Suraj Kumar should not be confused with Kumar Suraj.
Suraj Kumar | |
Country: | Oman |
Birth Date: | 29 November 1988 |
Birth Place: | Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Role: | Wicketkeeper-batsman |
International: | true |
Odidebutdate: | 27 April |
Odidebutyear: | 2019 |
Odidebutagainst: | Namibia |
Odicap: | 10 |
Lastodidate: | 12 June |
Lastodiyear: | 2022 |
Lastodiagainst: | USA |
T20idebutdate: | 5 October |
T20idebutyear: | 2019 |
T20idebutagainst: | Hong Kong |
T20icap: | 26 |
Lastt20idate: | 21 October |
Lastt20iyear: | 2021 |
Lastt20iagainst: | Scotland |
Columns: | 4 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Column1: | ODI |
Matches1: | 20 |
Runs1: | 328 |
Bat Avg1: | 25.23 |
100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
Top Score1: | 62 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 16/2 |
Column2: | T20I |
Matches2: | 17 |
Runs2: | 109 |
Bat Avg2: | 12.11 |
100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
Top Score2: | 42 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 7/2 |
Column3: | LA |
Matches3: | 28 |
Runs3: | 524 |
Bat Avg3: | 27.57 |
100S/50S3: | 0/5 |
Top Score3: | 70 |
Catches/Stumpings3: | 26/4 |
Column4: | T20 |
Matches4: | 17 |
Runs4: | 109 |
Bat Avg4: | 12.22 |
100S/50S4: | 0/0 |
Top Score4: | 42 |
Catches/Stumpings4: | 7/2 |
Date: | 12 June 2022 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1156690.html Cricinfo |
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]
Suraj was born in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab, to a Nepalese immigrant family. 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.
In October 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[3] He played in Oman's opening fixture of the tournament, against Kenya on 9 November 2018.[4] In December 2018, he was named in Oman's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[5]
He was a member of Oman's team for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia,[6] and made his List A debut against the United States in the same tournament on 20 April 2019.[7] Oman finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[8] Kumar made his ODI debut for Oman on 27 April 2019, against Namibia, in the tournament's final.[9]
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.[10] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Oman, against Hong Kong, on 5 October 2019.[11] In November 2019, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[12] In September 2021, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[13]