Mukesh Kumar is an Indian cricketer who was born on October 12, 1993. He plays for the Bengal team. Mukesh plays right-arm pace for Bengal in domestic tournaments. It’s been quite some time since he was a member of the national team. During the ODI series against South Africa last September, Mukesh got his first India call-up. He was selected to play against Sri Lanka in a T20I series in December, 2022.
Biography of Mukesh Kumar:
Early Life of Mukesh Kumar
Mukesh Kumar was born on October 12, 1993. He was born in Kakarkund, which is in the Bihar district of Gopalganj. In 2012, his father told him he had to move to Kolkata, where he ran a taxi business.
Domestic career of Mukesh Kumar:
Mukesh Kumar is another fast bowler who has come up recently in India. He is a fast right-handed bowler who worked his way up through the domestic cricket ranks. In 2014, he played his first game for Bengal against Haryana. In the same year, he also played his first List a game. Kumar worked on himself and did well for Bengal, especially in the Ranji Trophy.
He played in his first first-class game on October 30, 2015, in the Ranji Trophy for 2015–16. On December 13, 2015, in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy, he played in his first List a match. He played his first Twenty20 game in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on January 6, 2016. During the 2020–21 season, he broke through when he took 20 wickets in nine innings and helped Bengal get to the final. But over time, he slowly learned new ways to bowl and changed his style to fit the limited-overs format.
He went back to Bengal for the quarterfinals, and in the first innings against Jharkhand, he took three wickets. Delhi also bought Kumar for the Indian T20 League in 2023. Kumar has been around the national team for a while, and with his skills, it doesn’t seem like long before he makes his debut.
International career: of Mukesh Kumar
He joined the Indian cricket team for the first time in September 2022, when they played South Africa in an ODI series. In December 2022, he was chosen for the Indian cricket team to play against Sri Lanka in a Twenty20 International (T20I) series. In June 2023, he was put on the Indian team for the West Indies tour in all three formats.
Batting and Bowling Stats:
Batting Career Summary
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
| Test | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 9 | 77.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Career Summary
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
| Test | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL | 10 | 10 | 186 | 326 | 7 | 2/30 | 2/30 | 10.52 | 46.57 | 26.57 | 0 | 0 |