Father: Prakash Hinge
Praful Hinge is a promising right-arm medium-fast bowler from Vidarbha who has made a strong impression in his early career, particularly in the T20 format. The 24-year-old from Nagpur has shown his wicket-taking ability across all formats, with first-class cricket yielding 27 wickets in 10 matches, including a best match haul of 5 for 122. However, it is in T20 cricket where Hinge has truly excelled, picking up 15 wickets in 8 appearances at an impressive strike rate of 12.0, including a best of 4 for 34. His performances earned him an IPL contract with Sunrisers Hyderabad, and he made an immediate impact in the 2026 season, taking 14 wickets in just 7 matches for SRH at an economy of 11.73. Hinge’s ability to bowl with pace and extract movement has made him a valuable addition to the SRH bowling attack, marking him as a fast-bowling talent to watch in the coming seasons.
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| FC | 10 | 19 | 1515 | 720 | 27 | 4/60 | 5/122 | 26.66 | 2.85 | 56.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 6 | 6 | 300 | 303 | 5 | 2/54 | 2/54 | 60.60 | 6.06 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 6 | 6 | 138 | 237 | 11 | 4/34 | 4/34 | 21.54 | 10.30 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| FC | 10 | 12 | 3 | 101 | 40 | 11.22 | 106 | 95.28 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| List A | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2* | - | 11 | 18.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| T20s | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 9 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler known for his wicket-taking ability, particularly effective in T20 cricket.
He represents the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League.
In 8 T20 appearances, he has taken 15 wickets at an average of 21.86 with best figures of 4 for 34, including one four-wicket haul.
In 7 matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad, he picked up 14 wickets with best figures of 4 for 34, making an immediate impact in his debut IPL campaign.
He represents Vidarbha in domestic cricket across all formats.
He made his first-class debut for Vidarbha against Puducherry on October 18-21, 2024.
In 10 first-class matches, he has taken 27 wickets at an average of 26.66, with best innings figures of 4 for 60 and best match haul of 5 for 122.
He was born on January 18, 2002, in Nagpur, Vidarbha, making him 24 years old.
In 6 List A appearances, he has taken 5 wickets with best figures of 2 for 54.
