Harpreet Brar is an Indian player who plays for Punjab domestic teams and India U-23 as a bowler. In 2019, Harpreet Brar joined Kings XI Punjab in the 2019 Indian Premier League season.
Wiki/Biography
Harpreet Brar was born on Saturday, 16 September 1995 (age 25 years; as in 2020) in Moga, Punjab. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. Harpreet started playing cricket during his school days and was part of the Punjab Under-16 cricket team. Harpreet played as a bowler for Ropar state team. He made his debut for Kings XI Punjab on 20 April 2019 in Kings XI Punjab on 20 April 2019. His efficient and consistent performance during the state matches helped him become a part of the Indian U-23 team.
Harpreet Brar bowling for India U-23 team
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 3″
Eye Color: Black
Hair color: black
family
Harpreet Brar belongs to a Jat family and follows Sikhism as her religion.
parents and siblings
Harpreet Brar father name is Mohinder Singh Brar and mother name is Gurmeet Kaur Brar. Harpreet has an elder sister, Ramanpreet Kaur Brar.
Harpreet Brar with her father Mohinder Brar Singh
Harpreet Bra with her parents and sister
Career
Harpreet Brar started playing for the Punjab Under-16 team when he was in school. He then completed his BA from GGDSD College, Chandigarh before playing for the college team and the Punjab U-19 team. Harpreet Brah conducted trials for the Punjab domestic team and he appeared for trials in the IPL on four different occasions but was rejected each time. Harpreet’s plan B was to either join the Punjab police like her father or fly to Canada to join her sister for higher education. However, things changed when he got a call from a local IPL franchise and was bought by Kings XI Punjab at a base price of Rs. 20 lakhs for the 2019 IPL season. Harpreet played his debut Twenty20 match against KXIP and from there got an opportunity to be a part of the India Under-23 squad and toured against Bangladesh.
Harpreet Brar bowling during an IPL match
Facts/Trivia
- During an inter-district match against Hoshiarpur, Harpreet was playing for Ropar’s Under-19 team when he took 10 wickets in the second innings. Harpreet Brar took 5 wickets in the first innings of the same match. The other two cricketers who hold this record are Anil Kumble and England’s Jim Laker.
Harpreet Brar during the Test match against Hoshiarpur
- Harpreet Brah considers former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh as his role model in cricket. Brar grew up watching Yuvraj Singh play for his country and it inspired him to play cricket and his dream is to play for the Indian team.
- Harpreet Bray often received negative criticism from those close to her regarding her career choice. However, these taunts helped him grow and work even harder to become a professional cricketer.
- Harpreet Brar is a big fan of Sonam Bajwa and she made a sketch of her and posted it on her Facebook profile.
Harpreet Brar’s Facebook post about Sonam Bajwa
- Harpreet Brar ran for the post of Sports Head when he was studying at GGDSD College, Chandigarh. He was a member of SOI College Political Party.
SOI party poster during college elections
- Gurkeirat Singh Man, an Indian and Punjabi player, played an important role in Brar’s life. Mann offered Harpreet Brar trials for the Mohali district team and luckily he was selected in the team. With the right guidance, Harpreet was able to make it to the KXIP team.
Harpreet Brar with Gurkirat Singh Mann
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