Sudhesan Midhun

Sudhesan Midhun (born 7 October 1994) is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a right handed batter and right-handed legbreak googly bowler.^[1]

Sudhesan Midhun

Personal information
Born	(1994-10-07) 7 October 1994 (age 29) Kayamkulam, Kerala, India
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak googly
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018–present	Kerala
2018–2019	Rajasthan Royals
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 1 5 23 Runs scored 0 13 23 Batting average – 6.50 5.75 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 0 13 17 Balls bowled 110 258 500 Wickets 3 5 23 Bowling average 17.00 38.40 24.56 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/51 3/56 4/5 Catches/stumpings 0/0 0/0 4/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 February 2022

Early life

Midhun hails from Pullukulangara, near Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district of Kerala. His father, Sudhesan is a grocery shop owner. Midhun starred playing cricket at the age of 13 and has trained in Shot Cricket Club, Kandalloor and Travancore Cricket Academy, Kayamkulam.^[2]

Domestic career

In 2018, he picked up a hat-trick against Andhra Pradesh in the Under-23 BCCI tourney.^[3]

Midhun made his Twenty20 debut for Kerala in the 2017-18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 11 January 2018 against Andhra Pradesh.^[4] He made his List A debut for Kerala in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 7 February 2018 against Bengal.^[5] He made his first-class debut on 17 December 2019, for Kerala in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy against Bengal.^[6]

He was the joint-highest wicket-taker of Kerala in the 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy bagging eight wickets from 6 matches.^[7]

Indian Premier League

On 28 January 2018, he was signed by Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 Indian Premier League auction for ₹20 lakh.^[8] In 2019 Indian Premier League, he made his IPL debut for Rajasthan against Kolkata Knight Riders.^[9] He was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.^[10][11]

International career

He was one of the seven reserve players for India's series against West Indies in 2022.^[12]

References

1. "Sudhesan Midhun". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
2. "Everything you need to know about Sudhesan Midhun, Rajasthan Royal's latest IPL debutant". Cricket Country. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
3. "Sudhesan Midhun - Cricbuzz profile". Cricbuzz.
4. "South Zone, Visakhapatnam, Jan 11 2018, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
5. "Group B, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Nadaun, Feb 7 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
6. "Elite, Group A, Ranji Trophy at Thumba, Dec 17-20 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
7. "Records / Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2021/22 - Kerala / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo.
8. "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
9. "IPL 2019, RR vs KKR: Harry Gurney makes debut for Kolkata; Prashant Chopra, Sudhesan Midhun in playing XI for Rajasthan". Indian Express.
10. "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
11. "IPL Auction: Complete list of players released and retained by teams". The Times of India. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
12. K, Paul Abraham (2 February 2022). "From Alappuzha to Team India set-up, Midhun's hard work pays off". On Manorama. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

External links

• Sudhesan Midhun at ESPNcricinfo