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{{short description|American cricketer (born 1994)}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =Nitish Kumar
| image =
| country = Canada
| country2 = United States
| full_name = Nitish Roenik Kumar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|5|21|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Scarborough, Ontario|Scarborough]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
| role = [[Batsman]]
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2010–2019
| internationalspan2 = 2024–present
| odidebutdate = 18 February
| odidebutyear = 2010
| odidebutfor = Canada
| odidebutagainst = Afghanistan
| odicap = 69
| odicap2 =
| lastodidate = January 28,
| lastodiyear = 2014
| lastodifor = Canada
| lastodiagainst = Netherlands

| T20Idebutdate = March 13,
| T20Idebutyear = 2012
| T20Idebutfor = Canada
| T20Idebutagainst = Netherlands
| T20Icap = 33
| T20Icap2 = 36
| lastT20Idate = October 5,
| lastT20Iyear = 2024
| lastT20Ifor = United States
| lastT20Iagainst = Namibia

| club1 = [[Loughborough MCC University|Loughborough MCCU]]
| year1 = 2015
| club2 = [[ICC Americas]]
| year2 = 2016
| club3 = [[St Lucia Zouks]]
| year3 = 2016–2017
| club4 = Toronto Nationals
| year4 = 2018
|club5=Brampton Wolves|year5=2019|year6=2021|club6=[[Leeward Islands cricket team|Leeward Islands]]
| club7 = [[Los Angeles Knight Riders]]
| year7 = 2023-present
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 16
| runs1 = 217
| bat avg1 = 15.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 38
| deliveries1 = 66
| wickets1 = 2
| bowl avg1 = 31.50
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/40
| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 36
| runs2 = 711
| bat avg2 = 25.39
| 100s/50s2 = 0/4
| top score2 = 83
| deliveries2 = 180
| wickets2 = 8
| bowl avg2 = 23.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/18
| catches/stumpings2 = 15/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 15
| runs3 = 644
| bat avg3 = 29.27
| 100s/50s3 = 2/2
| top score3 = 141
| deliveries3 = 622
| wickets3 = 11
| bowl avg3 = 48.63
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/58
| catches/stumpings3 = 5/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 79
| runs4 = 2,114
| bat avg4 = 28.18
| 100s/50s4 = 4/11
| top score4 = 129
| deliveries4 = 1,343
| wickets4 = 29
| bowl avg4 = 38.93
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/72
| catches/stumpings4 = 32/–
| date = November 5, 2024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/348129.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Nitish Roenik Kumar''' (born May 21, 1994) is a Canadian-born American [[cricket]]er who currently plays for the [[United States national cricket team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/pak-thought-it-was-playing-usa-turned-out-to-be-team-india-h-1b-9378962/|title=Pak thought it was playing USA, turned out to be Team India H-1B|date=June 8, 2024}}</ref>

Kumar is a former captain of the [[Canada national cricket team]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/348129.html |title=Nitish Kumar|access-date=30 April 2020 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> Kumar was appointed as the national men's team captain in October 2016 at the age of 22. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm [[off break|off spin]]. After representing the country at the [[2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2010 Under-19 World Cup]] in January, Kumar made his [[One Day International]] debut the following month, becoming the second-youngest player in the history of ODIs. When Canada participated in the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]] Kumar became the youngest player to feature in the tournament. He played his first [[Twenty20 International]] in March 2012, against [[Netherlands national cricket team|the Netherlands]]. After last representing Canada in 2019, Kumar made his international debut for the [[United States national cricket team]] in April 2024.

