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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
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| name = Milind Kumar
| name = Milind Kumar
| image =  
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| country = India
| country = United States
| fullname =  
| fullname =  
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|2|15|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|2|15|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
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| bowling = Right-arm off-break
| bowling = Right-arm off-break
| role = [[Batsman]]
| role = [[Batsman]]
|        odidebutdate = August 13,
|        odidebutyear = 2024
|    odidebutagainst = Canada
|              odicap = 43
|        lastodidate = November 3,
|        lastodiyear = 2025
|      lastodiagainst = UAE
|      international = true
|      T20Idebutdate = April 7,
|      T20Idebutyear = 2024
|    T20Idebutagainst = Canada
|            T20Icap = 33
|        lastT20Idate = February 15,
|        lastT20Iyear = 2026
|    lastT20Iagainst = Namibia
| club1 = [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]
| club1 = [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]
| year1 = 2010–2017
| year1 = {{nowrap|2009/10–2017/18}}
| club2 = [[Sikkim Cricket Team|Sikkim]]
| club2 = [[Brothers Union cricket team|Brothers Union]]
| year2 = 2018–present
| year2 = 2016
| clubnumber2 =
| club3 = [[Sikkim Cricket Team|Sikkim]]
| clubnumber1 =  
| year3 = 2018/19
| columns = 3
| club4 = [[Tripura cricket team|Tripura]]
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| year4 = 2019/20–2020/21
| matches1 = 37
| club5 = [[Texas Super Kings]]
| runs1 = 2539
| year5 = 2024-present
| bat avg1 = 49.78
| columns = 4
| 100s/50s1 = 8/10
|           column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| top score1 = 261
|           matches1 = 22
| deliveries1 = 2342
|             runs1 = 1,016
| wickets1 = 33
|           bat avg1 = 67.73
| bowl avg1 = 37.06
|         100s/50s1 = 3/7
| fivefor1 = 0
|         top score1 = 155[[not out|*]]
| tenfor1 = 0
|       deliveries1 = 732
| best bowling1 = 5/42
|           wickets1 = 28
| catches/stumpings1 = 23/–
|         bowl avg1 = 18.64
| column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
|           fivefor1 = 1
| matches2 = 51
|           tenfor1 = 0
| runs2 = 1417
|     best bowling1 = 5/66
| bat avg2 = 40.48
| catches/stumpings1 = 11/–
| 100s/50s2 = 0/13
 
| top score2 = 78*
|           column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| deliveries2 = 638
|           matches2 = 25
| wickets2 = 12
|             runs2 = 416
| bowl avg2 = 50.16
|           bat avg2 = 29.71
| fivefor2 = 0
|         100s/50s2 = 0/1
| tenfor2 = 0
|         top score2 = 56[[not out|*]]
| best bowling2 = 2/7
|       deliveries2 = 192
| catches/stumpings2 = 17/–
|           wickets2 = 12
| column3 = [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]
|         bowl avg2 = 19.66
| matches3 = 47
|           fivefor2 = 1
| runs3 = 882
|           tenfor2 = 0
| bat avg3 = 27.56
|     best bowling2 = 5/16
| 100s/50s3 = 0/3
| catches/stumpings2 = 19/–
| top score3 = 58
 
| deliveries3 = 196
|           column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| wickets3 = 5
|           matches3 = 46
| bowl avg3 = 53.40
|             runs3 = 2,988
| fivefor3 = 0
|           bat avg3 = 46.68
| tenfor3 = 0
|         100s/50s3 = 9/15
| best bowling3 = 2/30
|         top score3 = 261
| catches/stumpings3 = 17/–
|       deliveries3 = 2,342
| date = 26 March
|           wickets3 = 33
| year = 2019
|         bowl avg3 = 37.06
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-domestic-2012/content/current/player/451947.html Cricinfo
|           fivefor3 = 1
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|           tenfor3 = 0
|     best bowling3 = 5/42
| catches/stumpings3 = 30/–
 
|            column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
|          matches4 = 87
|              runs4 = 3,039
|          bat avg4 = 49.01
|          100s/50s4 = 4/25
|        top score4 = 155[[not out|*]]
|        deliveries4 = 1,370
|          wickets4 = 40
|          bowl avg4 = 28.10
|          fivefor4 = 1
|            tenfor4 = 0
|      best bowling4 = 5/66
| catches/stumpings4 = 33/–
| date = February 15,
| year = 2026
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-domestic-2012/content/current/player/451947.html ESPNcricinfo
|club6=[[Kathmandu Gorkhas]]|year6=2025}}
 
'''Milind Kumar''' (born February 15, 1991) is an cricketer who currently plays for the [[United States national cricket team]]. Before moving to America he played for [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]], [[Sikkim cricket team|Sikkim]], and [[Tripura cricket team|Tripura]] in top-level Indian domestic cricket and for [[Brothers Union cricket team|Brothers Union]] in Bangladesh. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional [[off-break]] bowler.
 
