Anukul Roy
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| Full name | Anukul Sudhakar Roy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 November 1998 Seraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18–present | Jharkhand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2021 | Mumbai Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-present | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anukul Sudhakar Roy (Maithili: अनुकूल सुधाकर रॉय; born 30 November 1998) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Jharkhand and Kolkata Knight Riders. In December 2017, he was named in India's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[1] He was the joint highest wicket taker in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2]
He was born into a Maithil family in Seraikela Kharsawan in the state of Jharkhand.[3][4] His family hails from Rosera, Samastipur district in the Mithila region of Bihar.[5]
He made his List A debut for Jharkhand in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 8 February 2018.[6] He made his first-class debut for Jharkhand in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 1 November 2018.[7] He was the leading wicket-taker for Jharkhand in the tournament, with 30 dismissals in nine matches.[8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Jharkhand in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019.[9] In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[10]
In February 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[11] He made his debut for his new side against RR on 2 May 2022.[12] He won the 2024 Indian Premier League title with them.
References
- ↑ "Prithvi Shaw to lead India in Under-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ↑ "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2017/18 Cricket Team Records & Stats - ESPNcricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ↑ "Anukul Roy Profile". Mumbai Indians. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ↑ "Anukul Roy Profile - Cricket Player India | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 August 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ↑ "Under-19 World Cup: Bihar govt to felicitate Samastipur's Anukul Roy". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ "Group D, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Secunderabad, Feb 8 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ↑ "Elite, Group C, Ranji Trophy at Ranchi, Nov 1-4 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Jharkhand: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ "Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Krishna, Feb 21 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ↑ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ↑ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ↑ Sportstar, Team. "KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2022 updates: Umesh gets Padikkal early after Kolkata elects to bowl". Sportstar. Retrieved 2 May 2022.