In IPL 2022, Mukesh Kumar was one of the net bowlers for Delhi Capitals. India A will be playing New Zealand A in three four-day games and three one-day matches.
It was sometime in 2014 that Cricket Association of Bengal had arranged for 바카라Open Trials바카라 for its ambitious flagship project 바카라Vision 2020바카라. Hundreds had turned up on each day of the trials at the Eden Gardens with bowling coach Ranadeb Bose and cricket director Jaydeep Mukherjee in charge of nets. (More Cricket News)
There was an announcer who would call up aspirants' (batter and bowlers) name on a loudspeaker and they would head towards the nets. 바카라I was playing for a first division club Shibpur Institute and that season, we were fighting to save relegation,바카라 Mukesh recounted.
바카라I remember it was a crucial game that but I wanted to chance my luck at the trials,바카라 said Mukesh, who could paint a vivid imagery of that afternoon which changed a lot of things and has now culminated into his maiden India A call-up.
바카라I used to get paid peanuts as it wasn't one of the rich clubs. So there would be days when I would play two to three 바카라khep바카라 games to supplement my income,바카라 said the man from Bihar바카라s Gopalgunj who made Kolkata his adopted home.
For the uninitiated, 바카라khep바카라 in Bengal means playing unauthorized private club games, mainly tennis ball tourneys where you could be paid between Rs 500 to Rs 5000 for a game. 바카라That day, I was determined to give that trial and see if the track of my career changed. But it could have been completely different had Rano sir (Bose) not been there,바카라 he remembered.
바카라Since I was among the last few in queue, I told the guy before me that I want to relieve myself and hence just keep my place as I would be back from washroom. I came back after 10 minutes (from Eden centre strip to gallery washroom takes time) and suddenly there wasn't anyone. Rano sir and Jaydeep sir were standing and I told them I have come for trials.
바카라They checked my name and I saw a red cross against my name as announcer called multiple times and I wasn't there. I pleaded and Rano sir gave me an old SG Test and told me to bowl,바카라 Mukesh narrated like a pro.
바카라I bowled an inswinging Yorker and batter lost his balance. Rano sir went to Jaydeep sir and I saw the red cross turn into red tick. That day led to this day,바카라 said the man, who has been Bengal's most consistent red ball bowler.
While he had passion for cricket, Gopalganj in Bihar is known for sending its men to CRPF and Indian Army. 바카라I had appeared for CRPF exams thrice but probably cricket was my calling and I could never bring myself to believe that I needed the job.바카라
By 2012, he had completed his B. Com and his father, who was a cab driver, called him to Kolkata. Mukesh had first gone to Kalighat club but they had Ashok Dinda playing for them with a set team. He was pretty quick compared to 2nd division quicks and often the edges off his outswinger won't be caught by slip fielders as they found it difficult to get their hands out of pocket on chilly mornings.
But once he got through trials things started looking up for him. Once his medical tests were done, he was found to be malnourished as he didn't have proper diet which was difficult to arrange for his dad, who had by then got three of his four daughters married.
바카라I was youngest of the six but we had severe financial problems. It was Rano, who spoke to then CAB secretary Sourav Ganguly, who arranged for my stay at Eden Gardens and my diet was taken care of," he recalled those hard days as he spoke from his apartment in Dum Dum, where he has recently moved in after five good first class season.
바카라I had come through the ranks having played Buchi Babu and then waited for my turn. The endeavor would be to keep working hard,바카라 the 28-year-old, who has 100 first class wickets from 27 games, said.
This year, he was one among the net bowlers of Delhi Capitals but what most coaches like about him is his ability to pick up top wickets.
바카라With Mukesh, we know that bulk of his wickets will be from top five and not tail-enders. He has tremendous control with both new and old ball,바카라 said Bengal's assistant coach Sourasish Lahiri. Also, the fact that he had faced lot of hard times also made him a tough cookie.
바카라When Bengal was having a dream season in 2019-20 where we played finals, I was struggling with my father's failing health. I would train in the morning and attend him at the hospital during evenings. But he passed away due to brain hemorrhage,바카라 he said.
However, his father would have been proud to know that Mukesh got his fourth sister married. But he would have been the happiest to find Mukesh get a national level call up albeit a notch below senior team.
For someone who played serious cricket only after graduation (21 years), Mukesh has experienced a really sharp rise and he now gets to share new ball with a Prasidh Krishna in one of the games against New Zealand A.