Indian cricketer
Saurabh Kumar (born 1 May 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh .[ 1]
Career
He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy .[ 2] He was the leading wicket-taker for Uttar Pradesh in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy , with 23 dismissals in four matches.[ 3]
In February 2017, he was bought by the Rising Pune Supergiants team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs .[ 4] In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Blue for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy .[ 5] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with nineteen dismissals in three matches.[ 6]
In December 2018, in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy match against Haryana , Kumar took fourteen wickets for 65 runs in the match.[ 7] These were the second-best match figures for a bowler for Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy.[ 8] He was the leading wicket-taker for Uttar Pradesh in the group-stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 50 dismissals in nine matches.[ 9] He finished the tournament with 51 wickets in ten matches.[ 10] In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy .[ 11] [ 12]
In January 2021, he was named as one of five net bowlers in India's Test squad for their series against England .[ 13] In February 2021, Kumar was bought by the Punjab Kings in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League .[ 14] In February 2022, he was again named in India's Test squad, this time for their series against Sri Lanka .[ 15]
References
^ "Saurabh Kumar" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 10 October 2015 .
^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group D: Services v Uttar Pradesh at Cuttack, Jan 8, 2016" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 10 January 2016 .
^ "Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Uttar Pradesh batting and bowling averages" . ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018 .
^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 20 February 2017 .
^ "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test" . ESPN Cricinfo . 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018 .
^ "Duleep Trophy, 2018/19: Most wickets" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 September 2018 .
^ "Elite, Group C, Ranji Trophy at Rohtak, Dec 30-31 2018" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 31 December 2018 .
^ "No stopping Wasim Jaffer" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 31 December 2018 .
^ "From irresistible Rajasthan to inconsistent Karnataka" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 15 January 2019 .
^ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Uttar Pradesh: Batting and bowling averages" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 19 January 2019 .
^ "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 6 August 2019 .
^ "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens" . Cricket Country . Retrieved 6 August 2019 .
^ "Kohli, Hardik, Ishant return to India's 18-member squad for England Tests" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 19 January 2021 .
^ "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 18 February 2021 .
^ "Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane dropped from India's Test squad for Sri Lanka series" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 19 February 2022 .
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