Suraj Kumar

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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
Matches20172817
Runs scored328109524109
Batting average 25.2312.1127.5712.22
100s/50s0/20/00/50/0
Top score62* 42* 7042*
Catches/stumpings 16/27/226/47/2
Source: Cricinfo, 12 June 2022

Suraj Kumar (born 29 November 1988) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays as a wicketkeeper-batsman for the Oman national cricket team. [1] [2]

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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]

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References

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  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.
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