Nosthush Pradeep Kenjige (/ˈnoːstʊʃ prəˈdiːp ˈkendʒɪɡeː/, NOS-toosh KEN-jig-ay; born March 2, 1991) is an American professional cricketer who plays for MI New York of MLC and the United States national cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox bowler.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nosthusha Pradeep Kenjige |
| Born | March 2, 1991 Auburn, Alabama, United States |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Role | All-rounder |
| International information | |
| National side |
|
| ODI debut (cap 28) | 8 December 2019 v UAE |
| Last ODI | 2 November 2024 v Nepal |
| T20I debut (cap 30) | 7 April 2024 v Canada |
| Last T20I | 20 October 2024 v Nepal |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2021-2023 | Dallas Mustangs |
| 2023-present | MI New York |
| 2024 | MI Emirates |
| 2024-present | Michigan Cricket Stars |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 November 2024 | |
Personal life
editKenjige was born in Auburn, Alabama, where his father worked as an agricultural researcher at Tuskegee University. He and his family moved to India before he turned one, to Chikkamagaluru District in Karnataka, where his father runs a coffee farm. Kenjige studied in The Lawrence School, Lovedale where he represented the school cricket team across different age categories. Kenjige played university cricket in Bengaluru representing Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering. He moved back to the U.S. in 2015, first to Virginia and then to New York, where he found work as a Biomedical Engineer.[1]
International career
editHe made his debut for the U.S. national side in May 2017 in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in Uganda. In January 2018, he was named in the United States squad for the 2017–18 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[2] He made his List A debut for the United States against the Leeward Islands in the 2017–18 Regional Super50 on January 31, 2018.[3]
In August 2018, he was named in the United States' squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament in Morrisville, North Carolina.[4] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with twelve dismissals in six matches.[5] In October 2018, he was named in the United States' squads for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies and for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[6][7]
In February 2019, he was named in the United States' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates, but he did not play.[8][9] The matches were the first T20I fixtures to be played by the United States cricket team.[10] In April 2019, he was named in the United States cricket team's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[11]
In June 2019, he was named in a 30-man training squad for the United States cricket team, ahead of the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Bermuda.[12] The following month, he was one of twelve players to sign a three-month central contract with USA Cricket.[13] In September 2019, he was named in United States's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United States Tri-Nation Series.[14] In November 2019, he was named in the United States' squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[15]
In December 2019, he was named in the United States' One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.[16] He made his ODI debut for the United States, against the United Arab Emirates on December 8, 2019.[17]
In March 2024, he was named in the United States' squad for their T20I series against Canada.[18] He made his T20I debut for USA on 7 April 2024, against Canada.[19]
Franchise career
editIn June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Two vets and a kid". ESPNcricinfo. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "Two former India U-19s, ex-WI batsman Marshall named in USA squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Group B (D/N), Regional Super50 at Coolidge, Jan 31 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Team USA Squad Selected for ICC World T20 Americas' Qualifier". USA Cricket. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Americas Sub Regional Qualifier A, 2018: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ "Khaleel sacked, Netravalkar named captain for USA's Super50 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Hayden Walsh Jr, Aaron Jones in USA squad for WCL Division Three". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Xavier Marshall recalled for USA's T20I tour of UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ "Team USA squad announced for historic Dubai tour". USA Cricket. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ "USA name squad for first-ever T20I". International Cricket Council. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Former SA pacer Rusty Theron named in USA squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Five USA players get 12-month contracts; three pull out of Global T20 Canada". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Team USA Squad Announced for first ODI Series". USA Cricket. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Team USA Men's Squad Announced for return to Cricket West Indies Super50 tournament". USA Cricket. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Team USA Men's Squad Announced for ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series in UAE". USA Cricket. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Sharjah, Dec 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ "USA Cricket unveils squad for vital T20 International series in against Canada". USA Cricket. March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "1st T20I, Prairie View, April 07, 2024, Canada tour of United States of America". ESPNcricinfo. April 7, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ "All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft". USA Cricket. Retrieved June 11, 2021.