Keshav Kumar

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1988)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Keshava

| image =

| country = India

| fullname = Keshava

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|12|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kadapa

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting =

| bowling =

| role = Batsman

| club1 = Jharkhand

| year1 = 2017–2018

| club2 = Bihar

| year2 = 2018–

| type1 = First-class

| onetype1 =

| debutdate1 = 29 November

| debutyear1 = 2019

| debutfor1 = Jharkhand

| debutagainst1 = Himachal Pradesh

| lastdate1 = 1–2 November

| lastyear1 = 2018

| lastfor1 = Bihar

| lastagainst1 = Uttarakhand

| type2 = List A

| onetype2 =

| debutdate2 =

| debutyear2 =

| debutfor2 =

| debutagainst2 =

| lastdate2 = 14 October

| lastyear2 = 2018

| lastfor2 = Bihar

| lastagainst2 = Mumbai

| columns = 3

| column1 = First-class

| column2 = List A

| column3 = T20

| matches1 = 10

| matches2 = 29

| matches3 = 22

| runs1 = 94

| runs2 = 800

| runs3 = 850

| bat avg1 = 57.75

| bat avg2 = 40.22

| bat avg3 = 50.25

| 100s/50s1 = 5/2

| 100s/50s2 = 5/2

| 100s/50s3 = 5/1

| top score1 = 109

| top score2 = 176*

| top score3 = 156

| deliveries1 = 234

| deliveries2 = 1002

| deliveries3 = 311

| wickets1 = 2

| wickets2 = 25

| wickets3 = 9

| bowl avg1 = 85.00

| bowl avg2 = 28.84

| bowl avg3 = 41.11

| fivefor1 = 0

| fivefor2 = 1

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/18

| best bowling2 = 5/23

| best bowling3 = 2/16

| catches/stumpings1 = 2/0

| catches/stumpings2 = 10/0

| catches/stumpings3 = 7/0

| date = 7 October 2018

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30724.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Keshava (born 13 December 1988) is an Indian cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30724.html |title=Keshav Kumar |access-date=28 September 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his first-class debut for Jharkhand against Himachal Pradesh in the 2008–09 Ranji Trophy on 29 November 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/368309.html |title=Group A, Ranji Trophy Plate League at Ranchi, Nov 29 - Dec 2 2008 |access-date=28 September 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

Ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he transferred from Jharkhand to Bihar.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25132728/list-domestic-transfers-ahead-2018-19-ranji-trophy-season |title=List of domestic transfers ahead of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 October 2018}} He was the leading wicket-taker for Bihar in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament, with fifteen dismissals in eight matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12591;team=1636;type=tournament |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 - Bihar: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 October 2018}}