| Sumit Kumar | |
| Birth Date: | 30 December 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Bokaro, Jharkhand, India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm offbreak |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper batsman |
| Club1: | Jharkhand |
| Year1: | 2015– |
| Club2: | East Zone |
| Year2: | 2015–2018 |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 13 January |
| Debutyear1: | 2015 |
| Debutfor1: | Jharkhand |
| Debutagainst1: | Himachal Pradesh |
| Type2: | T20 |
| Debutdate2: | 5 February |
| Debutyear2: | 2018 |
| Debutfor2: | Jharkhand |
| Debutagainst2: | Vidarbha |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/820393.html Cricinfo |
| Date: | 27 January |
| Year: | 2023 |
Sumit Kumar (born 30 December 1995) is an Indian cricketer, wicket-keeper-batsman and a member of the Jharkhand cricket team.[1]
Kumar was selected to play for Jharkhand U-16 team. He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and went on to represent the same side for the next 2 years.[2] He made his List A debut for Jharkhand in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 5 February 2018.[3] He was selected to play for the Jharkhand U-19 team which he represented thrice also scoring an unbeaten 203 against Assam.[4] In October 2014 he was selected to be the vice captain for the Jharkhand Cooch Behar U19 Trophy. [5] He was later on was also selected to attend the U19 and the U23 JSCA camp.[6] He was the leading run-scorer for Jharkhand in the 2016–17 C.K.Nayudu trophy, with 535 runs in four matches where he also hit a high score of 178 in 240 balls.[7] He has represented Jharkhand in various tournaments Vijay hazare trophy in 2015-16,2016-17 and 2018-19 and Vinoo Mankad trophy in 2012-13 & 2013-14.[8] [9] [10] He is a first class Ranji Trophy player from 2015 till date.[11] He currently has a job at RBI and represents the RBI All India Team.[12]