Abhishek Porel
Indian cricketer (born 2002)
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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]
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| Born | 17 October 2002 Chandannagar, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Ishan Porel (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Delhi Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 31 October 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.