Harpreet Singh Brar (born 16 September 1995) is an Indian

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er. He currently plays for the

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in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and

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Early life

Harpreet Brar was born into a

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family in

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, where his father served as a soldier and police officer. After briefly residing in Hariewala village in

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, he moved to Zirakpur, Punjab at the age of five. In 2011, Brar began playing for the Ropar district team, and later went on to represent Punjab at the under-16 level. He holds Yuvraj Singh in high regard and considers him as his role model.

Career

On 18 December 2018, Harpreet got an IPL contract, in the 2019 IPL Auction. He was bought by the Kings XI Punjab ahead of the

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. He was signed up for . After playing in

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, Harpreet found his place in the international side. On 20 August 2019, he was named in the India Under-23 squad for a five-match one-day series against Bangladesh Under-23, held at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow in September 2019. He made his debut in the second match of the series. On 30 April 2021, against

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, Brar took his maiden IPL wicket, of

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, and finished the match with the figures of 3–19 in his four overs. He also took the wicket of

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, which he took back to back alongside Kohli's, and the wicket of AB de Villiers. In February 2022, he was bought by the

in the

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for the

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tournament. In May 2023, Brar took four wickets against IPL team Delhi Capitals to help his team win the game.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brar, Harpreet 1995 births Living people Indian cricketers Punjab Kings cricketers Punjab, India cricketers