Full Name
Mukesh Kumar
Birth Date
October 12, 1993
Other Name
–
Role
Bowler
Birth Place
Gopalganj, Bihar, India
Batting Style
Right-hand Batsman
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium Fast
IPL Debut
2023
Team
Delhi Capitals
Mukesh Kumar is an Indian international cricketer. Kumar plays for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and for Bengal in domestic cricket.
Early life:
He 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.
In 2023, Mukesh Kumar married Chhapra based Divya Singh in Gorakhpur.
Domestic Career:
- First – class debut: on 30 October in the 2015 – 16 Ranji Trophy
- List A debut: on 13 December 2015 in the 2015 – 16 Vijay Hazare Trophy
- Twenty20 debut: on 6 January 2016 in the 2015 – 16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 Franchise Career:
- He was selected for the Delhi Capitals team in 2023 and 2024 for the price of Rs. 5.50 Crore in the auction.
International Career:
- He got his maiden call – up for the 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.
- In June 2023, he was named in the Indian squad for all three formats for the tour of West Indies.
- Test debut: on 20 July 2023, playing for India against West Indies in the second Test of the series at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
- 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.
- ODI debut: in the first match of the series against West Indies on 27 July 2023 at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.
- There, he took his maiden ODI wicket – that of Alick Athanaze – finishing with figures of 1/22 from 5 overs.
- T20I debut: in the first match of the series against West Indies on 3 August 2023 at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad.
BATTING AND FIELDING |
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| Year | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | S/R | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 7 | 6* | – | 77.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All IPL | 20 | 10 | 6* | 10.00 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BOWLING |
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| Year | Mat | Ov | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Eco | Best | 4W |
| 2024 | 10 | 35.3 | 368 | 17 | 21.65 | 10.37 | 3/14 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 31 | 326 | 7 | 46.57 | 10.52 | 2/30 | 0 |
| All IPL | 20 | 66.3 | 694 | 24 | 28.92 | 10.44 | 3/14 | 0 |
FIELDING STATISTICS |
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|---|---|---|---|
| IPL Season | Match | Catch Taken | Stumps |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| All IPL | 20 | 6 | 0 |
CAREER STATISTICS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | Test | ODI | T20I | FC |
| Matches | 3 | 6 | 17 | 40 |
| Runs Scored | 0 | 10 | 5 | 201 |
| Batting Average | – | 10.00 | 5.00 | 8.73 |
| 100s / 50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Top Score | 0* | 6 | 4* | 28 |
| Balls Bowled | 284 | 234 | 324 | 7258 |
| Wickets | 7 | 5 | 20 | 151 |
| Bowling Average | 25.57 | 43.40 | 24.35 | 21.62 |
| 5 Wickets In Innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 Wickets In Match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best Bowling | 2/0 | 3/30 | 4/22 | 6/40 |
| Catches / Stumpings | 0/- | 1/- | 2/- | 3/- |
MUKESH KUMAR’S IPL AUCTION PRICE HISTORY |
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| Year | Price | Team |
| 2023 | 5.50 Cr | Delhi |
| 2024 | 5.50 Cr | Delhi |