Rajiv Kumar (cricketer)

Rajiv Kumar
Personal information
Born (1976-12-02) 2 December 1976
Patna, Bihar, India
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role Batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1994/95–2003/04 Bihar
2004/05–2010/11 Jharkhand
2007/08–2008/09 Royal Bengal Tigers
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20
Matches 84 63 9
Runs scored 5,078 1,956 175
Batting average 39.67 40.75 35.00
100s/50s 10/27 1/15 1/15
Top score 164 106* 45*
Balls bowled 114 108 –
Wickets 1 2 –
Bowling average 65.00 62.00 –
5 wickets in innings 0 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/12 2/35 –
Catches/stumpings 66/– 30/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 February 2016

Rajiv Kumar (born 2 December 1976) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Bihar and Jharkhand. He currently works as the head coach of Jharkhand.

Career

A right-handed batsman, Kumar appeared for Bihar between 1994/95 and 2003/04 seasons, as well as Jharkhand between 2004/05 and 2010/11. He was the third highest run-getter of the 1997–98 Ranji Trophy with 805 runs at an average of 57.50 including three centuries.[1] After Jharkhand replaced Bihar in domestic cricket in 2004/05, Kumar continued his career with the new team. He played for East Zone and Wills' XI as well and captained Jharkhand in a few matches. In late-2007, he joined the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) and played for Royal Bengal Tigers (Kolkata Tigers) until the next season. He returned to domestic cricket accepting BCCI's amnesty offer for ICL players. He played his last competitive match in December 2010.[2]

Kumar became the Jharkhand under-19 coach in 2014.[3] Ahead of the 2015/16 season, the Jharkhand State Cricket Association named Kumar as the head coach of Jharkhand senior team, replacing V. Venkatram at the position.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in Ranji Trophy 1997/98 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Rajiv Kumar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "V Venkatram to coach Jharkhand Ranji team". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ranji mentor named". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

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