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.