suresh Raina for giving him opportunities to flourish in the Indian Premier League

Praveen Kumar gave away just 13 runs in his four overs to help Gujarat Lions defeat Delhi Daredevils by one run in Indian Premier League.

Sunrisers Hyderabad cruised to a 10-wicket victory with openers Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner striking half-centuries after Suresh Raina single-handedly took the Gujarat Lions to 135/8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was named Man of the Match for his four-wicket haul.

Ashish Nehra was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 5.5 crore in the Indian Premier League 2016 auction, while India's forgotten swing bowler Praveen Kumar was snapped by Gujarat Lions for Rs 3.5 crore.