SAURABH KUMAR IPL Career

A 28 year old Indian cricketer, Saurabh Kumar has risen from the lowest and is progressing to achieve amazing heights of success. He is a domestic player for the state of Uttar Pradesh and made a 2017 IPL debut with Rising Pune Supergiants and is currently playing for Punjab Kings. 

Early life

Born and brought up in a rather small town of Uttar Pradesh, Saurabh Kumar was furious about sports from the earliest phase of his life. Many people do not know that he was once employed in the Indian Air Force and took fitness very seriously.

However, later he pulled back from this direction and decided to move his career in the direction of cricket. 

Career

His career saw its sunrise on 2016, 8th January when his T20 debut was made in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. To everybody’s surprise, he picked out the most wickets and gained recognition from that point onwards. Further, he was also an important player in the 2017- 2018 Ranji Trophy, Uttar Pradesh.

As mentioned earlier, Rising Pune Supergiants roped him for the IPL season of 2017 for 10 lakhs. He did not get the fortunate chance to play in any match, but marked his talent in the following Duleep Trophy, by being the highest wicket taker. 

Further, for about 65 runs in a match, Kumar broke all the records by taking 14 wickets in the Ranji Trophy match against Haryana. Following this, he was also selected in the India Blue Team squad for the Duleep Trophy in 2019-2020. 

His primary achievement was getting featured as one of the top five (net)  bowlers in India’s test matches against England in 2021, month of January. Conclusively, Saurabh Kumar was auctioned by Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League season of 2021 for 20 lakhs. This big break for him is sure to bring him the best of all opportunities and fortune.

Although he has not yet made an international debut, we expect him to make one soon, given his amazing performance in the previous matches. 

Physical Appearance

Saurabh can be seen as having a well built physical stature, perfectly appropriate for a sporty profession. He is very regular in his fitness regime and tries to follow a healthy diet for a healthy mind. 

He believes in giving his best performance on field, and pulls all the strings for implementing this belief.

Some additional information about his physical stats is mentioned here: 

Age: 28 years

Height: Not available

Weight: Not available

Chest size: Not available

Waist size: Not available

Biceps size: Not available

Skin Colour: Dusky

Eye colour: Black

Hair colour: Black

Personal life

Saurabh Kumar was born on 1st May 1993 and will be turning 28 this year. He was born in a small town of Uttar Pradesh, India, Baghpat. Although no information is available about his immediate family members including his mother, father, or siblings, we presume that he is having a good time with them.

Further, we know that Saurabh Kumar is unmarried but has managed to maintain silence about his love life, and so will we. 

Here are some more details mentioned about his personal life that you would want to give a look at. 

Nickname: None

Date of birth: 1 May 1993

Place of birth: Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, India

Zodiac sign: Taurus

Religion: Not available

Caste: Not available

Coach/ Mentor: Not available

Jersey number: Not available

Income

Saurabh Kumar’s net worth is somewhere between $ 1 million to $ 5 million (as of 2020). A major chunk of his total income comes from his extraordinary performances in domestic matches and selection in IPL teams. 

While no information is known about his possessions like a house, or cars, we can definitely brief you about his IPL earnings as of now.

His very first IPL debut was for the Pune team in 2017, as they bought him for INR 10 lakhs. Although, he did not feature in a single game that year because of reasons that are not known. 

For the prevailing season of the Indian Premier League, 2021, Punjab Kings auctioned for this player and the auction successfully closed at INR 20 lakhs. He had been playing pretty well this year. 

We are looking forward to seeing Saurabh Kumar in a more spectacular form in the coming IPL seasons and eagerly await for him to debut in international cricket. 

Social Media

According to sources, Saurabh Kumar is speculated to have a social media account only on 1 platform, i.e, Instagram. But, we have found a lot about his life from his official instagram account, the link of which will be posted right below this section. 

His instagram bio reads ‘a proud (indian flag) cricketer’ and he has mentioned the official page of UP cricket association marking his roots from the state.

With an active account of about 12.9k instagram followers, Saurabh Kumar maintains a stable profile sharing regular updates from his cricket insights, both on field and in the pavilion. 

You can also be a part of his insta family of 13 k followers, by clicking on the attached link below. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rsaurabhkumar22/?hl=en

Hobbies and more

A fitness freak, Saurabh Kumar has hobbies that are also closely associated with the game, i.e, sports. It is his only inclination towards sports that has allowed him to bend his ways and choose cricket as a career for life.

Further, from his social media profiles, we can also presume that Saurabh Kumar loves to travel a lot, hangs out with friends, shares a great connection with his fellow cricketers, and also has a slight interest in photography. 

Also, he admires the gifts of his fans, and it is evident by a post he shared on his profile.

We wish this young player good luck for his future endeavours!