Father: Shrikant Kushagra
Kumar Kushagra is a young wicketkeeper batter from Bokaro, Jharkhand. Born in October 2004, he is just 21 years old but has already made headlines in the IPL. He bats right-handed and keeps wickets for his teams. In the IPL 2024 auction, Delhi Capitals bought him for a huge sum of 7.2 crore rupees. He did not get many chances to bat there. Later, Gujarat Titans picked him up for 65 lakh in the IPL 2025 auction. Even though he did not play a match that season, the team kept him for 2026. Kushagra has also represented Jharkhand in domestic cricket and played for India’s Under-19 team.
| Batting & Fielding | ||||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| FC | 33 | 52 | 1 | 2113 | 266 | 41.43 | 3547 | 59.57 | 5 | 5 | 237 | 34 | 53 | 15 |
| List A | 37 | 32 | 8 | 1276 | 143* | 53.16 | 1330 | 95.93 | 2 | 9 | 93 | 50 | 36 | 3 |
| T20s | 32 | 30 | 6 | 676 | 86* | 28.16 | 464 | 145.68 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 37 | 24 | 3 |
| Bowling | ||||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w | |
| FC | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| List A | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| T20s | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Kumar Kushagra is a wicketkeeper batter. He keeps wickets behind the stumps and also bats right-handed.
He has been part of two IPL teams so far. First, he played for Delhi Capitals. Later, he joined Gujarat Titans.
Delhi Capitals bought him for a big amount of 7.2 crore rupees ahead of the IPL 2024 season.
Yes, he plays for Jharkhand in domestic cricket. He has also represented India at the Under-19 level.
He comes from Bokaro, a city in the state of Jharkhand.
He was born on October 23, 2004, which makes him 21 years old.
