Suraj Kumar

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

Not to be confused with Kumar Suraj.

Suraj Kumar
Personal information
Born (1988-11-29) 29 November 1988
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
Matches 20 17 28 17
Runs scored 328 109 524 109
Batting average 25.23 12.11 27.57 12.22
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/5 0/0
Top score 62* 42* 70 42*
Catches/stumpings 16/2 7/2 26/4 7/2
Source: Cricinfo, 12 June 2022

Early life

Suraj was born in Jalandhar district of the state of Punjab, India in 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 in Oman.[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]

In March 2019, he was named in Oman's team for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[9] He made his List A debut for Oman against the United States in the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two 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]

References
  1. "Suraj Kumar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  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.
  16. "Oman announce experienced 15-member group for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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