== Early life ==
Milind Kumar was born on February 15, 1991, in [[Delhi]], India to Suman Kumar, a banker.<ref name="indianexpress"/><ref name=ca>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/426/426421/426421.html Milind Kumar], CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2024. {{subscription}}</ref> Before moving to the United States, he worked for the [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]].<ref name="indianexpress">{{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>


'''Milind Kumar''' (born 15 February 1991) is an [[India]]n professional cricketer who played for [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] and [[Sikkim cricket team|Sikkim]] in domestic cricket. He is a right-hand batsman and an occasional [[off-break]] bowler. He was bought by [[Delhi Daredevils]] in the [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] Season 7 Auction for INR 10 Lakh. He was bought by [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in IPL12(2019) at his base price 20 lakhs.
== Domestic career ==
He was bought by [[Delhi Daredevils]] in the [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] Season 7 Auction for INR 10 Lakh. He was bought by [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in IPL12 (2019) at his base price 20 lakhs.


Ahead of the [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy]], he was drafted from Delhi to [[Sikkim cricket team|Sikkim]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25132728/list-domestic-transfers-ahead-2018-19-ranji-trophy-season |title=List of domestic transfers ahead of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=31 October 2018}}</ref> he was the top scorer in [[2018-19 Ranji Trophy]] with 1331 runs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12592;type=tournament |website=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=31 July 2019}}</ref> In December 2018, he was bought by the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in the [[List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes|player auction]] for the [[2019 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25390461/ipl-2019-auction-was-sold-whom |title=IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=18 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-auction-2019-who-got-whom/articleshow/67144375.cms |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom |work=The Times of India |accessdate=18 December 2018}}</ref>
Ahead of the [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy]], he was drafted from Delhi to [[Sikkim cricket team|Sikkim]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25132728/list-domestic-transfers-ahead-2018-19-ranji-trophy-season |title=List of domestic transfers ahead of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> he was the top scorer in [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy]] with 1331 runs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12592;type=tournament |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref> In December 2018, he was bought by the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in the [[List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes|player auction]] for the [[2019 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25390461/ipl-2019-auction-was-sold-whom |title=IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-auction-2019-who-got-whom/articleshow/67144375.cms |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom |work=The Times of India |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref>


In August 2019, he was named in the India Green team's squad for the [[2019–20 Duleep Trophy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27331972/shubman-gill-priyank-panchal-faiz-fazal-lead-duleep-trophy-sides |title=Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=6 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/duleep-trophy-2019-shubman-gill-faiz-fazal-and-priyank-panchal-to-lead-duleep-trophy-2019-squad-fixtures-schedule-876560 |title=Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens |work=Cricket Country |accessdate=6 August 2019}}</ref> Later the same month, he left Sikkim cricket team ahead of the [[2019–20 Ranji Trophy]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/milind-kumar-sikkim-ranji-trophy-team-2019-season/article28868938.ece |title=Ranji Trophy: Milind Kumar parts ways with Sikkim after one season |work=Sport Star |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref> He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28087425/where-do-eight-franchises-stand-2020-auction |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=15 November 2019}}</ref>
In August 2019, he was named in the India Green team's squad for the [[2019–20 Duleep Trophy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27331972/shubman-gill-priyank-panchal-faiz-fazal-lead-duleep-trophy-sides |title=Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/duleep-trophy-2019-shubman-gill-faiz-fazal-and-priyank-panchal-to-lead-duleep-trophy-2019-squad-fixtures-schedule-876560 |title=Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens |work=Cricket Country |access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref> Later the same month, he left Sikkim cricket team ahead of the [[2019–20 Ranji Trophy]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/milind-kumar-sikkim-ranji-trophy-team-2019-season/article28868938.ece |title=Ranji Trophy: Milind Kumar parts ways with Sikkim after one season |work=Sport Star |access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28087425/where-do-eight-franchises-stand-2020-auction |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 November 2019}}</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>
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>
In June 2023, Kumar was drafted in Round 4 by the [[Texas Super Kings]] to play in the inaugural season of [[Major League Cricket]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLC |url=https://www.majorleaguecricket.com/news/7 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=majorleaguecricket.com}}</ref>
== International career ==
In March 2024, Kumar was named in the United States' squad for their [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) series [[Canadian cricket team in the United States in 2024|against Canada]],<ref>{{cite web |date=28 March 2024 |title=USA Cricket unveils squad for vital T20 International series in against Canada |url=https://usacricket.org/featured-news/usa-cricket-unveils-squad-for-vital-t20-international-series-against-canada/ |access-date=28 March 2024 |work=USA Cricket}}</ref> and he made his T20I debut against Canada on April 7, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-07 |title=1st T20I, Prairie View, April 07, 2024, Canada tour of United States of America |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/usa-vs-canada-2024-1425115/united-states-of-america-vs-canada-1st-t20i-1425121/live-cricket-score |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
In January 2026, he was named in USA's squad for the [[2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|2026 T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/usa-announce-squad-for-icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2026|title=USA announce squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026|work=[[International Cricket Council]]|date=30 January 2026|access-date=2 February 2026}}</ref>


