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| name = Unmukt Chand | | name = Unmukt Chand | ||
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| fullname = Unmukt Chand Thakur | | fullname = Unmukt Chand Thakur | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|03|26|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|03|26|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India | | birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India | ||
| heightft = 5 | | heightft = 5 | ||
| heightinch = 7 | | heightinch = 7 | ||
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| batting = Right | | batting = Right-handed | ||
| bowling = Right arm [[off break]] | | bowling = Right-arm [[off break]] | ||
| role = [[Batsman]] | | role = [[Batsman]] | ||
| club1 = [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] | | club1 = [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] | ||
| year1 = | | year1 = {{nowrap|2010–present}} | ||
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| club2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]] | | club2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]] | ||
| year2 = | | year2 = 2011–2013 | ||
| clubnumber2 = 9 | | clubnumber2 = 9 | ||
| club3 = [[North Zone cricket team]] | | club3 = [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]] | ||
| year3 = 2010/11-2013 | | year3 = 2010/11-2013 | ||
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| club4 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] | | club4 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] | ||
| year4 = 2014 | | year4 = 2014 | ||
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| club5 = [[Mumbai Indians]] | | club5 = [[Mumbai Indians]] | ||
| year5 = | | year5 = 2015–2016 | ||
| clubnumber5 = 15 | | clubnumber5 = 15 | ||
| type1 = | | club6 = [[Uttarakhand cricket team|Uttarakhand]] | ||
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| date = | | date = 2 September 2019 | ||
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/446499.html Cricinfo | | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/446499.html Cricinfo | ||
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'''Unmukt Chand''' (born 26 March 1993) is an | '''Unmukt Chand''' (born 26 March 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed [[batsman]] who usually opens the batting. He played for [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] in Indian domestic cricket tournaments.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Unmukt Chand Player Profile|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/446499.html|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> Chand led the [[India Under-19 cricket team]] to the [[Under-19 Cricket World Cup|U-19 Cricket World Cup]] victory in [[2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2012]]. He hit an unbeaten 111 in the final against Australia in [[Townsville]],<ref>[http://sportsbongo.blogspot.in/2012/08/cricket-india-lifts-u-19-world-cup.html India U-19 wins World Cup under the captaincy of Unmukt Chand]</ref> winning the praise of Australian great [[Ian Chappell]].<ref name="Chappell">{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/579325.html | title=Harmeet Singh and Unmukt Chand are ready for international cricket | work=ESPN Cricinfo | date=26 August 2012 | access-date=4 January 2016 | author=Chappell, Ian}}</ref> As of 2021 he plays with the DCW Sluggers in the CLNJ league of [[New Jersey]] in the [[United States]]<ref name="CLNJ">[https://cricclubs.com/viewScorecard.do?&matchId=982&clubId=21870]</ref> | ||
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Unmukt Chand was born in a Kumauni family to Bharat Chand Thakur and Rajeshwari Chand, who are teachers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120831/jsp/sports/story_15918870.jsp#.Us6hTdIW3_o|title='I hope I’ll have my feet on the ground and not fly off'|access-date=1 October 2016}}</ref> He shifted from [[Delhi Public School, Noida|DPS Noida]] to [[Modern School, Barakhamba Road]] in the 9th standard.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.learningandcreativity.com/my-journey-to-the-world-cup-unmukt-chand/|title=Reference: My Journey to the World Cup: Unmukt Chand’s New Book To Be Launched 30 Nov|publisher=Learning and Creativity |date=27 November 2013 |access-date=11 March 2014}}</ref> | |||
==Career== | |||
===Early career=== | |||
Unmukt Chand scored 499 runs during his first stint with the Delhi U-19 team. The 435 runs include 2 centuries and 1 half-century. His outstanding performance in the U-19, gave him a place in the [[Delhi cricket team|delhi senior team]]. He scored 151 runs on a seaming track against a seasoned Railways attack in [[Ranji Trophy 2010-11]]. That year he also scored two half-centuries against [[Delhi cricket team|Mumbai]] and [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]. In fact, he scored 400 runs for Delhi in five Ranji matches. He has participated in Vinoo Mankad Trophy and the Cooch Behar Trophy at the junior level. | |||
