Mukesh Kumar
India
Born
Oct. 12, 1993
Birth Place
Gopalganj, Bihar
Height
-
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right-Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right-Arm Medium
ICC Rankings
| TEST | ODI | T20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | - | - | - |
| Bowling | - | - | - |
Career Information
Teams
India,Bengal,DC,Rest of Ind
Batting Career Summary
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4* | None | 2 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FC | 43 | 49 | 25 | 201 | 28 | 8.37 | 438 | 45.89 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| ListA | 30 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 16 | 11.75 | 71 | 66.19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| T20s | 59 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 6* | 17 | 22 | 77.27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling Career Summary
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 3 | 6 | 284 | 179 | 7 | 2/0 | 4/56 | 3.78 | 25.57 | 40.5 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 6 | 6 | 234 | 217 | 5 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 5.56 | 43.4 | 46.8 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 14 | 14 | 263 | 412 | 12 | 3/32 | 3/32 | 9.39 | 34.33 | 21.9 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 43 | 78 | 7542 | 3441 | 166 | 6/32 | 10/50 | 2.73 | 20.72 | 45.4 | 7 | 1 |
| ListA | 30 | 30 | 1378 | 1191 | 31 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 5.18 | 38.41 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 59 | 59 | 1197 | 1787 | 59 | 3/12 | 3/12 | 8.95 | 30.28 | 20.2 | 0 | 0 |
Mukesh Kumar is a late bloomer who has finally earned his stripes in the cricketing world:
- Age: 30 (born October 12, 1993)
- Bowling Style: Right-arm fast
- Batting Style: Right-handed
- IPL Team (2024): Delhi Capitals (DC)
Playing Style:
- Mukesh is a right-arm fast bowler known for his accuracy and ability to bowl long spells.
- He can generate good pace and swing the new ball, troubling batsmen early on.
- After years of toiling in domestic cricket, he finally broke into the Indian team in 2023 across all formats at the age of 30.
IPL Career:
- Despite a successful domestic career, Mukesh went unnoticed in the IPL auctions for several years.
- Finally, in the 2022 IPL auction, the Delhi Capitals picked him up for a hefty ₹5.5 Crore.
- He impressed in IPL 2023 with consistent performances, earning him a call-up to the Indian national team.
- Retained by the Delhi Capitals for IPL 2024, he is expected to be a key bowler for them again.