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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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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]
Early life
Suraj was born in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab, to a Nepalese immigrant family. [3] [4] His parents were originally from Baglung, Nepal. He moved to Oman as a teenager to work for a company, and started his cricket career there. [5]
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] Oman finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status. [11] Kumar made his ODI debut for Oman on 27 April 2019, against Namibia, in the tournament's final. [12]
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. [13] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Oman, against Hong Kong, on 5 October 2019. [14] In November 2019, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh. [15] In September 2021, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [16]
References
- ^ "Suraj Kumar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "World Cup League Two: Oman's Suraj Kumar made to feel at home in Kathmandu as he seals victory over USA". The National. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ I am happy to play in Nepal : Suraj Kumar, Nepali-origin playing for Oman, retrieved 29 January 2022
- ^ Nepali Who plays cricket from Oman | Suraj Kumar | Oman Cricket Association, retrieved 29 January 2022
- ^ म नेपाल बाट खेल्न चाहन्थे | SURAJ KUMAR OMANI CRICKETER | ICC World Cup Qualifiers League 2, retrieved 29 January 2022
- ^ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman in ICC WCL Division 3". Times of Oman. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "1st Match, ICC World Cricket League Division Three at Al Amarat, Nov 9 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Oman Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Oman confident of winning ODI status by finishing among top four in ICC WCL Two". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "3rd match, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Oman squad for ICC T20 WC Qualifier in UAE announced". Times of Oman. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, Oman Pentangular T20I Series at Al Amerat, Oct 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Kaleem replaces Maqsood as captain for ACC Emerging Teams' Asia Cup". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Oman announce experienced 15-member group for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 September 2021.