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Aman Khan Profile, IPL and Domestic Stats

Aman Khan is an Indian right-handed batting all-rounder and right-arm medium bowler who represents Puducherry in domestic cricket and joined Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2026. His full name is Aman Hakim Khan. Born in Mumbai on 23 November 1996, he was 29 on 17 August 2026. His career includes IPL appearances for Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals, a maiden IPL fifty, Puducherry captaincy, List A best figures of 6 for 30 and a completed PPL 2026 season of 484 runs and 12 wickets.

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Right-hand batterRight-arm medium bowlerBorn 23 November 1996

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Full nameAman Hakim Khan

Age29As of 17 August 2026

Date of birth23 November 1996Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Batting styleRight-hand batter

Bowling styleRight-arm medium

Career overview

Aman Khan cricket career

Aman Hakim Khan was born in Mumbai on 23 November 1996 and was 29 on 17 August 2026.

He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace, with his primary senior role best described as a batting all-rounder.

He made his Mumbai List A debut in March 2021 and T20 debut in November 2021 before entering the IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders.

His established IPL record is 12 matches, 115 runs and a high score of 51, made for Delhi Capitals in a five-run win over Gujarat Titans.

The checked domestic snapshot lists 14 first-class matches and 20 List A matches, including a first-class high of 118 and List A best bowling of 6 for 30.

Chennai Super Kings bought him for ₹40 lakh at the IPL 2026 auction after he entered with a ₹30 lakh reserve price.

Career story

Aman Khan career and playing journey

Who is Aman Khan?

Aman Khan is a Mumbai-born Indian cricketer whose full name is Aman Hakim Khan. He is a powerful right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler used as an all-rounder. Delhi Capitals and Cricbuzz describe his development through Mumbai's competitive age-group structure, while the IPL record confirms his birth date and Chennai squad connection. He remained uncapped by India at senior international level on 17 August 2026, so his senior record comes from domestic and franchise competitions.

His teams belong to different parts of the same career: Mumbai and Puducherry in Indian domestic cricket, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, and Villianur Mohit Kings in the Pondicherry Premier League. Competition totals cannot be combined simply because all of them include limited-overs matches. His full name, date of birth and playing role distinguish him from other cricketers who share the shorter Aman Khan name.

Aman Khan age, birthplace and playing role

Khan was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on 23 November 1996 and was 29 on the checked date. Established records consistently list right-handed batting. Delhi Capitals calls his bowling right-arm medium, while the IPL auction list uses right-arm fast-medium. Those labels describe the same pace-bowling discipline at slightly different speeds, so right-arm medium is the safer description without a measured speed from a primary record.

His main value is late- or middle-order power with a second skill that can cover overs. Calling him a batting all-rounder does not mean he bowls in every IPL match. His established IPL bowling line contains only one over, while Puducherry has given him a much larger domestic workload. Competition context matters: a franchise may select him primarily for hitting, whereas a state side can ask him to captain and complete a full ten-over spell.

Road accident, a changed role and Pravin Amre's guidance

Cricbuzz's career account says Khan initially wanted to develop as a fast bowler. A road accident prevented him from bowling in an age-group match, creating an unexpected opportunity to show his batting. The story explains a change in emphasis rather than proving that one incident alone created his career. It also helps make sense of why later profiles describe a player whose explosive batting became the primary selection skill even though pace bowling remained part of his game.

The same account credits former India batter Pravin Amre with guiding his development and notes Khan's selection for Mumbai Under-19 cricket. Coaching influence should be stated carefully: Amre helped shape the pathway, while the player still had to produce within Mumbai's selection system. The available account does not establish permanent medical effects from the accident. Its cricket relevance is the documented opportunity that brought his batting into view.

Mumbai age-group cricket and senior List A debut

Khan moved from Mumbai age-group cricket into the senior squad during the 2020-21 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his List A debut on 9 March 2021 in the quarter-final and was part of the Mumbai group that won the tournament. A place in a title-winning squad is a real team achievement, but it should not be rewritten as if he were the campaign's leading performer. His role was an early senior opportunity within an experienced side.

