Kumar Kushagra
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Born | Bokaro, Jharkhand, India | 23 October 2004||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper batsmen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2021-present | Jharkhand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2022 |
Kumar Kushagra (born 23 October 2004) is an Indian cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut on 20 February 2021, for Jharkhand in the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[2] Prior to his debut, he was named in India's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 November 2021, for Jharkhand in the 2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[4]
He made his first-class debut on 24 February 2022, for Jharkhand in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy.[5] In March 2022, in the preliminary quarter-final match of Ranji Trophy, Kushagra scored his maiden century in first-class cricket,[6] before going on to convert it into his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Kumar Kushagra". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Elite, Group B, Indore, Feb 20 2021, Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Four-time champion India announce U19 Cricket World Cup squad". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Elite, Group C, Vadodara, Nov 4 2021, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Elite, Group H, Guwahati, Feb 24 - 27 2022, Ranji Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Jharkhand in the driver's seat after Kumar Kushagra and Virat Singh hit centuries". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Ranji Pre-quarters: Kumar Kushagra's double ton propel Jharkhand to 763/9 against Nagaland". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Who has the most Test wickets without dismissing the same man twice?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2022.