Abhishek Porel

Abishek Porel (Bengali: অভিষেক পোড়েল) is an Indian cricketer.^[1] He plays for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League and for Bengal in domestic cricket. He is a wicket-keeper batsman who bats left-handed.^[2][3][4]

Abishek Porel

Personal information
Born	(2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22) Chandannagar, West Bengal, India
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper-batter
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2022–present	Bengal
2023–present	Delhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 29 18 45 Runs scored 1,324 592 1,181 Batting average 32.29 39.40 31.91 100s/50s 1/11 1/4 0/8 Top score 114 170* 81 Catches/stumpings 104/9 27/4 14/1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 April 2025

Porel has played in sixteen first-class matches to the end of the 2022/23 season. He has dismissed 66 batters with 58 catches and eight stumped. He also played in fourteen T20s to October 2023 (five caught).^[5][6]

Personal life

He is the cousin of Indian seam bowler Ishan Porel.^[7]

Indian Premier League

In the 2023 IPL, he was brought in by Delhi Capitals as a replacement for injured Rishabh Pant.^[8][9] He made his debut against Gujarat Titans and scored 20 runs off 11 balls and played 4 games, scored a total of 33 runs at an average of 8.25 and strike rate of 106.45.^[10]

In the 2024 IPL, he was retained by Delhi Capitals. He played all 14 league games, scored a total of 327 runs at an average of 32.70 with two 50s. His strike rate was 159.51.

On Oct 31, 2024, Abhishek was retained by Delhi Capitals as uncapped player for 4 cr. He was one of the 4 players retained by DC.^[11]

In the 2025 IPL, he played 13 league games, scored a total of 301 runs at an average of 25.08 with one score above 50. His strike rate was 146.82.