Sumit Kumar
Indian cricketer
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Sumit Kumar (born 30 December 1995) is an Indian cricketer, wicket-keeper-batsman and a member of the Jharkhand cricket team.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 December 1995 Bokaro, Jharkhand, India |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak |
| Role | Wicket-keeper batsman |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2015– | Jharkhand |
| 2015–2018 | East Zone |
| FC debut | 13 January 2015 Jharkhand v Himachal Pradesh |
| T20 debut | 5 February 2018 Jharkhand v Vidarbha |
Source: Cricinfo, 27 January 2023 | |
Career
Kumar was selected to play for Jharkhand U-16 team. He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and went on to represent the same team for the next 2 years.[2] He made his List A debut for Jharkhand in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 5 February 2018.[3] He was selected to play for the Jharkhand U-19 team which he represented thrice also scoring an unbeaten 203 against Assam.[4][1] In October 2014 he was selected to be the vice captain for the Jharkhand Cooch Behar U19 Trophy.[5] He was later on was also selected to attend the U19 and the U23 JSCA camp.[6] He was the leading run-scorer for Jharkhand in the 2016–17 C.K.Nayudu trophy, with 535 runs in four matches where he also hit a high score of 178 in 240 balls.[7] He has represented Jharkhand in various tournaments Vijay hazare trophy in 2015-16,2016–17 and 2018-19 and Vinoo Mankad trophy in 2012-13 & 2013-14.[8][9][10] He is a first class Ranji Trophy player from 2015 till date.[11] He currently has a job at RBI and represents the RBI All India Team.[12]