===Captaincy=== | |||
Unmukt Chand was named the captain of the Delhi U-19 team<ref>{{cite news|last=TNN|title=Unmukt Chand to lead ACA Under-19 team|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-09/top-stories/30260085_1_unmukt-chand-probables-ddca|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124121424/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-09/top-stories/30260085_1_unmukt-chand-probables-ddca|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2014|access-date=14 April 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 October 2011}}</ref> and the North Zone U-19 team. He then went on to become the captain of the [[India Under-19 cricket team]] for the quadrangular series that was held in [[Vishakhapatnam]], India. The quadrangular series included U-19 teams from India, [[Sri Lanka Under-19 cricket team|Sri Lanka]], [[West Indies Under-19 cricket team|West Indies]] and [[Australia Under-19 cricket team|Australia]]. He scored an unbeaten 122 against Sri Lanka and two fifties against Australia and West Indies.<ref>{{cite news|last=DNA Correspondent|title=India beat Sri Lanka to win Quadrangular Under-19 Series|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/1596954/report-india-beat-sri-lanka-to-win-quadrangular-under-19-series|access-date=14 April 2013|newspaper=DNA|date=10 October 2011}}</ref> He ended the tournament with 336 runs from seven outings, just one behind Australia's [[Cameron Bancroft (cricketer)|Cam Bancroft]]. He also participated in the [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] later that season. | |||
In his captaincy India also won the U-19 World cup in Australia.He was the first captain to win the U-19 world cup in Australia. | |||
===Big-match player=== | |||
In April 2012, India U-19 cricket team played a quadrangular series in Australia involving U-19 teams from Australia, [[England Under-19 cricket team|England]] and [[New Zealand Under-19 cricket team|New Zealand]]. Batting at 3, Chand scored an impressive 94 against England in the semi-final to help India win the match by 63 runs. He followed it up with a blistering century against Australia in the final – an unbeaten 112, which included 9 fours and 6 sixes – to take India to an emphatic 7-wicket victory. India won the tournament under Chand's captaincy, who ended with 281 runs from 5 matches, only six runs short of the tournament's highest run-getter [[Daniel Bell-Drummond]]. | |||
In June 2012, in the ACC Under-19s Asia Cup, Chand rose to the occasion once again with a 116 against Sri Lanka in the semi-final before scoring 121 against [[Pakistan Under-19 cricket team|Pakistan]] in the final. He won the [[Man of the match]] award in both the games. He was the highest run-getter in the tournament with 286 runs from 3 matches. | |||
On 26 August 2012, Chand led the India U-19s to victory in the [[2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] in Australia. His counterpart [[William Bosisto|William Bosisto's]] half-century had rescued Australia from 38 for 4 to a respectable score of 225, but Chand's 130-run stand with [[Smit Patel]] ensured India won with more than two overs to spare. India defeated Australia in the final to lift the World Cup, with Chand scoring a captain's knock of 111* in 130 balls which consisted of 6 sixes and 7 fours.<ref>[http://sportsbongo.blogspot.in/2012/08/cricket-india-lifts-u-19-world-cup.html India U-19 team wins the third World Cup under the captaincy of Unmukt Chand]</ref> | |||
On 3 March 2013, Chand scored 116 for Delhi in the [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]] final against [[Assam cricket team|Assam]] to show his penchant for scoring hundreds in tournament finals. Delhi went on to win the game by 95 runs and the title for the first time. | |||
===IPL career=== | |||
Unmukt made his IPL debut for Delhi Daredevils in 2013 before moving to [[Rajasthan Royals]] during the IPL 7 Auction. He was picked by the Mumbai Indians in the 2015 season.<ref name="auto"/> | |||
===Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2012–13=== | |||
He scored 321 runs at an average of 35.66 with a strike rate reaching 140 for Delhi. He was the highest run-scorer. He scored back-to-back centuries, first against Kerala where he scored 105 off 67 balls, and then against Gujarat, scoring 125 off just 63 deliveries. Delhi was later shocked by Odisha in the semi-finals where he failed to score. | |||
== Commentary == | |||
