Father- Harkesh Kumar, Mother: Meena Devi
Ashwani Kumar is a promising left-arm medium-fast bowler from Punjab who announced himself on the biggest stage with a historic IPL debut. The 24-year-old from Jhanjeri, Mohali, was bought by Mumbai Indians for INR 30 lakh at the 2025 mega auction having impressed with his death bowling in the Sher E Punjab T20 competition. On his IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders, he struck with his very first ball, dismissing Ajinkya Rahane, before going on to claim the wickets of Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, and Andre Russell, becoming the first Indian to take a four-wicket haul on IPL debut. Hitting speeds around 135kph, Ashwani bowls a sharp yorker and has a back-of-the-hand slower ball among his variations, making him a promising pace option for MI, who retained him ahead of the 2026 season.
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| FC | 2 | 4 | 254 | 171 | 3 | 1/26 | 2/85 | 57.00 | 4.03 | 84.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 4 | 4 | 162 | 158 | 3 | 3/37 | 3/37 | 52.66 | 5.85 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 21 | 21 | 393 | 647 | 25 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 25.88 | 9.87 | 15.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| FC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 22* | - | 38 | 57.89 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| List A | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4* | - | 4 | 150.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| T20s | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
He is a left-arm medium-fast bowler who specializes in death bowling, with a sharp yorker and effective slower-ball variations.
He represents the Mumbai Indians (MI), who bought him for INR 30 lakh at the 2025 mega auction and retained him ahead of the 2026 season.
On his debut for Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2025, he took a four-wicket haul (4/24), including a wicket with his very first ball, becoming the first Indian to achieve a four-wicket haul on IPL debut.
He represents Punjab in domestic cricket and was noticed for his death bowling in the Sher E Punjab T20 competition in 2024.
He was born on August 29, 2001, in Jhanjeri, Mohali, Punjab, making him 24 years old.
He bowls at speeds around 135kph and has a sharp yorker, along with a back-of-the-hand slower ball that adds variety to his pace attack.
He had played only four T20 matches on the domestic circuit before making his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians in 2025.
After his impressive debut, he picked up seven wickets in the remaining six games he played, though he proved to be expensive in some matches.