The debut also provides a precise starting point for his recognised 50-over record. Local club matches and age-group innings can explain development but do not belong inside the List A aggregate. That separation becomes especially important later in his career because he has played Pondicherry Premier League cricket, invitational T20 events and BCCI domestic tournaments. Each has its own status and statistical boundary.

Senior T20 debut and Kolkata Knight Riders opportunity

Khan made his recognised senior T20 debut for Mumbai on 4 November 2021 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Kolkata Knight Riders had already identified his power and bought him for ₹20 lakh ahead of IPL 2022. ESPN's feature on the new KKR player and the auction record support that first franchise contract. The purchase gave him access to an elite squad but did not itself count as an appearance.

His IPL debut came for Kolkata against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 15 April 2022 at Brabourne Stadium. He played one match that season, scored five runs and bowled one over for 13 without a wicket. A one-match sample cannot establish a stable IPL batting or bowling level. It does, however, mark his move from domestic prospect to an IPL player with an official appearance rather than only a squad listing.

Trade from Kolkata to Delhi Capitals

Before IPL 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders traded Aman Khan to Delhi Capitals while Shardul Thakur moved in the other direction. The official retention document marks Khan as a traded player and records the ₹20 lakh deduction attached to him. A trade transfers the registration; it does not mean the two players have equal roles, career value or salary histories. Each side made a squad decision based on different needs.

Delhi gave Khan a much larger 2023 opportunity. He appeared in 11 matches for the franchise, usually in the lower middle order, and took his established IPL career to 12 matches across Kolkata and Delhi. The larger sample still involved only ten batting innings and one bowling innings. That usage pattern explains why his IPL record should be read mainly as a batting line even though his broader domestic role includes meaningful pace bowling.

Maiden IPL fifty against Gujarat Titans

Khan's best IPL innings came for Delhi Capitals against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on 2 May 2023. Delhi collapsed to 23 for 5 before he rebuilt with Axar Patel and then accelerated with Ripal Patel. He reached his maiden IPL fifty from 41 balls and finished with 51 from 44. The official IPL match report documents the recovery and the pressure created by Mohammed Shami's opening spell.

Delhi made 130 for 8 and defended it by five runs, holding Gujarat to 125 for 6. Khan's innings therefore contributed directly to a narrow win rather than merely improving a losing score. It remains his IPL high in the checked career table. The performance should still be described proportionately: it was one important fifty, not proof of a consistently dominant IPL season. His complete career line provides the wider context around that standout match.

Aman Khan IPL career statistics

Cricbuzz and Delhi Capitals list 12 IPL matches, ten batting innings, 115 runs, one not-out, a high score of 51, an average of 12.78 and a strike rate of 110.58. He hit eight fours and six sixes and recorded one fifty. With the ball he delivered six balls, conceded 13 runs and did not take a wicket. These totals cover his documented Kolkata and Delhi appearances before the Chennai contract.

The IPL 2026 player overview still shows an incomplete career match count and does not expose a detailed Chennai season line. No Chennai appearance is therefore added to the established Kolkata and Delhi aggregate. A future update needs a matching IPL scorecard and a complete career row; mixing a match count from one database with runs or innings from another would produce an unreliable total.

Move from Mumbai to Puducherry and first-class cricket

Khan later moved from Mumbai to Puducherry and became a more central all-round figure. He entered first-class cricket with Puducherry during the 2024-25 season and continued through 2025-26. BCCI scorecards confirm his presence in the current Ranji Trophy side, while the statistical record shows the broader workload. Puducherry has used him as a batter, seam option and captain, responsibilities that were not available in the same way during his limited Mumbai senior opportunities.

The checked first-class snapshot lists 14 matches, 24 innings, 748 runs, a high score of 118, one century and five fifties. With one not-out, his batting average is 32.52. His bowling line contains 820 balls, nine wickets, best figures of 2 for 44 and an average of 77.11. The batting record is the stronger discipline in this early red-ball sample, although his overs show that the all-round role is more than a label.

