Saurabh Tiwary is a former Indian cricketer who was born on 30th December, 1989 in Jamshedpur, Bihar. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman. Tiwary gained fame as a key player on the 2008 Under-19 World Cup-winning team led by Virat Kohli. He played domestic cricket for Jharkhand and then rose to fame through his performances in the Indian Premier League, especially for the Mumbai Indians. As per the sources. He is currently 35 years old as of 2025. He was also Mahindra Singh Dhoni’s former teammate in the state team when he played cricket in the domestic format.
Saurabh Tiwary Profile
| Field | Details |
| Full Name | Saurabh Sunil Tiwary |
| Date of Birth | 30 December 1989 |
| Birth Place | Jamshedpur, Bihar (now Jharkhand), India |
| Height | 6 1” (185 cm) |
| Weight | 70 Kilograms |
| Chest | 40 Inches |
| Waist | 32 Inches |
| Biceps | 14 Inches |
| Batting Style | Left-handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm offbreak |
| Playing Role | Middle-order Batsman |
| Jersey Number | 15 (India) |
| Retirement | 12 February 2024 |
Early Life and Family
He was born in a middle-class family in Jamshedpur, Bihar. On the other hand, some sources mentioned that he was born in Ramgarh, Jharkhand, into a Bihari Family. His father’s name is Sunil Tiwary, and his mother’s name is Kanalakta Tiwary. Saurabh also had two sisters named Nidhi and Kavita.
Since his childhood, he has always been interested in cricket, not much in studies. He was just 11 years old when he started playing cricket and representing Jharkhand at the Under-14 level. Then he made his first-class debut in the year 2006-2007 during the Ranji Trophy season.
Saurabh Tiwary Marriage with Nikita
Saurabh Tiwary tied the knot with Nikita Mishra in traditional Hindu Rituals at the United Club in Jamshedpur. They both got married in February 2016. They were both childhood sweethearts before getting married to each other. All the family members and friends were invited to the wedding. There is no information related to Nikita Mishra mentioned on the internet as of now.
Saurabh Tiwary Teams
Saurabh Tiwary has been part of different teams, and here is the list of the teams. Here are the names of the teams:
- India
- Bihar
- Bihar Under-14s
- Delhi Daredevils
- East Zone
- India A
- India Blue
- India Emerging Players
- India Green
- India Red
- India Under-19s
- Indian Board President’s XI
- Jharkhand
- Mumbai Indians
- Rest of India
- Rising Pune Supergiants
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Tata Sports Club
Saurabh Tiwary Debut Matches
Given below are the details of the Debut matches of Saurabh Tiwary.
| Date | Format | Debut Match | Team Represented |
| 01-04 December, 2006 | First-class | Jharkhand vs J&K | Jharkhand |
| 13 February, 2006 | List A | Jharkhand vs Bengal | Jharkhand |
| 25 April, 2008 | IPL | Mumbai Indians vs KXIP | Mumbai Indians |
| 20 October, 2010 | ODI | India vs Australia | India |
| 03 April, 2007 | T20 Domestic | Orissa vs Jharkhand | Jharkhand/Mumbai Indians |
Recent Matches Played
Here is the table representing the recent matches played by Saurabh Tiwary.
| Date | Match | Format | Bat | Ground |
| 08-Mar-2025 | Ind Masters vs WI Masters | OTHER T20 | 60 | Raipur |
| 05-Mar-2025 | Ind Masters vs Aus Masters | OTHER T20 | 1 | Vadodara |
| 16-Feb-2024 | Jharkhand vs Rajasthan | FC | 42 & 4 | Jamshedpur |
| 09-Feb-2024 | Jharkhand vs Haryana | FC | 23 & 3 | Jamshedpur |
| 02-Feb-2024 | Jharkhand vs Manipur | FC | 114* | Jamshedpur |
Saurabh Tiwary Stats
Given below are the Saurabh Tiwary stats in ODI, FC, List A, and T20 format.