==Career==
On August 14, 2009 Nitish Kumar played in a match, debuting in the same match as teammate [[Jimmy Hansra]]. The match was part of the [[2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup]], and in the first innings against [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]], Kumar made 12 runs before he was dismissed while in the second innings was out first ball.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/288/288227/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-class matches played by Nitish Kumar |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref> Kumar made his [[One Day International]] debut six months later in February 2010 against [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]], becoming the second youngest ODI player. In January 2010, Kumar represented [[Canada Under-19 cricket team|Canada]] in the [[2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2010 Under-19 World Cup]] hosted by New Zealand. The team finished in 11th place out of 16 teams.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/u19wc2010/content/story/446043.html |title=Bangladesh take Plate championship |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=28 January 2010 |access-date=2011-09-20}}</ref> Canada's participation in the 2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup concluded in September 2010, when they finished bottom of the seven-team group stage. Kumar played in four Cup matches, amassing 117 runs with a highest score of 74 against Afghanistan (the eventual Cup winners).<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/12/ICC_Inter-Continental_Cup_2009_to_2010/Batting_by_Average.html |title=Batting and fielding in ICC Inter-continental Cup 2009 to 2010 (ordered by average) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/266/266105.html |title=f52289 Afghanistan v Canada: ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2009 to 2010 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref>

Canada qualified for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]] held between February and April in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka. The 15-man squad included five players under the age of 21 (including Kumar), all of whom had played in the Under-19 World Cup the previous year.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/500432.html |title=Canada youngsters eager to perform |first=Umar |last=Ali |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=11 February 2011 |access-date=2011-09-20}}</ref> At the age of 16 years and 283 days, he became the youngest player ever to play in a World Cup when Canada lost to [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] on 28 February 2011.<ref name="ZimCan">{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/9409370.stm |title=Cricket World Cup: Zimbabwe thrash Canada in Nagpur |access-date=2010-03-07|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref name="rediff.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/world-cup-2011-nitish-becomes-youngest-ever-player-to-appear-at-wc/20110228.htm |title=Canada's Nitish Kumar youngest to play at WC |access-date=2010-03-07|work=rediff.com}}</ref> As expected Canada failed to progress beyond the group stages of the tournament, but secured a victory against Kenya, the only other non-Test team in their group.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/507470.html |title=Multicultural hopes and dreams |first=Sriram |last=Veera |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=22 March 2011 |access-date=2011-09-20}}</ref> In July Ireland hosted the [[2011 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier]]. Canada finished 8th out of ten teams, thereby failing to qualify for the tournament the following year.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/521733.html |title=CC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier 2011 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=2011-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under19-world-cup-2012/content/story/526795.html |title=Queensland to host Under-19 World Cup in 2012 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=10 August 2011 |access-date=2011-09-20}}</ref> Kumar was Canada's leading run-scorer in the qualifying tournament, and 4th overall with 370 runs including two centuries from nine matches.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6686;type=tournament |title=Records / ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier, 2011 / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=2011-09-20}}</ref> His off-breaks also claimed eight scalps at an average of 22.87, making him Canada's 4th-highest wicket taker.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6686;type=tournament |title=Records / ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier, 2011 / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=2011-09-20}}</ref> Canada's first match of the [[2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup]] took place in August 2011.

The [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|World Twenty20 Qualifier]] was held in March 2012. During Canada's opening match against the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]], Kumar was one of thirteen plays to make their debut in [[Twenty20 International]]s. He was run out for a single.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/393/393131.html |title=tt2734 itt230 Canada v Netherlands: ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011/12 (Group A) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2012-05-10}}</ref> His second match of the tournament was more successful, and he registered his highest score in twenty20 matches (it did not have T20I status) scoring 57 runs from 44 balls to help Canada to a 6-run victory over [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/393/393136.html |title=tt2738 Canada v Papua New Guinea: ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011/12 (Group A) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2012-05-10}}</ref> With 172 runs from 9 matches, Kumar was Canada's second-highest run-scorer in the competition.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/UAE/ICC_World_Twenty20_Qualifier_2011-12/Batting_by_Runs.html |title=Batting and fielding in ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011/12 (ordered by runs) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2012-05-10}}</ref>

The 2013 matches of the 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup offered Kumar further first-class experience, and he bettered his highest score in two consecutive matches. The first, against Kenya in March, saw Kumar score 89 which was the largest contribution to his team's score in the first innings, though Kenya went on to win the match.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/470/470309.html |title=f54736 Canada v Kenya: ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2011 to 2013 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref> In August that year Kumar scored his maiden century, this time reaching 103 against the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/658717.html |title=Kumar, Daesrath tons put Canada in command |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=3 August 2013 |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref>