List A record, 6 for 30 and Puducherry captaincy

Khan's checked List A record contains 20 matches, 467 runs at 33.36 and three fifties, with a high score of 70 not out. His bowling line lists 21 wickets from 675 balls, best figures of 6 for 30 and an average of 38.10. The six-wicket haul came for Puducherry against Arunachal Pradesh and remains the best bowling figure in his recognised senior career.

Puducherry also appointed him captain in the 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy. Captaincy added responsibility across batting order, bowling changes and team results, but it did not guarantee consistent personal returns. A credible biography needs both the six-wicket peak and the difficult spells that followed. Selecting only the flattering line would hide the volatility that comes with a batting all-rounder completing substantial 50-over bowling workloads.

The 123-run List A spell and why context matters

Against Jharkhand on 29 December 2025, Khan conceded 123 runs from ten overs and took one wicket. ESPN reported it as the most runs conceded by a bowler in a men's List A match. Jharkhand reached 368 for 7, driven by Kumar Kushagra's century and Anukul Roy's 98, and Puducherry were dismissed for 235. The record belongs in the career account even though it is an unwanted one.

One expensive spell should not erase the earlier 6 for 30, just as the six-wicket performance should not be used to hide the 1 for 123. Together they show the range in Khan's List A bowling record. The page does not ridicule the player or use the result as clickbait. It reports the match, the exact figures and the broader 20-match totals so readers can judge a difficult day within the full sample.

IPL 2026 auction and Chennai Super Kings salary

Chennai Super Kings bought Aman Khan for ₹40 lakh at the IPL 2026 auction after he entered with a ₹30 lakh reserve price. The official IPL auction table identifies him as an uncapped Indian all-rounder and records both values. Cricbuzz and India Today also list the completed purchase. The final amount is the correct public contract figure; describing ₹40 lakh as his base price would be inaccurate because the bidding moved above the ₹30 lakh reserve.

The ₹40 lakh figure identifies the auction purchase, not match output. Chennai squad membership also does not prove an appearance, and the checked IPL player record does not supply a completed 2026 batting or bowling row for Khan. His Kolkata and Delhi appearances remain the established IPL sample until a Chennai scorecard provides a new match record.

Pondicherry Premier League records and the 34-ball century

The Pondicherry Premier League gave Khan another platform for his power hitting. In the completed 2026 competition he made 484 runs from 12 matches at an average of 44.00, with five fifties and one hundred. The published competition table lists 45 sixes, the most in the tournament, and 35 fours. Those league figures remain separate from his BCCI senior T20 aggregate because competition providers can classify regional franchise events differently even when they use a T20 format.

Playing for Villianur Mohit Kings, Khan made 129 from 43 balls against Mahe Megalo Strikers and reached his hundred from 34 balls. The innings included six fours and 15 sixes. Villianur later won the title by beating Mahe by 51 runs in the final. Khan's century was a league-stage record rather than the final's winning innings, while his completed season also included 12 wickets from 22 overs with best figures of 3 for 27.

What did Aman Khan contribute in PPL 2026?

Khan finished second on the published PPL 2026 run table with 484, behind Ritik Sharma's 560. His 44.00 average ranked fifth, while his 45 sixes led the competition. Those rankings show two different strengths: sustained run production across 12 matches and unusually high boundary power. The 129 was the peak innings, but five fifties show that the season was not built around one score alone.

He also took 12 wickets from 22 overs, with best figures of 3 for 27, an average of 16.83 and an economy rate of 9.18. The bowling economy is relatively expensive, but the wicket return added genuine value to his batting contribution. Villianur's 51-run final win completed an unbeaten 12-match campaign, so Khan's individual season sits within a dominant team result rather than an isolated run-scoring display.

