ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 / Players / Nitish Kumar
Full name Nitish Roenick Kumar
Born May 21, 1994, Scarborough, Ontario
Current age 18 years 362 days
Major teams Canada, Americas Under-15s, Canada Under-15s, Canada Under-19s
Nickname Ronnie, Tendulkar
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3.33 | 41 | 24.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 12 | 11 | 0 | 150 | 38 | 13.63 | 314 | 47.77 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| List A | 14 | 13 | 0 | 155 | 38 | 11.92 | 329 | 47.11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| List A | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Cup span | 2011-2011 |
| ODI debut | Afghanistan v Canada at Sharjah, Feb 18, 2010 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Canada v Kenya at Dubai (GCA), Mar 11, 2013 scorecard |
| List A debut | Afghanistan v Canada at Sharjah, Feb 18, 2010 scorecard |
| Last List A | Canada v Kenya at Dubai (GCA), Mar 11, 2013 scorecard |
Sixteen-year-old Nitish Kumar has played five ODIs for Canada, scoring 69 at a strike-rate of 44.23. Nitish is a talented cricketer who looks to have a complete game, and despite the fact that he currently looks unsuited to ODI cricket, and his numbers compare unfavourably with his Under-19 colleagues, Nitish has won a berth to the World Cup. There has never been a more hyped cricketer in Canada than Nitish, which is unfair for a teenager who would have eventually earned his spot in the Canadian team in a few years.
Strengths
Nitish has a maturity about his batting and will not allow his gameplan to be thrown off. He has endless patience and is prepared to grind out his runs.
Key stats
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This is Nitish Kumar's first World Cup
Expert view
"Nitish is young and very enthusiastic. He is a good prospect for the future" - Sunil Dhaniram, former Canada captain
Faraz Sarwat
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38 v Ireland, Amstelveen, 2010
- Nitish leads solid day for Canada (Mar 18, 2013)
- Kent hundred helps PNG beat Canada (Aug 7, 2011)
- Nepal maul Kenya, while Afghanistan open account (Jul 31, 2011)
- Ireland clinch last-over thriller against USA (Jul 28, 2011)
- What next for Canada? (Apr 17, 2011)
Mar 11, 2013
Ruvindu Gunasekera and Nitish Kumar complete a run
© ICC/Zainab Malubhai
Mar 14, 2012
Nitish Kumar punches through the off side during his half-century
© ICC/Thusith Wijedoru
Sep 19, 2011
John Mooney bowls Nitish Kumar
© ICC/John Boomer
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