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Abey Kuruvilla

Team flagIND56 yrs
batting styleright-arm fast-medium Bowler
Career & Stats
Batting
Bowling

Abey Kuruvilla Recent Form

Batting

IND vs ENG, ODI1 (1) *
IND vs PAK, ODI6 (8)
IND vs PAK, ODI1 (2)
IND vs PAK, ODI1 (4) *
IND vs PAK, ODI1 (3)
IND vs SL, ODI7 (4)
IND vs SL, ODI3 (9)
IND vs SL, ODI2 (3) *
IND vs SL, Test0 (5)
IND vs SL, Test9 (10)
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Bowling

IND vs PAK, ODI0-43
IND vs ENG, ODI3-50
IND vs PAK, ODI0-42
IND vs PAK, ODI0-50
IND vs PAK, ODI0-23
IND vs PAK, ODI0-80
IND vs PAK, ODI1-29
IND vs PAK, ODI2-26
IND vs PAK, ODI0-30
IND vs PAK, ODI2-29
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Abey Kuruvilla Career Stats

Batting

FormatMatInnR100s50sHSSRAvgFoursSixesDuckRank
ODI25112600760.473.7111----
Test101166003540.246.6004----

Bowling

FormatMatInnWEconAvgBest3W5WSRMaidenRank
ODI2525254.7235.604/430045.24----
Test1015253.0335.686/1170170.60----

Career Debut Information

ODI Debut
West Indies vs India at Port of Spain- April 26, 1997
Test Debut
West Indies vs India at Kingston- March 06 - 10, 1997

Teams played for

India Mumbai India Legends

About Abey Kuruvilla

NameAbey Kuruvilla
GenderMale
Birth4 Aug 1968
Birth PlaceMannar, Allepey (now Alappuzha), Kerala
Height6 ft 6 in
NationalityIndian

Abey Kuruvilla represented Bombay (now Mumbai) during his prime cricketing days but wasn’t fortunate enough to play for India much. He was a 6”6’ burly fast-bowler who wasn’t quick, citing his physique, but had a well-disguised off-cutter in his arsenal. The Kerala-born bowler emerged onto the scene when Kuruvilla bagged more than 50 wickets in his maiden First-Class season in 1990-91. ... continue reading

Player Bio

Abey Kuruvilla represented Bombay (now Mumbai) during his prime cricketing days but wasn’t fortunate enough to play for India much. He was a 6”6’ burly fast-bowler who wasn’t quick, citing his physique, but had a well-disguised off-cutter in his arsenal. The Kerala-born bowler emerged onto the scene when Kuruvilla bagged more than 50 wickets in his maiden First-Class season in 1990-91. 

Despite showcasing his top-notch game, the seamer had to wait until 1997 to don the Indian jersey. However, he was considered to make his international debut on the tour of South Africa in 1992-93 but couldn’t make it. When Javagal Srinath got injured in 1997, Kuruvilla led the Indian bowling crew on the tour of the West Indies and bowled impressively to register a five-wicket haul in the second innings of the Bridgetown Test. 

The seamer was regular in both Tests and ODI for 1997-98 but was dropped from the Indian team. Kuruvilla then faded away from the domestic circuit as well and retired during the quarter-final of the 1999-00 Ranji Trophy, at a mere age of 31 years. The Kerela-born wanted to make some room for emerging talents. He then opted to serve the sport as a selector. In 2012, the former cricketer became Mumbai's chief selector, before being a talent scout for Mumbai Indians. BCCI appointed Kuruvilla as one of the five national selectors in 2020. 

(As of May 2021)