Suraj Kumar
Indian-born cricketer (born 1988)
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Suraj Kumar (born 29 November 1988) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays as a wicketkeeper-batsman for the Oman national cricket team.[1][2]
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| Born | 29 November 1988 Jalandhar, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper-batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 10) | 27 April 2019 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 June 2022 v USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 26) | 5 October 2019 v Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 21 October 2021 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 June 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Career
In October 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[6] He played in Oman's opening fixture of the tournament, against Kenya on 9 November 2018.[7] In December 2018, he was named in Oman's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[8]
He was a member of Oman's team for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia,[9] and made his List A debut against the United States in the same tournament on 20 April 2019.[10][11] Oman finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[12] Kumar made his ODI debut for Oman on 27 April 2019, against Namibia, in the tournament's final.[13][14]
In September 2019, he was named in Oman's squads for the 2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series and the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.[15] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Oman, against Hong Kong, on 5 October 2019.[16] In November 2019, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[17] In September 2021, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[18]
In July 2023, Kumar played in a World Cup Qualifying match against the West Indies and was the top-scorer of the match.[19]