Kulwant Khejroliya (born 13 March 1992) is an Indian

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er. He made his

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debut for

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in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 26 February 2017. Prior to his debut, he was bought by the

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team for the

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for 10

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s. He made his first-class debut for Delhi in the

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on 6 October 2017. He made his

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debut for Delhi in the

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on 9 January 2018. Later the same month, he was bought by the

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in the

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. In October 2018, in the quarter-finals of the

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, he took a

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for Delhi against

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, finishing with figures of six wickets for 31 runs from his ten overs. He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.

Early life & background

Kulwant Khejroliya's full name was Kulwant Singh Khejroliya(Khejroliya was branch of

Shekhawat Shekhawat is a clan of Rajputs found mainly in Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. Shekhawats are descendants of Maharao Shekha of Amarsar. Shekhawat is the most prominent clan among Kachhwaha. The Shekhawati region was ruled by them for more ...

). His father Sankar Singh Khejroliya runs a grocry store and mother Saroj Kanwar was a homemaker. His elder brother Hemat Singh works in roadways. He belongs to

Ravana Rajputs Ravana Rajput is an Indian caste system, Indian caste. They are among the castes known as Darogas, who claim Kshatriya status. Origins The Ravana Rajputs (known as Darogas) were issues of men from Rajput, Charan, and Oswal communities and their ...

community

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* 1992 births Living people Indian cricketers Delhi cricketers Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers Mumbai Indians cricketers People from Jhunjhunu district {{India-cricket-bio-1992-stub