Omani cricketer
Suraj Kumar
Born (1988-11-29 ) 29 November 1988 (age 35) Jalandhar , Punjab , India Batting Right-handed Role Wicketkeeper-batsman National side ODI debut (cap 10 ) 27 April 2019 v Namibia Last ODI 12 June 2022 v USA T20I debut (cap 26 ) 5 October 2019 v Hong Kong Last T20I 21 October 2021 v Scotland
Competition
ODI
T20I
LA
T20
Matches
20
17
28
17
Runs scored
328
109
524
109
Batting average
25.23
12.11
27.57
12.22
100s/50s
0/2
0/0
0/5
0/0
Top score
62*
42*
70
42*
Catches/stumpings
16/2
7/2
26/4
7/2
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]
Early life
Suraj was born in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab , to a Nepalese immigrant family.[ 3] [ 4] 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.[ 5]
Career
In October 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[ 6] He played in Oman's opening fixture of the tournament, against Kenya on 9 November 2018.[ 7] In December 2018, he was named in Oman's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup .[ 8]
He was a member of Oman's team for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia,[ 9] and made his List A debut against the United States in the same tournament on 20 April 2019.[ 10] Oman finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[ 11] Kumar made his ODI debut for Oman on 27 April 2019, against Namibia , in the tournament's final.[ 12]
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.[ 13] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Oman, against Hong Kong , on 5 October 2019.[ 14] In November 2019, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[ 15] In September 2021, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup .[ 16]
References
^ "Suraj Kumar" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 9 November 2018 .
^ "World Cup League Two: Oman's Suraj Kumar made to feel at home in Kathmandu as he seals victory over USA" . The National . Retrieved 6 February 2020 .
^ I am happy to play in Nepal : Suraj Kumar, Nepali-origin playing for Oman , retrieved 29 January 2022
^ Nepali Who plays cricket from Oman | Suraj Kumar | Oman Cricket Association , retrieved 29 January 2022
^ म नेपाल बाट खेल्न चाहन्थे | SURAJ KUMAR OMANI CRICKETER | ICC World Cup Qualifiers League 2 , retrieved 29 January 2022
^ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman in ICC WCL Division 3" . Times of Oman . Retrieved 27 October 2018 .
^ "1st Match, ICC World Cricket League Division Three at Al Amarat, Nov 9 2018" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 9 November 2018 .
^ "Oman Under-23s Squad" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 3 December 2018 .
^ "Oman confident of winning ODI status by finishing among top four in ICC WCL Two" . Oman Cricket . Retrieved 27 March 2019 .
^ "3rd match, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 20 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 20 April 2019 .
^ "Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 27 April 2019 .
^ "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 21 November 2015 .
^ "Oman squad for ICC T20 WC Qualifier in UAE announced" . Times of Oman . Retrieved 15 September 2019 .
^ "1st Match, Oman Pentangular T20I Series at Al Amerat, Oct 5 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 5 October 2019 .
^ "Kaleem replaces Maqsood as captain for ACC Emerging Teams' Asia Cup" . Oman Cricket . Retrieved 12 November 2019 .
^ "Oman announce experienced 15-member group for T20 World Cup" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 8 September 2021 .
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