Tanmay Agarwal

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1995)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Tanmay Agarwal

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| country = India

| fullname = Tanmay Dharamchand Agarwal

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|5|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Leg break googly

| role = Batsman

| club1 = Hyderabad

| year1 = 2014–present

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| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 42

| runs1 = 2,609

| bat avg1 = 37.81

| 100s/50s1 = 8/10

| top score1 = 366

| deliveries1 = 70

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 19/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 29

| runs2 = 1,084

| bat avg2 = 40.14

| 100s/50s2 = 2/8

| top score2 = 136

| deliveries2 = 6

| wickets2 = 1

| bowl avg2 = 1.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 1/1

| catches/stumpings2 = 12/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 40

| runs3 = 1,087

| bat avg3 = 28.60

| 100s/50s3 = 0/5

| top score3 = 91

| deliveries3 = –

| wickets3 = –

| bowl avg3 = –

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3 = 11/–

| date = 6 May

| year = 2020

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/792725.html Cricinfo

|family=Nitisha Jalan Agarwal (wife)}}

Tanmay Dharamchand Agarwal (born 3 May 1995) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Hyderabad.

A left-handed top-order batsman, Agarwal has also represented Hyderabad at Under-14, Under-16, Under-19, Under-22 and Under-25 levels. He scored centuries on both his first-class and List A debuts for Hyderabad in 2014.

Agarwal holds the world record for maximum number of sixes in a First Class match, smashing 26 sixes in his innings of 366 against Arunachal Pradesh in a Ranji Trophy match. {{Cite web |date=2024-01-27 |title=Tanmay Agarwal fails to go past Brian Lara's 501* but smashes most sixes world record in first-class cricket |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/tanmay-agarwal-fails-to-go-past-brian-laras-501-but-smashes-most-sixes-world-record-in-first-class-cricket-101706334839496.html |website=Hindustan Times}}{{cite web | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-trophy-plate-league-2023-24-1383415/hyderabad-india-vs-arunachal-pradesh-plate-group-1383833/full-scorecard | title=HYD vs ARP Cricket Scorecard, Plate Group at Hyderabad, January 26 - 27, 2024 }}

Agarwal currently leads the Hyderabad cricket team.{{cite news|title=Tanmay Agarwal|newspaper=The Hindu |date=28 January 2015 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/shaking-off-ranji-lows-hyderabad-cricketers-eye-ipl-riches/article6832662.ece|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=26 March 2015}}

In February 2017, Agarwal was recruited by Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2017 Indian Premier League for the base price of 10 lakh Indian rupees.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1083407.html |title=List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017 |accessdate=20 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo|date=20 February 2017 }} In January 2018, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 IPL auction.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |accessdate=27 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}