Milind Kumar

Milind Kumar
Personal information
Born (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 (age 33)
Delhi, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 43)13 August 2024 v Canada
Last ODI27 October 2024 v Nepal
T20I debut (cap 33)7 April 2024 v Canada
Last T20I20 October 2024 v Nepal
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2017/18Delhi
2016Brothers Union
2018/19Sikkim
2019/20–2020/21Tripura
2024-presentTexas Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 10 12 46 75
Runs scored 364 172 2,988 2,387
Batting average 52.00 24.57 46.68 44.20
100s/50s 1/2 0/0 9/15 2/20
Top score 155* 43* 261 155*
Balls bowled 212 84 2,342 850
Wickets 8 6 33 20
Bowling average 19.50 20.16 37.06 37.90
5 wickets in innings 0 1 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/15 5/16 5/42 2/7
Catches/stumpings 5/– 4/– 30/– 27/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 November 2024

Milind Kumar (born 15 February 1991) is an Indian-born 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

Milind Kumar was born on 15 February 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

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

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

References

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