Batting Stats
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| ODIs | 3 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 37* | – | 56 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| FC | 116 | 191 | 20 | 8076 | 238 | 47.22 | 15306 | 52.76 | 22 | 34 | 895 | 122 | 88 |
| List A | 116 | 110 | 23 | 4050 | 138* | 46.55 | 4855 | 83.41 | 6 | 27 | 332 | 92 | 65 |
| T20s | 181 | 155 | 36 | 3454 | 69 | 29.02 | 2827 | 122.17 | 0 | 16 | 272 | 127 | 68 |
Bowling Stats
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| ODIs | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| FC | 116 | 26 | 417 | 221 | 1 | 1/0 | 1/4 | 221 | 3.17 | 417 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 116 | 11 | 214 | 197 | 4 | 2/40 | 2/40 | 49.25 | 5.52 | 53.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 181 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saurabh Tiwary T20 Stats
Have a look at the stats of Saurabh Tiwary in T20 format
| Tournament | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| IPL 2021 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 115 | 50* | 57.5 | 97 | 118.55 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| IPL 2020/21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 42 | 20.6 | 80 | 128.75 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| IPL 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 43 | 120.93 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL 2016 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 170 | 57 | 24.28 | 141 | 120.56 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 4 |
| IPL 2015 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 109 | 28* | – | 78 | 139.74 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| IPL 2013 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 109 | 52 | 27.25 | 106 | 102.83 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| IPL 2012 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 191 | 36* | 23.87 | 170 | 112.35 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| IPL 2011 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 187 | 42* | 23.37 | 188 | 99.46 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| IPL 2009/10 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 419 | 61 | 29.92 | 309 | 135.59 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 3 |
| IPL 2009 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6* | 13 | 12 | 108.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL 2007/08 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Champions League
| Tournament | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| Nokia Champions League T20 2011/12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 91 | 28 | 15.16 | 78 | 116.66 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Champions League Twenty20 2010/11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 44 | 41 | 58 | 141.37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Bowling Stats
| Tournament | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| IPL 2021 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL 2020/21 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL 2017 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL 2016 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL 2015 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL 2013 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL 2012 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL 2011 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL 2009/10 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL 2009 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL 2007/08 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Champions League
| Tournament | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Nokia Champions League T20 2011/12 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Champions League Twenty20 2010/11 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Major Milestones Of Saurabh Tiwary’s Career
Here is the list of milestones achieved by Saurabh Tiwary in domestic cricket. Let’s have a look at it:
- 2008 U-19 World Cup Win: In 2008, he was part of the various Indian squads at the U-19 Cricket World Cup.
- 2010 IPL: When he was a part of the Mumbai Indian’s squad in the 2010 Indian Premier League, he was the second-highest run-scorer. For his performance, he also earned the title of U-23 Player of the Tournament Award.
- 2011 IPL Auction: After witnessing his performance in IPL 2010, he was purchased in a lucrative $1.6 million deal with Royal Challengers Bangalore for the IPL 2011 season.
- ODI Debut With India: Seeing his past performances, especially in T20 cricket, he earned a spot for himself in the ODI Squad of the Indian National Cricket Team. With this, he made his international debut against Australia. Since then, he had played 3 One-Day International Matches for India.
- Domestic Performance: He was constantly featured in Jharkhand’s domestic cricket, including scoring three centuries in the 2009-10 Ranji Trophy.
IPL Journey Of Saurabh Tiwary
Saurabh Tiwary made debut in Indian Premier League in the 2008 during the first tournament of the franchise. Ever since he was very consistent in mostly every year in IPL.
In total he played 93 matches and made 1494 runs in total at an average of 28.73. He made debut with the team Mumbai Indian then again he return back to the franchise in 2017.
Saurabh Tiwary Retirement
After playing cricket for the Indian National Cricket Team for over 17 years as a professional cricketer, he took retirement from professional cricket in February 2024 following Jharkhand’s final Ranji Trophy league match against Rajasthan. He was just 34 years old when he took one of the difficult decisions.
Announcing his retirement, he said “he would hang up his boots after Jharahand’s final Ranji Trophy match of the season in Jamshedpur, starting February 15”.
During the Press Conference, he said, “It is a little tough to bid farewell to this journey that I had started before my schooling”. He also said, “But I’m also sure that this is the right time for this. I feel that if you’re not in the national team and IPL, it’s better to vacate a spot in the state side for a youngster. Youngsters are getting a lot of chances in our Test team, so I’m making this decision.”
“It’s not like I’ve decided this only based on my performances. You can see my record in Ranji and in the last domestic season. It’s always asked what I’m going to do next and for now, I only know that cricket is the only thing I know, so I’m going to be connected to the game,” he added, saying he even got an offer to join politics.”
Saurabh Tiwary Net Worth
As of now, there is no information related to Saurabh Tiwary’s net worth is 35 crore is mentioned on the internet. However, he earned money through the IPL franchise as he was purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011 and with his contract with Delhi Daredevils for 70 Lakh rupees in 2014.
Social Media
Here are the social media details of Saurabh Tiwary. Let’s have a look
| Platform | Username/Handle | Activity Level |
| @iamstiwary | 20.1K | |
| X (Twitter) | @IAMSTiwary | 531 |
| @IAMSTiwary | 473K |
Frequently Asked Questions
A1. He announced his retirement from professional cricket in February 2024 after his final innings in the Jharkhand Ranji Trophy.
A2. He was bought in 50.00 Lac for the Mumbai Indian’s franchise.
A3. The estimated net worth is around 35 crore INR as of 2025.
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