Darshan Nalkande

Darshan Nalkande (born 4 October 1998) is an Indian cricketer.^[1] He made his List A debut for Vidarbha in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 2 October 2018.^[2] He made his first-class debut for Vidarbha in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 1 November 2018.^[3][4]

Darshan Nalkande

Personal information
Full name	Darshan Girish Nalkande
Born	(1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) Wardha, Maharashtra, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018–	Vidarbha
2022–2024	Gujarat Titans
2025–Present	Delhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 8 37 51 Runs scored 175 338 144 Batting average 19.44 22.53 7.57 100s/50s 0/2 0/2 0/0 Top score 66* 57 21 Balls bowled 768 1,806 1,005 Wickets 12 64 80 Bowling average 43.41 26.12 17.41 5 wickets in innings 0 2 2 10 wickets in match 0 – – Best bowling 3/52 6/55 5/9 Catches/stumpings 3/– 4/– 13/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 March 2025

In December 2018, he was bought by the Punjab Kings in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL).^[5][6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Vidarbha in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019.^[7] In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.^[8] In April 2022, he made his IPL debut against Punjab Kings.^[9]

Darshan Nalkande took four wickets in four balls in the final over of Karnataka’s innings in 2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy national T20 tournament 20 November 2021.^[10]