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|               name = Mukesh Kumar
| name = Mukesh Kumar
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|             country =  
| country = India
|           fullname =  
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|         birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|12|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|12|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = [[Kolkata]], India
| birth_place = [[Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj]], [[Bihar]], India
|         death_date =  
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|         death_place =  
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|             batting = Right-handed
| batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm medium
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]]<ref>{{cite news |title=WI vs IND: Mukesh Kumar picks maiden ODI wicket in debut match at Barbados |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/west-indies-vs-india-mukesh-kumar-maiden-wicket-2412738-2023-07-27 |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|               role =  
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]


|               club1 = [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]
| international = true
|               year1 = 2015–present
| internationalspan = 2023–present
|         clubnumber1 =
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|              club2 =  
| testdebutdate = 20 July
|               year2 =  
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| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testcap = 308
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| odidebutdate = 27 July
| odidebutyear = 2023
| odidebutagainst = West Indies
| odicap = 251
| lastodidate = 1 August
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodiagainst = West Indies
| odishirt = 49
|      T20Idebutdate = 3 August
|      T20Idebutyear = 2023
|    T20Idebutagainst = West Indies
|            T20Icap = 103
|      lastT20Idate = 13 August
|      lastT20Iyear = 2023
|    lastT20Iagainst = West Indies
|          T20Ishirt = 49
| club1 = [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]
| year1 = 2015–present
| club2 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| year2 = 2023


|               date = 6 September 2016
 
|             source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/926851.html Cricinfo
| columns=4
 
| column1=[[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1=1
| runs1=0
| bat avg1=–
| 100s/50s1=0/0
| top score1=0[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1=138
| wickets1=2
| bowl avg1=26.50
| fivefor1=0
| tenfor1=0
| best bowling1=2/48
| catches/stumpings1=0/-
 
| column2=[[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2=3
| runs2=6
| bat avg2=6.00
| 100s/50s2=0/0
| top score2=6
| deliveries2=90
| wickets2=4
| bowl avg2=17.25
| fivefor2=0
| tenfor2=0
| best bowling2=3/30
| catches/stumpings2=0/-
 
| column3= [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3=4
| runs3=1
| 100s/50s3=0/0
| bat avg3=–
| top score3=1[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3=71
| wickets3=3
| bowl avg3=34.33
| fivefor3=0
| tenfor3=0
| best bowling3=1/19
| catches/stumpings3=1/-
 
| column4=[[First class cricket|FC]]
| matches4=40
| runs4=201
| bat avg4=8.73
| 100s/50s4=0/0
| top score4=28
| deliveries4=7258
| wickets4=151
| bowl avg4=21.62
| fivefor4=6
| tenfor4=0
| best bowling4=6/40
| catches/stumpings4=3/-
 
| date = 13 August 2023
| source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/926851.html ESPNcricinfo]
}}
}}
'''Mukesh Kumar''' (born 12 October 1993) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who plays for [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/926851.html |title=Mukesh Kumara |access-date=2 November 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut on 30 October in the [[2015–16 Ranji Trophy]].<ref name="FC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/901789.html |title=Ranji Trophy, Group A: Haryana v Bengal at Rohtak, Oct 30-Nov 2, 2015 |access-date=2 November 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut on 13 December 2015 in the [[2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy]].<ref name="ListA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/901985.html |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group D: Bengal v Uttar Pradesh at Rajkot, Dec 13, 2015 |access-date=13 December 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20]] debut on 6 January 2016 in the [[2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]].<ref name="T20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/902161.html |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group A: Bengal v Gujarat at Nagpur, Jan 6, 2016 |access-date=10 January 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
 
'''Mukesh Kumar''' (born 12 October 1993) is an Indian international [[cricket]]er who plays for [[Indian national cricket team]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/926851.html |title=Mukesh Kumar |access-date=2 November 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his international debut in July 2023 against [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]].<ref>{{cite news |title=IND vs WI 2nd Test: Mukesh Kumar makes Test debut in place of injured Shardul Thakur |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ind-vs-wi-2nd-test-mukesh-kumar-makes-test-debut-in-place-of-injured-shardul-thakur-8851065/ |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref> He plays for [[Delhi Capitals]] in [[Indian Premier League]](IPL) and for [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] in domestic cricket.
 
==Early life==
Mukesh Kumar was born on 12 October 1993<ref name="Bio"/> and originally hails from Kakarkund in [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj district]], [[Bihar]]. In 2012, he moved to [[Kolkata]] at the insistence of his father who ran a taxi business there.<ref>{{cite news |title=For West Indies Tests, India pick work-horse pacer from Gopalganj in Bihar |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/from-a-small-village-to-caribbean-mukesh-kumar-continues-his-inspirational-journey-8681414/ |access-date=12 July 2023 |work=The Indian Express |date=23 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
 
==Career==
He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut on 30 October in the [[2015–16 Ranji Trophy]].<ref name="FC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/901789.html |title=Ranji Trophy, Group A: Haryana v Bengal at Rohtak, Oct 30-Nov 2, 2015 |access-date=2 November 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut on 13 December 2015 in the [[2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy]].<ref name="ListA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/901985.html |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group D: Bengal v Uttar Pradesh at Rajkot, Dec 13, 2015 |access-date=13 December 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20]] debut on 6 January 2016 in the [[2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]].<ref name="T20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/902161.html |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group A: Bengal v Gujarat at Nagpur, Jan 6, 2016 |access-date=10 January 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
 
