Former Indian captain Sourav gangules said Mukesh Kumar is an excellent pitch and is someone who fits all formats. 31 -year -old Mukesh was omitted from the Indian test group for the Fivematch series against England and after the performance for India.
Pacer took three goals in his only unofficial test versus England Lions at St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, yet he could not find a place in the group, even as an injury. Just two days before the first test against England, Mukesh posted the story of a cryptic instagram That sounds: “Karma is preparing.
Gangules, when he talked about this matter, said Mukesh, who is a consistent artist in the domestic circuit, deserves more opportunities.
“Mukesh should definitely play. Under these conditions, it is an excellent fast pitch. He is constantly taking goals in the home cricket and deserving a chance,” Ganguly said today in an exclusive interview of India.
Mukesh Kumar must be patient
Gangules also expressed hope that Mukesh would be selected for the upcoming Asia Cup, which is to be held in the United Arab Emirates from 9 to 28 September.
“Since there is no test cricket at the moment, we will see if it is selected for the T20 or the Asian Cup. It is a pitch that can play in all formats. Its time will come – it must be patient,” the ganguly added.
Mukesh was born in 1993 and made his debut in the first cricket in October 2015 and in 201920 made a breakthrough season in 201920, including the sixteenwickets in the semifinals. In 2023, Delhi Capitals (DC) signed it at 5.5Crore RS in the Premier League Indian (IPL) 2025.
In the area of 14 days from July to August 2023, ODI and T20i against West Indies have been debut and since then has taken goals across all formats in respectable diameters. Mukesh has 7 goals in the three tests he has played so far.
As for the ODI, Mukesh has 5 goals out of six matches and in the T20is he got 20 scalp for his name from 17 matches. Mukesh last played the game for India last July during a tour of Zimbabwe.
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Published on:
August 6, 2025
