Suraj Kumar
Personal information
Born (1988-11-29) 29 November 1988 (age 35)
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper-batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 10)27 April 2019 v Namibia
Last ODI12 June 2022 v USA
T20I debut (cap 26)5 October 2019 v Hong Kong
Last T20I21 October 2021 v Scotland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 20 17 28 17
Runs scored 328 109 524 109
Batting average 25.23 12.11 27.57 12.22
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/5 0/0
Top score 62* 42* 70 42*
Catches/stumpings 16/2 7/2 26/4 7/2
Source: Cricinfo, 12 June 2022

Suraj Kumar (born 29 November 1988) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays as a wicketkeeper 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

  1. ^ "Suraj Kumar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ I am happy to play in Nepal : Suraj Kumar, Nepali-origin playing for Oman, retrieved 29 January 2022
  4. ^ Nepali Who plays cricket from Oman | Suraj Kumar | Oman Cricket Association, retrieved 29 January 2022
  5. ^ म नेपाल बाट खेल्न चाहन्थे | SURAJ KUMAR OMANI CRICKETER | ICC World Cup Qualifiers League 2, retrieved 29 January 2022
  6. ^ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman in ICC WCL Division 3". Times of Oman. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  7. ^ "1st Match, ICC World Cricket League Division Three at Al Amarat, Nov 9 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Oman Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Oman confident of winning ODI status by finishing among top four in ICC WCL Two". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  10. ^ "3rd match, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Oman squad for ICC T20 WC Qualifier in UAE announced". Times of Oman. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  14. ^ "1st Match, Oman Pentangular T20I Series at Al Amerat, Oct 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Kaleem replaces Maqsood as captain for ACC Emerging Teams' Asia Cup". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Oman announce experienced 15-member group for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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