Anukul Roy
Personal information
Full name
Anukul Sudhakar Roy
Born (1998-11-30) 30 November 1998 (age 25)
Bhirha, Samastipur, Bihar, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–2021Mumbai Indians
2017–presentJharkhand
2022Kolkata Knight Riders
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 February 2022

Anukul Sudhakar Roy (born 30 November 1998) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Jharkhand and Kolkata Knight Riders. In December 2017, he was named in India's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[1] He was the joint highest wicket taker in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2]

He was born in Bhirha, Rosera in the state of Bihar.[3][4]

He made his List A debut for Jharkhand in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 8 February 2018.[5] He made his first-class debut for Jharkhand in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 1 November 2018.[6] He was the leading wicket-taker for Jharkhand in the tournament, with 30 dismissals in nine matches.[7] He made his Twenty20 debut for Jharkhand in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019.[8] In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[9]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[10] He made his debut for his new side against RR on the 2nd of May, 2022.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Prithvi Shaw to lead India in Under-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2017/18 Cricket Team Records & Stats - ESPNcricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. ^ "U-19 cricket World Cup: Anukul Roy, the really cool star from cricket-starved Bihar". Hindustantimes.com. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Anukul Roy, Samastipur's Ravindra Jadeja". ESPNcricinfo. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Group D, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Secunderabad, Feb 8 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Elite, Group C, Ranji Trophy at Ranchi, Nov 1-4 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Jharkhand: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Krishna, Feb 21 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  10. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  11. ^ Sportstar, Team. "KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2022 updates: Umesh gets Padikkal early after Kolkata elects to bowl". Sportstar. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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