Nitish Kumar (cricketer)

Nitish Kumar
Personal information
Full name
Nitish Roenik Kumar
Born (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 30)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National sides
ODI debut (cap 69)18 February 2010 
Canada v Afghanistan
Last ODI28 January 2014 
Canada v Netherlands
T20I debut (cap 33/36)13 March 2012 
Canada v Netherlands
Last T20I5 October 2024 
United States v Namibia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015Loughborough MCCU
2016ICC Americas
2016–2017St Lucia Zouks
2018Toronto Nationals
2019Brampton Wolves
2021Leeward Islands
2024-presentLos Angeles Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 16 36 15 79
Runs scored 217 711 644 2,114
Batting average 15.50 25.39 29.27 28.18
100s/50s 0/0 0/4 2/2 4/11
Top score 38 83 141 129
Balls bowled 66 180 622 1,343
Wickets 2 8 11 29
Bowling average 31.50 23.00 48.63 38.93
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/40 2/18 3/58 5/72
Catches/stumpings 7/– 15/– 5/– 32/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 November 2024

Nitish Roenik Kumar (born 21 May 1994) is a Canadian-born cricketer who currently plays for the United States national cricket team.[1]

Kumar is a former captain of the Canada national cricket team.[2] Kumar was appointed as the national men's team captain in October 2016 at the age of 22. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off spin. After representing the country at the 2010 Under-19 World Cup in January, Kumar made his One Day International debut the following month, becoming the second-youngest player in the history of ODIs. When Canada participated in the 2011 World Cup Kumar became the youngest player to feature in the tournament. He played his first Twenty20 International in March 2012. After last representing Canada in 2019, Kumar made his international debut for the United States national cricket team in April 2024.

  1. ^ "Pak thought it was playing USA, turned out to be Team India H-1B". 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Nitish Kumar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2020.