Unmukt started commentating during the [[2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2020 U-19 Cricket World Cup]] finals.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-09|title=Unmukt Chand Turns Commentator for IND vs BAN U19 CWC 2020 Final, Fans React After Listening to the Victorious 2012 U19 World Cup Captain {{!}} 🏏 LatestLY|url=https://www.latestly.com/sports/cricket/unmukt-chand-turns-commentator-for-ind-vs-ban-u19-cwc-2020-final-fans-react-after-listening-to-the-victorious-2012-u19-world-cup-captain-1526938.html|access-date=2020-08-26|website=LatestLY|language=en}}</ref> Then he was seen doing commentary in [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]] 1 Hindi for [[2020 Caribbean Premier League|Caribbean Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unmukt Chand Is All Set For Hindi Commentary in Caribbean Premier League|url=https://cricketsocials.com/2020/08/unmukt-chand-is-all-set-for-hindi-commentary-in-caribbean-premier-league/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Cricket Socials|language=en-GB}}</ref> | |||
==Honours and awards == | |||
*2012 ICC Cricket U/19 World Cup | |||
* Castrol Junior Cricketer of the Year for 2011–12 | |||
* CEAT Indian youngster of the year 2012 | |||
== Books == | |||
Chand has penned down his memories of the U19 WC into a book, ''The Sky is the Limit'' (2013). The book chronicles Unmukt's rise as a cricketer, from his childhood days to the World Cup victory and how he came to represent his country, lead his team to victory complete with a captain's match-winning knock and bring home the coveted trophy. The victory was India U-19 team's first World Cup win outside Asia.<ref name="auto1"/> [[Rahul Dravid]], [[V.V.S. Laxman]] and [[Sanjay Manjrekar]] wrote forewords to the book. | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
==External links== | |||
* {{cricinfo|id=446499}} | |||
* [http://www.wisdenindia.com/player/India/Unmukt-Chand/5135.html Unmukt Chand's profile page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914043624/http://www.wisdenindia.com/player/India/Unmukt-Chand/5135.html |date=14 September 2015 }} on ''[[Wisden]]'' | |||
* [http://www.sportskeeda.com/player/unmukt-chand/ Unmukt Chand Profile and latest news] at [[Sportskeeda]] | |||
* [http://sportsbongo.blogspot.in/2012/08/cricket-india-lifts-u-19-world-cup.html India U-19 wins World Cup under the captaincy of Unmukt Chand] | |||
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| Full name | Unmukt Chand Thakur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1993 New Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–present | Delhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010/11-2013 | North Zone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Rajasthan Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Mumbai Indians (squad no. 15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 September 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unmukt Chand (born 26 March 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who usually opens the batting. He played for Delhi in Indian domestic cricket tournaments.[1] Chand led the India Under-19 cricket team to the U-19 Cricket World Cup victory in 2012. He hit an unbeaten 111 in the final against Australia in Townsville,[2] winning the praise of Australian great Ian Chappell.[3] As of 2021 he plays with the DCW Sluggers in the CLNJ league of New Jersey in the United States[4]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Unmukt Chand was born in a Kumauni family to Bharat Chand Thakur and Rajeshwari Chand, who are teachers.[5] He shifted from DPS Noida to Modern School, Barakhamba Road in the 9th standard.[6]
Career[edit | edit source]
Early career[edit | edit source]
Unmukt Chand scored 499 runs during his first stint with the Delhi U-19 team. The 435 runs include 2 centuries and 1 half-century. His outstanding performance in the U-19, gave him a place in the delhi senior team. He scored 151 runs on a seaming track against a seasoned Railways attack in Ranji Trophy 2010-11. That year he also scored two half-centuries against Mumbai and Saurashtra. In fact, he scored 400 runs for Delhi in five Ranji matches. He has participated in Vinoo Mankad Trophy and the Cooch Behar Trophy at the junior level.
Captaincy[edit | edit source]
Unmukt Chand was named the captain of the Delhi U-19 team[7] and the North Zone U-19 team. He then went on to become the captain of the India Under-19 cricket team for the quadrangular series that was held in Vishakhapatnam, India. The quadrangular series included U-19 teams from India, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Australia. He scored an unbeaten 122 against Sri Lanka and two fifties against Australia and West Indies.[8] He ended the tournament with 336 runs from seven outings, just one behind Australia's Cam Bancroft. He also participated in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy later that season. In his captaincy India also won the U-19 World cup in Australia.He was the first captain to win the U-19 world cup in Australia.
