Rajiv Kumar (cricketer)

Rajiv Kumar (born 2 December 1976) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Bihar and Jharkhand. He currently works as the head coach of Jharkhand and fielding coach for Chennai Super Kings

Rajiv Kumar
Personal information
Born (1976-12-02) 2 December 1976
Patna, Bihar, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1994/95–2003/04Bihar
2004/05–2010/11Jharkhand
2007/08–2008/09Royal Bengal Tigers
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 84 63 9
Runs scored 5,078 1,956 175
Batting average 39.67 40.75 35.00
100s/50s 10/27 1/15 1/15
Top score 164 106* 45*
Balls bowled 114 108 –
Wickets 1 2 –
Bowling average 65.00 62.00 –
5 wickets in innings 0 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 0 –
Best bowling 1/12 2/35 –
Catches/stumpings 66/– 30/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 February 2016

Rajiv also captained former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in first class career

Career

A right-handed batsman, Kumar appeared for Bihar between 1994/95 and 2003/04 seasons, as well as Jharkhand between 2004/05 and 2010/11. He also played in 1998 for India 'A against Australia, He was also part of the India A team touring Holland in 1999. He was the third highest run-getter of the 1997–98 Ranji Trophy with 805 runs at an average of 57.50 including three centuries.[1] After Jharkhand replaced Bihar in domestic cricket in 2004/05, Kumar continued his career with the new team. He played for East Zone and Wills' XI as well and captained Jharkhand in a few matches. In late 2007, he joined the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) and played for Royal Bengal Tigers (Kolkata Tigers) until the next season. He returned to domestic cricket accepting BCCI's amnesty offer for ICL players. He played his last competitive match in December 2010.[2]

Kumar became the Jharkhand under-19 coach in 2014.[3] Ahead of the 2015/16 season, the Jharkhand State Cricket Association named Kumar as the head coach of Jharkhand senior team, replacing V. Venkatram at the position.[4]

Coaching career

He was appointed as Fielding coach for Chennai Super Kings.

References
  1. "Batting and Fielding in Ranji Trophy 1997/98 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Rajiv Kumar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. "V Venkatram to coach Jharkhand Ranji team". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  4. "Ranji mentor named". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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