Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)

Mukesh Kumar (born 12 October 1993) is an Indian international cricketer. He made his Test debut in July 2023, playing for India against West Indies. Kumar plays for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and for Bengal in domestic cricket.

Early life
Mukesh Kumar was born on 12 October 1993 and originally hails from Kakarkund in Gopalganj district, Bihar. In 2012, he moved to Kolkata at the insistence of his father who ran a taxi business there.

Career
He made his first-class debut on 30 October in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy. He made his List A debut on 13 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his Twenty20 debut on 6 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

International career
He got his maiden call-up for Indian cricket team in September 2022 for the ODI series against South Africa. In December 2022, he was picked in the Indian cricket team for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Sri Lanka. In June 2023, he was named in the Indian squad for all three formats for the tour of West Indies. He made his debut in the second Test of the series on 20 July 2023 at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad. There, he took his maiden Test wicket – that of Kirk McKenzie – finishing with figures of 2/48 from 18 overs in the first innings and 0/5 from 5 overs in the second innings of the Test match.

He made his ODI debut in the first match of the series against West Indies on 27 July 2023 at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. There, he took his maiden ODI wicket – that of Alick Athanaze – finishing with figures of 1/22 from 5 overs.

He made his T20I debut in the first match of the series against West Indies on 3 August 2023 at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad.

Personal life
In 2023, Mukesh Kumar married Chhapra based Divya Singh in Gorakhpur.