Mukesh Kumar: Bihar’s pride gets 27.5 times more than base price in IPL 2023 auction ! Bought by DC for Rs. 5.5 cr

Mukesh Kumar: Uncapped seamer Mukesh Kumar stood out among the many domestic and international stars who secured significant contracts at the IPL 2023 mini-auction held in Kochi on Friday, December 23. He signed a deal worth INR 5.5 crores with the Delhi Capitals.

Mukesh Kumar signed at a staggering amount

The four-time IPL champion Chennai Super Kings made the first offer for Mukesh, who had set his base price at INR 20 Lakhs. The Capitals later entered the race. The Punjab Kings then joined in a fierce fight with the Capitals after CSK withdrew at the INR 1 crore mark. At last, DC was able to purchase the right-arm fast for an astounding 27.5 times his original price.

In domestic cricket, Mukesh Kumar plays for Bengal and is a right-arm medium pacer. He was born on October 12, 1993, in Gopalganj, Bihar. Despite not having participated in a single IPL match, he is one of the select few cricketers in the modern game to be called up by India for a white-ball series against South Africa at home earlier this year.

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Mukesh Kumar’s cricketing career so far

Mukesh chose to pursue a career in sports after falling in love with the game at a young age. At the age of 21, he was noticed by former Bengal pacer and bowling coach Ranadeb Bose at a trials programme held by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) back in 2014.

In 2015, he would go on to make his first-class and List A debuts. The following year, he would play his first T20, and ever since, he has been a constant for Bengal. In 33 first-class matches to date, Mukesh has taken 123 wickets at an extremely outstanding 21.49, including six five-wicket hauls. In List A and T20 cricket, he has taken 26 and 25 wickets, with a 7.20 economy in the latter.

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Regarding his recent white-ball performance, he took nine wickets at a strike rate of 25.11 during the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022–2023 and six wickets at a cost of 7 during Bengal’s journey to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy quarterfinals in 2022.

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