Tushar Deshpande

Tushar Deshpande (born 15 May 1995) is an India cricketer who has played for Indian national cricket team. He debuted for Indian team in July 2024 against Zimbabwe.^[1] He has played for Mumbai in domestic cricket and for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.^[2] He is a right-arm medium pace bowler.

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Tushar Deshpande

Deshpande during the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy
Personal information
Full name	Tushar Uday Deshpande
Born	(1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 29) Kalyan, Maharashtra, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	India
T20I debut (cap 115)	13 July 2024 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I	14 July 2024 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.	36
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015–present	Mumbai
2020–2021	Delhi Capitals
2022–2024	Chennai Super Kings
2025-present	Rajasthan Royals
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 2 36 40 90 Runs scored 0 511 51 51 Batting average – 14.19 8.50 7.28 100s/50s 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 Top score – 123 24 20* Balls bowled 36 5,154 1,801 1,916 Wickets 2 97 51 124 Bowling average 27.50 29.09 32.86 22.54 5 wickets in innings 0 5 1 0 10 wickets in match – 0 – 0 Best bowling 1/25 6/70 5/23 4/13 Catches/stumpings 2/– 11/– 8/– 15/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 April 2025

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In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.^[3][4] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.^[5] In February 2022, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.^[6] He became the first Impact Player in the IPL history.^[7] In July 2024, he was included in India's squad for T20 series against Zimbabwe.^[8]