Kamlesh Nagarkoti
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| Full name | Kamlesh Lachham Nagarkoti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 December 1999 Barmer, Rajasthan, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18–present | Rajasthan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Delhi Capitals (squad no. 5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 26 February 2017 Rajasthan v Mumbai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20 debut | 26 September 2020 KKR v Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 February 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kamlesh Lachham Nagarkoti (born 28 December 1999) is an Indian cricketer.[2][3] He made his List A debut for Rajasthan in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 26 February 2017.[4] Two days later, he took the first-ever hat-trick for Rajasthan in List A cricket, in the Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Gujarat.[5]
Nagarkoti's father was a subedar in the Indian Army. He utilized his retirement corpus to buy a one-bedroom apartment in Jaipur so his son could learn to play cricket. Nagarkoti's childhood coach was Surendra Singh Rathod.[6]
In December 2017, he was named in India's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7] In January 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2018 IPL auction for ₹3.2 crores.[8][9] However, he did not play a match due to injury concerns. Despite that, he was retained for the next season. Just ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League he was again ruled out of the tournament due to back injury.[10]
In November 2019, he was named in India's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[11] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2020 Indian Premier League on 26 September 2020.[12]
On 26 October 2020, Nagarkoti was named as one of four additional bowlers to travel with the India cricket team for their tour to Australia.[13] However, on 9 November 2020, Nagarkoti, was ruled out of the tour due to the management of his workload.[14]
In February 2022, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[15] He made his first-class debut on 24 February 2022, for Rajasthan in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Snehal Pradhan (5 January 2018), "ICC U-19 World Cup 2018: With deceptive pace and ability to reverse swing, Kamlesh Nagarkoti is key to India's fortunes", Firstpost. Retrieved 13 October 2022. "While he may not be as tall as Ishan Porel, or doesn't swing the ball as much as Shivam Mavi, he generates surprising arm-speed with his 5’8’’ frame, like the smaller gear that turns faster."
- ^ "Kamlesh Nagarkoti". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "IPL 2020 - Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi head line-up of exciting uncapped Indian bowlers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group C: Mumbai v Rajasthan at Chennai, Feb 26, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Nagarkoti's hat-trick fires Rajasthan to narrow win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "'I sat inside the washroom when my bidding was on'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Prithvi Shaw to lead India in Under-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "U19 World Cup stars snapped up in IPL auction". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Sportstar, Team. "Injured Kamlesh Nagarkoti to miss IPL again". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "India Under-23s Squad". Time of India. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "8th Match (N), Abu Dhabi, Sep 26 2020, Indian Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Team India's T20I, ODI and Test squads for Tour of Australia announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Updates- India's Tour of Australia". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Elite, Group E, Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 - 27 2022, Ranji Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2022.