New Delhi, 16 April 2026: Praful Hinge bowled a lethal spell in his IPL debut. He took three wickets in his first over, which also included the wicket of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Hingay, who was part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad team, took four wickets for 34 runs in four overs against Rajasthan Royals, for which he was declared the player of the match.
After this match, he became an internet sensation, his videos and reels went viral. He became a star overnight. Before this match, he had less than 4,000 followers.
In that match played on Monday, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 216 runs (vs. Rajasthan). While defending the target, Praful Hingye bowled the first over and dismissed Vaibhav Suryavanshi on the second ball. He dismissed Dhruva Jurel on the fourth ball and Luan Dries Pretorius on the last ball. He took three wickets while giving one run in his first over. Prafulla created her Instagram account in 2018, and as of last Sunday, she had less than 4,000 followers, which has now crossed half a million.
Followers increased 150 times
Praful Hinge’s Instagram ID is prafulhinge_140. He created this account in 2018. Praful, who played for Vidarbha, was little known, he had less than 4,000 followers on Instagram. But after his debut match against Rajasthan Royals, the whole of India is talking about him. Cricket fans know that the four wickets he took in his debut match were not easy. Vaibhav scored strong runs against veteran bowlers like Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, whom Prafulla had dismissed on the very first ball.
Prafulla Hinge has 520,000 followers on Instagram. He personally follows 403 people and has made 98 posts so far.
The first match of IPL 2026 was between RCB and SRH. Prafulla got a chance to meet Virat Kohli, and he did not let that opportunity go. Prafulla got a photo taken with Kohli and shared it on Instagram. Prafulla captioned it, “With the legend.”
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