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| Full name | Mattakandathil Dineshan Nidheesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 September 1991 [a] Chembu, Kottayam, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-present | Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Mumbai Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mattakandathil Dineshan Nidheesh (born 5 September 1991 [a] ) is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler. [2] [3]
Nidheesh made his first class debut for Kerala in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy on 21 January 2015 against Tripura. [4] He took 14 wickets from the six matches he played in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy becoming Kerala's fourth highest wicket taker in the season. [5]
He made his List A debut for Kerala in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 11 February 2018 against Tripura. [6]
In August 2018,he was one of eight players that were fined by the Kerala Cricket Association,after showing dissent against Kerala's captain,Sachin Baby. [7]
His maiden 5-wicket haul (6 for 88) came against Himachal Pradesh on the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy. [8] His career best performance (7 for 88) to date was against Punjab on the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy. [9]
He made his Twenty20 debut for Kerala in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019 against Manipur. [10]
He took his maiden five-wicket haul in List A during the 2021-22 Vijay Hazare Trophy against Maharashtra. [11] He was Kerala's highest wicket-taker in the season with 11 wickets from six matches. [12]
Nidheesh had earlier attended a trial camp of Kochi Tuskers Kerala but he failed to get a contract. Following an impressive 2017-18 Ranji Trophy season he was bought by the Mumbai Indians for 20 lakhs INR in the 2018 IPL auction. [13] [14] [15]