In January 2018, he was named as the [[captain (cricket)|captain]] of Canada's squad for the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament.<ref name="Can-squad">{{Cite web|url=http://gocricketgocanada.com/web/2018/01/12/canadian-squad-for-world-cricket-league-division-2-tournament/ |title=Canadian squad for World Cricket League Division 2 tournament |access-date=15 January 2018 |work=Cricket Canada}}</ref>

On June 3, 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the players' draft for the [[2018 Global T20 Canada|inaugural edition]] of the [[Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref name="Squads2">{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/global-t20-canada-league-full-squads-announced/ |title=Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced |work=CricTracker |access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref>

In September 2018, he was named as the captain of Canada's squad for the [[2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/canadian-national-cricket-squad-for-icc-americas-world-t20-srq/ |title=Canadian National Cricket Squad for ICC Americas World T20 SRQ & Schedule |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=24 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424074643/https://cricketcanada.org/canadian-national-cricket-squad-for-icc-americas-world-t20-srq/ |archive-date=24 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was the leading wicket-taker for Canada in the tournament, with eleven dismissals in six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12626;team=17;type=tournament |title=ICC World Twenty20 Americas Sub Regional Qualifier A, 2018 – Canada: Batting and bowling averages |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref>

In October 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the [[2018–19 Regional Super50]] tournament in the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-announces-squad-for-super-5o/ |title=Cricket Canada announces squad for Super 50 Cup |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424074658/https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-announces-squad-for-super-5o/ |archive-date=24 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In April 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament in [[Namibia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-announces-the-senior-national-squad-for-the-icc-wcl-division-2-namibia/ |title=Cricket Canada announces the Senior National Squad for the ICC WCL Division 2, Namibia |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410163719/https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-announces-the-senior-national-squad-for-the-icc-wcl-division-2-namibia/ |archive-date=10 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In June 2019, he was selected to play for the [[Brampton Wolves]] franchise team in the [[2019 Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=12755 |title=Global T20 draft streamed live |work=Canada Cricket Online |access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref> In August 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier#Regional Finals|Regional Finals]] of the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=34 |title=Squad selected for the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier – Americas Final 2019, Bermuda |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=10 August 2019 |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110130101/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=34 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the [[2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=45 |title=Canada squad for the ICC CWC Challenge League A, Malaysia |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=10 September 2019 |archive-date=May 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512165557/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=45 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the [[2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier]] tournament in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=53 |title=Canadian squad for ICC T20 World Cup qualifier |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=9 October 2019 |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807151336/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=53 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Canada won their first three matches of the tournament, with Kumar named as the player of the match in all three fixtures, after scoring three consecutive fifties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/report/1199523/canada-vs-ireland-25th-match-group-b-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-qualifier-2019-20 |title=Nitish Kumar hits third consecutive fifty as Canada beat Ireland to go top |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref> He was the leading run-scorer for Canada in the tournament, with 245 runs in six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13311;team=17;type=tournament |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 – Canada: Batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref> Following the T20 World Cup, he was named in Canada's squad for the [[2019–20 Regional Super50]] tournament in the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=65 |title=Canadian squad for West Indies Super50 Cup |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=31 October 2019 |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616180441/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=65 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was the leading run-scorer for Canada in the tournament, with 265 runs in eight matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13407;team=17;type=tournament |title=Super50 Cup, 2019/20 – Canada: Batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 November 2019}}</ref>

In January 2021, ahead of the [[2020–21 Regional Super50]] in the West Indies, Kumar joined a training camp with the [[Leeward Islands cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/nitish-kumar-to-train-with-leeward-island-hurricanes/ |title=Nitish Kumar to train with Leeward Island Hurricanes |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the [[Major League Cricket#Minor League Cricket|Minor League Cricket]] tournament in the United States following the players' draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/media-release/all-27-teams-complete-initial-roster-selection-following-minor-league-cricket-draft/ |title=All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft |work=USA Cricket |access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{United States Squad 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup}}
{{Canada Squad 2011 Cricket World Cup}}

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