Milind Kumar (born 15 February 1991) is an Indian-born cricketer who currently plays for the United States national cricket team. Previously, he played for Delhi and Sikkim in Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-hand batsman and an occasional off-break bowler.
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| Born | 15 February 1991 Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 33) | 7 April 2024 v Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 9 April 2024 v Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2017 | Delhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Sikkim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Tripura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-present | Texas Super Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Milind Kumar was born on 15 February 1991 in Delhi, India to Suman Kumar, a banker.[1] Before moving to the United States, he worked for the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.[1]
Domestic career
He was bought by Delhi Daredevils in the IPL Season 7 Auction for INR 10 Lakh. He was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL12 (2019) at his base price 20 lakhs.
Ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he was drafted from Delhi to Sikkim.[2] he was the top scorer in 2018–19 Ranji Trophy with 1331 runs.[3] In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[4][5]
In August 2019, he was named in the India Green team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[6][7] Later the same month, he left Sikkim cricket team ahead of the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy tournament.[8] He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[9]
In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.[10]
In June 2023, Kumar was drafted in Round 4 by the Texas Super Kings to play in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket.[11]
International career
In March 2024, he was named in the United States' squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Canada.[12] He made his T20I debut for USA on 7 April 2024, against Canada.[13]