Two former Tripura players in US squad for T20 WC, one to play for Kenya

Two players, Milind Kumar and Harmeet Singh, who represented the Tripura Ranji team, were selected in the US squad for the upcoming 2024 T20 World Cup and Tripura Cricket Association joint secretary Jayanta Dey spoke about the performance of the players for his status in national cricket and his rise on the international circuit. As many as two cricketers who played for the Tripura Ranji team in domestic cricket are now set to play in the T20 World Cup as part of the United States international cricket teams, while one will play for the Kenyan national team.

Jayanta Dey told ANI that the three played for the Tripura Ranji team in different seasons. According to Dey, Milind Kumar and Harmeet Singh will play for the USA, while Tanmay Mishra is in the Kenyan squad.

Kumar scored 1,331 runs in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season and later migrated to the US in search of better opportunities.

Both Kumar and Singh have moved permanently to the US, while Tanmay Mishra has dual citizenship in Kenya and India. As a result, players Kumar and Singh are eligible to be selected in the US T20I squad for the T20 World Cup, which begins on June 2 in the US and West Indies. The USA will compete against India on June 12.

Harmeet played a crucial role in Australia’s Under-19 World Cup-winning Indian team in 2012. Unmukt Chand, Harmeet’s team captain, who also moved to the US to play in the Major Cricket League, was unexpectedly left out from the squad, while Corey Anderson, a former New Zealand all-rounder, was selected.

“Harmeet Singh and Milind Kumar, who are now selected for the USA international team, played for the Tripura Ranji team, played for Tripura in different seasons. Harmeet Singh played for Tripura for two consecutive seasons from 2018-19. Milind Kumar for another played by the Tripura team in 2019-20 and 2020-21. They have moved to the USA and are now suppressing the USA in international cricket. .Harmeet Singh was also part of the Indian under-19 team,” Jayanta Dey told ANI.

Dey said Mishra got the opportunity to play for both countries because his father is Indian and his mother is Kenyan. He also added that the player played for the Tripura Ranji team in 2019-20.

“Mishra’s father is Indian but his mother is from Kenya, so he got the opportunity to play for both countries. He debuted in international cricket for Kenya in the year 2006. He played for the Tripura Ranji team in 2019-20. he played in the Sanhati Club’s local league and scored over 1,000 runs that season. He was then picked up by the Ranji team,” Dey told ANI.

The Tripura Cricket Association wished all the best to the players who got a great opportunity.

The ninth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which will be a 20-team event, will take place in the USA and West Indies from June 1 to 29.

United States: Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor and Shayan Jahangir.

Reserve players: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Yasir Mohammad.