== International career ==
He got his maiden call-up for [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] in September 2022 for the ODI series [[South African cricket team in India in 2022–23|against South Africa]]. In December 2022, he was picked in the Indian cricket team for their [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) series against Sri Lanka.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hardik to lead India in T20I series against Sri Lanka; Rohit returns for ODIs; Pant not in either squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hardik-pandya-to-lead-india-in-t20i-series-against-sri-lanka-rohit-sharma-returns-for-odis-1351345 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In June 2023, he was named in the Indian squad for all three formats for the [[Indian cricket team in the West Indies and the United States in 2023|tour of West Indies]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pujara dropped; Jaiswal and Gaikwad in India's Test squad for West Indies |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-test-squad-for-west-indies-pujara-dropped-jaiswal-and-gaikwad-selected-1383151 |access-date=12 July 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=23 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Youngsters earn call-up as India name T20I squad for West Indies |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3570882 |access-date=12 July 2023 |work=ICC |language=en}}</ref> He made his debut in the second Test of the series on 20 July 2023 at [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad]].<ref name="DebutTest">{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-west-indies-2023-1381201/west-indies-vs-india-2nd-test-1381213/full-scorecard |title=IND vs WI, India in West Indies in 2023, 2nd Test at Port Of Spain, July 20-24, 2023 |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> There, he took his maiden Test wicket – that of [[Kirk McKenzie]] – finishing with figures of 2/48 from 18 overs in the first innings and 0/5 from 5 overs in the second innings of the Test match.<ref name="DebutTest" />
 
He made his ODI debut in the first match of the series against West Indies on 27 July 2023 at [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]].<ref name="ODIDebut">{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-west-indies-2023-1381201/west-indies-vs-india-1st-odi-1381214/full-scorecard |title=WI vs IND, India in West Indies in 2023, 1st ODI at Bridgetown, July 27, 2023 |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> There, he took his maiden ODI wicket – that of [[Alick Athanaze]] – finishing with figures of 1/22 from 5 overs.<ref name="ODIDebut" />
 
He made his T20I debut in the first match of the series against West Indies on 3 August 2023 at [[Brian Lara Stadium]], Tarouba, Trinidad.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-west-indies-2023-1381201/west-indies-vs-india-1st-t20i-1381217/full-scorecard |title=WI vs IND, India in West Indies in 2023, 1st T20I at Tarouba, August 03, 2023 |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Revision as of 02:06, 27 September 2023


For other people with the same name, see Mukesh Kumar.
Mukesh Kumar
Personal information
Born (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 32)
Gopalganj, Bihar, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast[1]
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 308)20 July 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 251)27 July 2023 v West Indies
Last ODI1 August 2023 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.49
T20I debut (cap 103)3 August 2023 v West Indies
Last T20I13 August 2023 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.49
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentBengal
2023Delhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 1 3 4 40
Runs scored 0 6 1 201
Batting average – 6.00 – 8.73
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 0* 6 1* 28
Balls bowled 138 90 71 7258
Wickets 2 4 3 151
Bowling average 26.50 17.25 34.33 21.62
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 6
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/48 3/30 1/19 6/40
Catches/stumpings 0/- 0/- 1/- 3/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 August 2023

Mukesh Kumar (born 12 October 1993) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Indian national cricket team.[2] He made his international debut in July 2023 against West Indies.[3] He plays for Delhi Capitals in Indian Premier League(IPL) and for Bengal in domestic cricket.

Early life

Mukesh Kumar was born on 12 October 1993[2] and originally hails from Kakarkund in Gopalganj district, Bihar. In 2012, he moved to Kolkata at the insistence of his father who ran a taxi business there.[4]

Career

He made his first-class debut on 30 October in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.[5] He made his List A debut on 13 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut on 6 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[7]

International career

He got his maiden call-up for Indian cricket team in September 2022 for the ODI series against South Africa. In December 2022, he was picked in the Indian cricket team for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Sri Lanka.[8] In June 2023, he was named in the Indian squad for all three formats for the tour of West Indies.[9][10] He made his debut in the second Test of the series on 20 July 2023 at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad.[11] There, he took his maiden Test wicket – that of Kirk McKenzie – finishing with figures of 2/48 from 18 overs in the first innings and 0/5 from 5 overs in the second innings of the Test match.[11]

He made his ODI debut in the first match of the series against West Indies on 27 July 2023 at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.[12] There, he took his maiden ODI wicket – that of Alick Athanaze – finishing with figures of 1/22 from 5 overs.[12]

He made his T20I debut in the first match of the series against West Indies on 3 August 2023 at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WI vs IND: Mukesh Kumar picks maiden ODI wicket in debut match at Barbados". India Today. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mukesh Kumar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "IND vs WI 2nd Test: Mukesh Kumar makes Test debut in place of injured Shardul Thakur". The Indian Express. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "For West Indies Tests, India pick work-horse pacer from Gopalganj in Bihar". The Indian Express. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Haryana v Bengal at Rohtak, Oct 30-Nov 2, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group D: Bengal v Uttar Pradesh at Rajkot, Dec 13, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group A: Bengal v Gujarat at Nagpur, Jan 6, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Hardik to lead India in T20I series against Sri Lanka; Rohit returns for ODIs; Pant not in either squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Pujara dropped; Jaiswal and Gaikwad in India's Test squad for West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Youngsters earn call-up as India name T20I squad for West Indies". ICC. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "IND vs WI, India in West Indies in 2023, 2nd Test at Port Of Spain, July 20-24, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "WI vs IND, India in West Indies in 2023, 1st ODI at Bridgetown, July 27, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "WI vs IND, India in West Indies in 2023, 1st T20I at Tarouba, August 03, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

External links

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