Milind Kumar

Milind Kumar (born 15 February 1991) is an Indian-born cricketer who currently plays for the United States national cricket team. Previously, he played for Delhi and Sikkim in Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-hand batsman and an occasional off-break bowler.

Milind Kumar
Personal information
Born (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991
Delhi, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 33)7 April 2024 v Canada
Last T20I9 April 2024 v Canada
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2017Delhi
2018–2019Sikkim
2020–2021Tripura
2023-presentTexas Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20
Matches 37 51 47
Runs scored 2539 1417 882
Batting average 49.78 40.48 27.56
100s/50s 8/10 0/13 0/3
Top score 261 78* 58
Balls bowled 2342 638 196
Wickets 33 12 5
Bowling average 37.06 50.16 53.40
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/42 2/7 2/30
Catches/stumpings 23/– 17/– 17/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 March 2019

Early life

Milind Kumar was born on 15 February 1991 in Delhi, India to Suman Kumar, a banker.[1] Before moving to the United States, he worked for the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.[1]

Domestic career

He was bought by Delhi Daredevils in the IPL Season 7 Auction for INR 10 Lakh. He was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL12 (2019) at his base price 20 lakhs.

Ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he was drafted from Delhi to Sikkim.[2] he was the top scorer in 2018–19 Ranji Trophy with 1331 runs.[3] In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[4][5]

In August 2019, he was named in the India Green team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[6][7] Later the same month, he left Sikkim cricket team ahead of the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy tournament.[8] He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[9]

In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.[10]

In June 2023, Kumar was drafted in Round 4 by the Texas Super Kings to play in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket.[11]

International career

In March 2024, he was named in the United States' squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Canada.[12] He made his T20I debut for USA on 7 April 2024, against Canada.[13]

References
  1. "Pak thought it was playing USA, turned out to be Team India H-1B". 8 June 2024.
  2. "List of domestic transfers ahead of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  7. "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  8. "Ranji Trophy: Milind Kumar parts ways with Sikkim after one season". Sport Star. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  10. "All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft". USA Cricket. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. "MLC". majorleaguecricket.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  12. "USA Cricket unveils squad for vital T20 International series in against Canada". USA Cricket. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  13. "1st T20I, Prairie View, April 07, 2024, Canada tour of United States of America". ESPNcricinfo. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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