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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-domestic-2012/content/current/player/451947.html Milind Kumar - Cricinfo profile]
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*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/426/426421/426421.html Milind Kumar - CricketArchive profile]


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Latest revision as of 20:05, 15 March 2026


Milind Kumar
Personal information
Born (1991-02-15) February 15, 1991 (age 35)
Delhi, New Delhi, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 43)August 13, 2024 v Canada
Last ODINovember 3, 2025 v UAE
T20I debut (cap 33)April 7, 2024 v Canada
Last T20IFebruary 15, 2026 v Namibia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2017/18Delhi
2016Brothers Union
2018/19Sikkim
2019/20–2020/21Tripura
2024-presentTexas Super Kings
2025Kathmandu Gorkhas
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 22 25 46 87
Runs scored 1,016 416 2,988 3,039
Batting average 67.73 29.71 46.68 49.01
100s/50s 3/7 0/1 9/15 4/25
Top score 155* 56* 261 155*
Balls bowled 732 192 2,342 1,370
Wickets 28 12 33 40
Bowling average 18.64 19.66 37.06 28.10
5 wickets in innings 1 1 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/66 5/16 5/42 5/66
Catches/stumpings 11/– 19/– 30/– 33/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, February 15, 2026

Milind Kumar (born February 15, 1991) is an cricketer who currently plays for the United States national cricket team. Before moving to America he played for Delhi, Sikkim, and Tripura in top-level Indian domestic cricket and for Brothers Union in Bangladesh. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional off-break bowler.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Milind Kumar was born on February 15, 1991, in Delhi, India to Suman Kumar, a banker.[1][2] Before moving to the United States, he worked for the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.[1]

Domestic career[edit | edit source]

He was bought by Delhi Daredevils in the IPL Season 7 Auction for INR 10 Lakh. He was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL12 (2019) at his base price 20 lakhs.

Ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he was drafted from Delhi to Sikkim.[3] he was the top scorer in 2018–19 Ranji Trophy with 1331 runs.[4] In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[5][6]

In August 2019, he was named in the India Green team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[7][8] Later the same month, he left Sikkim cricket team ahead of the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy tournament.[9] He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[10]

In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.[11]

In June 2023, Kumar was drafted in Round 4 by the Texas Super Kings to play in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket.[12]

International career[edit | edit source]

In March 2024, Kumar was named in the United States' squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Canada,[13] and he made his T20I debut against Canada on April 7, 2024.[14]

In January 2026, he was named in USA's squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup.[15]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pak thought it was playing USA, turned out to be Team India H-1B". June 8, 2024.
  2. ↑ Milind Kumar, CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2024. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ "List of domestic transfers ahead of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  5. ↑ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ranji Trophy: Milind Kumar parts ways with Sikkim after one season". Sport Star. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  11. ↑ "All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft". USA Cricket. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  12. ↑ "MLC". majorleaguecricket.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  13. ↑ "USA Cricket unveils squad for vital T20 International series in against Canada". USA Cricket. March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  14. ↑ "1st T20I, Prairie View, April 07, 2024, Canada tour of United States of America". ESPNcricinfo. April 7, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  15. ↑ "USA announce squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026". International Cricket Council. January 30, 2026. Retrieved February 2, 2026.

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