Saurabh Kumar (cricketer)
{{short description|Indian cricketer (born 1993)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|5|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, India
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| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| role = All-rounder
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| club1 = Services
| year1 = 2014/15
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| club2 = Uttar Pradesh
| year2 = 2015/16–present
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| date = 19 February 2022
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/627214.html Cricinfo
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Saurabh Kumar (born 1 May 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/627214.html |title=Saurabh Kumar |access-date=10 October 2015 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}
Career
He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/902179.html |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group D: Services v Uttar Pradesh at Cuttack, Jan 8, 2016 |access-date=10 January 2016 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} He was the leading wicket-taker for Uttar Pradesh in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 23 dismissals in four matches.{{cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12014;team=2212;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Uttar Pradesh batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 April 2018}}
In February 2017, he was bought by the Rising Pune Supergiants team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1083407.html |title=List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017 |access-date=20 February 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Blue for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24173214/sanju-samson-picked-india-passing-yo-yo-test |title=Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=23 July 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018}} He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with nineteen dismissals in three matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12493;type=tournament |title=Duleep Trophy, 2018/19: Most wickets |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=7 September 2018}}
In December 2018, in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy match against Haryana, Kumar took fourteen wickets for 65 runs in the match.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157067.html |title=Elite, Group C, Ranji Trophy at Rohtak, Dec 30-31 2018 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=31 December 2018}} These were the second-best match figures for a bowler for Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25653392/no-stopping-wasim-jaffer |title=No stopping Wasim Jaffer |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=31 December 2018}} He was the leading wicket-taker for Uttar Pradesh in the group-stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 50 dismissals in nine matches.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25756527/from-irresistible-rajasthan-inconsistent-karnataka |title=From irresistible Rajasthan to inconsistent Karnataka |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2019}} He finished the tournament with 51 wickets in ten matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12592;team=2212;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Uttar Pradesh: Batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 January 2019}} In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27331972/shubman-gill-priyank-panchal-faiz-fazal-lead-duleep-trophy-sides |title=Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 August 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/duleep-trophy-2019-shubman-gill-faiz-fazal-and-priyank-panchal-to-lead-duleep-trophy-2019-squad-fixtures-schedule-876560 |title=Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens |work=Cricket Country |access-date=6 August 2019}}
In January 2021, he was named as one of five net bowlers in India's Test squad for their series against England.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1248503.html |title=Kohli, Hardik, Ishant return to India's 18-member squad for England Tests |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 January 2021}} In February 2021, Kumar was bought by the Punjab Kings in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1252152 |title=IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 February 2021}} In February 2022, he was again named in India's Test squad, this time for their series against Sri Lanka.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cheteshwar-pujara-and-ajinkya-rahane-dropped-from-india-s-test-squad-for-sri-lanka-series-1301950 |title=Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane dropped from India's Test squad for Sri Lanka series |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 February 2022}}
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:India Blue cricketers