New Delhi: Who had heard of before Pravin Vijay Tambe before CLT20…..? The answer would definitely be not many but this 41 years old man of Rajasthan Royal emerged from nowhere to not only hog the limelight but also to bag the Golden Wicket award for taking maximujm number of wickets.Interestingly Tambe never played for his city forget about the state. He made his IPL debut at the age of 41 with Rajasthan Royals. He played his first IPL game against Delhi Daredevils at Jaipur on 7 May 2013.In the just concluded CLT20, where his team Rajasthan Royals lost ot Mumbai Indians in the final, in the five matches he bowled 19 overs, took 12 wickets with economy rate of 4.10. Simon Katch(Perth Scorchers), Suresh Raina (CSK), D.Bravo (CSK), D Smith (MI) and Alviro Petersen (Lions) were some his victims. And just look with whom he was competing for Golden Wicket award…? It was none other than Sunil Narine, the super star of world cricket. Narine took 11 wickets in five matches at the economy rate of 4.30. Curr"ently Pravin Tambe captains the DY Patil Sports Academy B team in Navi Mumbai.Pravin had an interesting twist to his life. A man who never played for his city, got selected for Indian Premier League According to rahul Dravid, his captain, “For someone who has not even got a chance to play first-class cricket and has worked hard all these years in Kanga league, it is terrific story."Tambe has only peaked over the last 8 years, ever since he switched from bowling medium pace to leg spin