Aman Khan records

Aman Khan career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

First-class cricket through 17 August 202614matches

Batting

Innings: 24
Runs: 748
High score: 118
Average: 32.52
Strike rate: Not consolidated by the checked provider
Not outs: 1

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 17
Wickets: 9
Best bowling: 2/44
Average: 77.11
Economy: 5.07
Strike rate: 91.11
Balls: 820
Catches / stumpings: 11 catches

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

List A cricket through 17 August 202620matches

Batting

Innings: 17
Runs: 467
High score: 70*
Average: 33.36
Strike rate: Not consolidated by the checked provider
Not outs: 3

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 16
Wickets: 21
Best bowling: 6/30
Average: 38.10
Economy: 7.11
Strike rate: 32.14
Balls: 675
Catches / stumpings: 10 catches

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Indian Premier League through established KKR and DC record12matches

Batting

Innings: 10
Runs: 115
High score: 51
Average: 12.78
Strike rate: 110.58
Not outs: 1

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 1
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: 0/13
Economy: 13.00
Balls: 6
Catches / stumpings: 9 catches

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Pondicherry Premier League 2026 completed season12matches

Batting

Innings: 12
Runs: 484
High score: 129
Average: 44.00
Strike rate: 234.95
Not outs: 1
100s / 50s: 1 / 5

Bowling & fielding

Innings: Competition table reports 22 overs
Wickets: 12
Best bowling: 3/27
Average: 16.83
Economy: 9.18
Strike rate: 11.00
Balls: 132
Catches / stumpings: Competition fielding total not published here

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

List A cricket

Debut

Mumbai, Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final, 9 March 2021

Last listed match

Puducherry record checked 17 August 2026

Senior T20 cricket

Debut

Mumbai, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 4 November 2021

Last listed match

PPL 2026 completed season checked 17 August 2026

Indian Premier League

Debut

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 15 April 2022

Last listed match

Established KKR and Delhi record through 20 May 2023; Chennai squad checked 17 August 2026

First-class cricket

Debut

Puducherry, 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season

Last listed match

Puducherry vs Jammu and Kashmir, January 2026 snapshot

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Developed through Mumbai age-group cricket under guidance including Pravin Amre.
Made his List A debut during Mumbai's title-winning 2020-21 Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign.
Joined Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹20 lakh and made his IPL debut in April 2022.
Moved to Delhi Capitals in the trade that sent Shardul Thakur to Kolkata.
Made 51 from 44 balls in Delhi's five-run win over Gujarat Titans in May 2023.
Recorded a first-class high score of 118 for Puducherry.
Took List A career-best figures of 6 for 30.
Joined Chennai Super Kings for ₹40 lakh at the IPL 2026 auction.
Made 484 runs and took 12 wickets across 12 matches in the 2026 Pondicherry Premier League.
Led PPL 2026 with 45 sixes and made 129 from 43 balls with a 34-ball hundred.

Reader questions

Aman Khan FAQ

How old is Aman Khan?

Aman Hakim Khan was born on 23 November 1996 and was 29 on 17 August 2026.

What type of cricketer is Aman Khan?

He is a right-handed batting all-rounder who also bowls right-arm medium pace.

What is Aman Khan's highest IPL score?

His established IPL high score is 51 from 44 balls for Delhi Capitals against Gujarat Titans in a five-run win in 2023.

What was Aman Khan's IPL 2026 auction price?

Chennai Super Kings bought him for ₹40 lakh after he entered the auction with a ₹30 lakh reserve price.

What are Aman Khan's best domestic records?

The checked snapshot includes a first-class high score of 118, List A best bowling of 6 for 30 and a 34-ball Pondicherry Premier League century.

Which IPL teams has Aman Khan represented?

He appeared for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2022 and Delhi Capitals in 2023, then joined Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2026.

How did Aman Khan perform in PPL 2026?

He made 484 runs from 12 matches at an average of 44.00, hit a tournament-leading 45 sixes and took 12 wickets for champions Villianur Mohit Kings.

How fast was Aman Khan's PPL century?

He reached the hundred from 34 balls and finished with 129 from 43 balls against Mahe Megalo Strikers.

Conclusion

Aman Khan's career connects Mumbai's age-group system with an expanding all-round role for Puducherry. He has 12 established IPL appearances, a pressure fifty in a Delhi Capitals victory, a first-class high of 118 and List A best figures of 6 for 30. His completed PPL 2026 season added 484 runs, 12 wickets, a tournament-leading 45 sixes and a title with Villianur Mohit Kings. Chennai's ₹40 lakh purchase created another IPL opportunity, but a Chennai appearance still requires a supporting scorecard.