Nosthush Kenjige Explained

Nosthush Kenjige
Fullname:Nosthusha Pradeep Kenjige
Birth Date:2 March 1991
Birth Place:Auburn, Alabama, United States
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Role:All-rounder
Country:United States
International:true
Internationalspan:2019–present
Odidebutdate:8 December
Odidebutyear:2019
Odidebutagainst:UAE
Odicap:28
Lastodidate:18 June
Lastodiyear:2023
Lastodiagainst:West Indies
T20idebutdate:7 April
T20idebutyear:2024
T20idebutagainst:Canada
T20icap:30
Lastt20idate:6 June
Lastt20iyear:2024
Lastt20iagainst:Pakistan
Club1:Dallas Mustangs
Year1:2021-present
Date:6 June 2024
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1041679.html Cricinfo
Club2:MI New York
Year2:2023-present
Club3:MI Emirates
Year3:2024

----Nosthush Pradeep Kenjige (/ˈnɒstʊʃ prəˈdiːp ˈkɛnʤɪɡeɪ/, NOS-toosh KEN-jig-ay; born March 2, 1991) is an American professional cricketer who plays for MI New York of MLC and the United States national cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox bowler.

Personal life

Kenjige was born in Auburn, Alabama, where his father worked as an agricultural researcher at Tuskegee University. He and his family moved to India before he turned one, to Chikkamagaluru District in Karnataka, where his father runs a coffee farm. Kenjige studied in The Lawrence School, Lovedale where he represented the school cricket team across different age categories. Kenjige played university cricket in Bengaluru representing Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering. He moved back to the U.S. in 2015, first to Virginia and then to New York, where he found work as a Biomedical Engineer.[1]

International career

He made his debut for the U.S. national side in May 2017 in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in Uganda. In January 2018, he was named in the United States squad for the 2017–18 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[2] He made his List A debut for the United States against the Leeward Islands in the 2017–18 Regional Super50 on January 31, 2018.[3]

In August 2018, he was named in the United States' squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament in Morrisville, North Carolina.[4] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with twelve dismissals in six matches.[5] In October 2018, he was named in the United States' squads for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies and for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[6] [7]

In February 2019, he was named in the United States' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates, but he did not play.[8] [9] The matches were the first T20I fixtures to be played by the United States cricket team.[10] In April 2019, he was named in the United States cricket team's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[11]

In June 2019, he was named in a 30-man training squad for the United States cricket team, ahead of the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Bermuda.[12] The following month, he was one of twelve players to sign a three-month central contract with USA Cricket.[13] In September 2019, he was named in United States's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United States Tri-Nation Series.[14] In November 2019, he was named in the United States' squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[15]

In December 2019, he was named in the United States' One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.[16] He made his ODI debut for the United States, against the United Arab Emirates on December 8, 2019.[17]

In March 2024, he was named in the United States' squad for their T20I series against Canada.[18] He made his T20I debut for USA on 7 April 2024, against Canada.[19]

Franchise career

In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Two vets and a kid. May 22, 2017. ESPNcricinfo. May 10, 2019.
  2. Web site: Two former India U-19s, ex-WI batsman Marshall named in USA squad . January 13, 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: Group B (D/N), Regional Super50 at Coolidge, Jan 31 2018 . February 1, 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. Web site: Team USA Squad Selected for ICC World T20 Americas' Qualifier . USA Cricket . August 22, 2018 . April 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190420052243/https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-squad-selected-for-icc-world-t20-americas-qualifier/ . dead .
  5. Web site: ICC World Twenty20 Americas Sub Regional Qualifier A, 2018: Most wickets . ESPN Cricinfo . September 29, 2018.
  6. Web site: Khaleel sacked, Netravalkar named captain for USA's Super50 squad . ESPN Cricinfo . October 3, 2018.
  7. Web site: Hayden Walsh Jr, Aaron Jones in USA squad for WCL Division Three . ESPN Cricinfo . October 18, 2018.
  8. Web site: Xavier Marshall recalled for USA's T20I tour of UAE . ESPN Cricinfo . February 28, 2019.
  9. Web site: Team USA squad announced for historic Dubai tour . USA Cricket . February 28, 2019 . April 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190420052243/https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-squad-announced-for-historic-dubai-tour/ . dead .
  10. Web site: USA name squad for first-ever T20I . International Cricket Council . February 28, 2019.
  11. Web site: All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament . International Cricket Council . April 11, 2019.
  12. Web site: Former SA pacer Rusty Theron named in USA squad . ESPN Cricinfo . June 19, 2019.
  13. Web site: Five USA players get 12-month contracts; three pull out of Global T20 Canada . ESPN Cricinfo . July 21, 2019.
  14. Web site: Team USA Squad Announced for first ODI Series . USA Cricket . September 9, 2019 . September 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190920120538/https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-squad-announced-for-first-odi-series/ . dead .
  15. Web site: Team USA Men's Squad Announced for return to Cricket West Indies Super50 tournament . USA Cricket . November 1, 2019 . November 1, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191101154626/https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-mens-squad-announced-for-return-to-cricket-west-indies-super50-tournament/ . dead .
  16. Web site: Team USA Men's Squad Announced for ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series in UAE . USA Cricket . December 1, 2019 . December 3, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203132657/https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-mens-squad-announced-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-league-2-series-in-uae/ . dead .
  17. Web site: 1st Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Sharjah, Dec 8 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . December 8, 2019.
  18. Web site: 28 March 2024 . USA Cricket unveils squad for vital T20 International series in against Canada . 28 March 2024 . USA Cricket.
  19. Web site: 2024-04-07 . 1st T20I, Prairie View, April 07, 2024, Canada tour of United States of America . 2024-04-07 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  20. Web site: All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft . USA Cricket . 11 June 2021.

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