Nitish Kumar (cricketer)
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Full name | Nitish Roenik Kumar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | off break | 21 May 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 69) | 18 February 2010 Canada v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 28 January 2014 Canada v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 33/36) | 13 March 2012 Canada v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 13 April 2024 United States v Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2015 | St Lucia Zouks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Toronto Nationals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Brampton Wolves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Leeward Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 April 2024 |
Nitish Roenik Kumar (born 21 May 1994) is a Canadian-American
Career
On 14 August 2009 Nitish Kumar played in a match, debuting in the same match as teammate
Canada qualified for the
The World Twenty20 Qualifier was held in March 2012. During Canada's opening match against the Netherlands, Kumar was one of thirteen plays to make their debut in Twenty20 Internationals. He was run out for a single.[14] His second match of the tournament was more successful, and he registered his highest score in twenty20 matches (it did not have T20I status) scoring 57 runs from 44 balls to help Canada to a 6-run victory over Papua New Guinea.[15] With 172 runs from 9 matches, Kumar was Canada's second-highest run-scorer in the competition.[16]
The 2013 matches of the 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup offered Kumar further first-class experience, and he bettered his highest score in two consecutive matches. The first, against Kenya in March, saw Kumar score 89 which was the largest contribution to his team's score in the first innings, though Kenya went on to win the match.[17] In August that year Kumar scored his maiden century, this time reaching 103 against the United Arab Emirates.[18]
In January 2018, he was named as the captain of Canada's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[19]
On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[20][21]
In September 2018, he was named as the captain of Canada's squad for the
In October 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[24] In April 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[25]
In June 2019, he was selected to play for the
In January 2021, ahead of the
References
- ^ "Nitish Kumar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ First-class matches played by Nitish Kumar, CricketArchive, retrieved 17 August 2013
- ^ Bangladesh take Plate championship, ESPNcricinfo, 28 January 2010, retrieved 20 September 2011
- ^ Batting and fielding in ICC Inter-continental Cup 2009 to 2010 (ordered by average), CricketArchive, retrieved 17 August 2013
- ^ f52289 Afghanistan v Canada: ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2009 to 2010, CricketArchive, retrieved 17 August 2013
- ^ Ali, Umar (11 February 2011), Canada youngsters eager to perform, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 20 September 2011
- ^ "Cricket World Cup: Zimbabwe thrash Canada in Nagpur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ "Canada's Nitish Kumar youngest to play at WC". rediff.com. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ Veera, Sriram (22 March 2011), Multicultural hopes and dreams, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 20 September 2011
- ^ CC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier 2011, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 20 September 2011
- ^ Queensland to host Under-19 World Cup in 2012, ESPNcricinfo, 10 August 2011, retrieved 20 September 2011
- ^ Records / ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier, 2011 / Most runs, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 20 September 2011
- ^ Records / ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier, 2011 / Most wickets, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 20 September 2011
- ^ tt2734 itt230 Canada v Netherlands: ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011/12 (Group A), CricketArchive, retrieved 10 May 2012
- ^ tt2738 Canada v Papua New Guinea: ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011/12 (Group A), CricketArchive, retrieved 10 May 2012
- ^ Batting and fielding in ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011/12 (ordered by runs), CricketArchive, retrieved 10 May 2012
- ^ f54736 Canada v Kenya: ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2011 to 2013, CricketArchive, retrieved 17 August 2013
- ^ Kumar, Daesrath tons put Canada in command, ESPNcricinfo, 3 August 2013, retrieved 17 August 2013
- ^ "Canadian squad for World Cricket League Division 2 tournament". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Canadian National Cricket Squad for ICC Americas World T20 SRQ & Schedule". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Americas Sub Regional Qualifier A, 2018 – Canada: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Cricket Canada announces squad for Super 50 Cup". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Cricket Canada announces the Senior National Squad for the ICC WCL Division 2, Namibia". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Squad selected for the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier – Americas Final 2019, Bermuda". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Canada squad for the ICC CWC Challenge League A, Malaysia". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Canadian squad for ICC T20 World Cup qualifier". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Nitish Kumar hits third consecutive fifty as Canada beat Ireland to go top". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 – Canada: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Canadian squad for West Indies Super50 Cup". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Super50 Cup, 2019/20 – Canada: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Nitish Kumar to train with Leeward Island Hurricanes". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft". USA Cricket. Retrieved 11 June 2021.