Big-match player[edit | edit source]
In April 2012, India U-19 cricket team played a quadrangular series in Australia involving U-19 teams from Australia, England and New Zealand. Batting at 3, Chand scored an impressive 94 against England in the semi-final to help India win the match by 63 runs. He followed it up with a blistering century against Australia in the final – an unbeaten 112, which included 9 fours and 6 sixes – to take India to an emphatic 7-wicket victory. India won the tournament under Chand's captaincy, who ended with 281 runs from 5 matches, only six runs short of the tournament's highest run-getter Daniel Bell-Drummond.
In June 2012, in the ACC Under-19s Asia Cup, Chand rose to the occasion once again with a 116 against Sri Lanka in the semi-final before scoring 121 against Pakistan in the final. He won the Man of the match award in both the games. He was the highest run-getter in the tournament with 286 runs from 3 matches.
On 26 August 2012, Chand led the India U-19s to victory in the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia. His counterpart William Bosisto's half-century had rescued Australia from 38 for 4 to a respectable score of 225, but Chand's 130-run stand with Smit Patel ensured India won with more than two overs to spare. India defeated Australia in the final to lift the World Cup, with Chand scoring a captain's knock of 111* in 130 balls which consisted of 6 sixes and 7 fours.[9]
On 3 March 2013, Chand scored 116 for Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy final against Assam to show his penchant for scoring hundreds in tournament finals. Delhi went on to win the game by 95 runs and the title for the first time.
IPL career[edit | edit source]
Unmukt made his IPL debut for Delhi Daredevils in 2013 before moving to Rajasthan Royals during the IPL 7 Auction. He was picked by the Mumbai Indians in the 2015 season.[1]
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2012–13[edit | edit source]
He scored 321 runs at an average of 35.66 with a strike rate reaching 140 for Delhi. He was the highest run-scorer. He scored back-to-back centuries, first against Kerala where he scored 105 off 67 balls, and then against Gujarat, scoring 125 off just 63 deliveries. Delhi was later shocked by Odisha in the semi-finals where he failed to score.
Commentary[edit | edit source]
Unmukt started commentating during the 2020 U-19 Cricket World Cup finals.[10] Then he was seen doing commentary in Star Sports 1 Hindi for Caribbean Premier League.[11]
Honours and awards[edit | edit source]
- 2012 ICC Cricket U/19 World Cup
- Castrol Junior Cricketer of the Year for 2011–12
- CEAT Indian youngster of the year 2012
Books[edit | edit source]
Chand has penned down his memories of the U19 WC into a book, The Sky is the Limit (2013). The book chronicles Unmukt's rise as a cricketer, from his childhood days to the World Cup victory and how he came to represent his country, lead his team to victory complete with a captain's match-winning knock and bring home the coveted trophy. The victory was India U-19 team's first World Cup win outside Asia.[6] Rahul Dravid, V.V.S. Laxman and Sanjay Manjrekar wrote forewords to the book.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Unmukt Chand Player Profile". ESPN Cricinfo.
- ↑ India U-19 wins World Cup under the captaincy of Unmukt Chand
- ↑ Chappell, Ian (26 August 2012). "Harmeet Singh and Unmukt Chand are ready for international cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "'I hope I'll have my feet on the ground and not fly off'". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Reference: My Journey to the World Cup: Unmukt Chand's New Book To Be Launched 30 Nov". Learning and Creativity. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ TNN (9 October 2011). "Unmukt Chand to lead ACA Under-19 team". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ DNA Correspondent (10 October 2011). "India beat Sri Lanka to win Quadrangular Under-19 Series". DNA. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ India U-19 team wins the third World Cup under the captaincy of Unmukt Chand
- ↑ "Unmukt Chand Turns Commentator for IND vs BAN U19 CWC 2020 Final, Fans React After Listening to the Victorious 2012 U19 World Cup Captain | 🏏 LatestLY". LatestLY. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ↑ "Unmukt Chand Is All Set For Hindi Commentary in Caribbean Premier League". Cricket Socials. Retrieved 26 August 2020.