Bidding for IPL will be held on 24th and 25th November.
This time IPL is going to be special for Jharkhand. Eight players from the state can be seen in IPL 2025. In this, one is Kumar Kushagra who broke the record of Pakistani batsman Javed Miandad and the other is Sushant Mishra, son of a salesman.
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The third player has a different identity not only in Jharkhand but in the entire country. He is the country’s first tribal player Robin Minz.
Apart from this, bids will be made for Ishan Kishan, Anukul Rai, Utkarsh Singh, Virat Singh and Ravi Yadav. Among them, cricketers Ishan Kishan and Anukul Rai may play from Jharkhand, but are from outside. Among these, Ishan Kishan’s base price is the highest at Rs 2 crore. The remaining player’s money is Rs 30 lakh.
Robin could not play IPL even after being sold last time
Last time Robin was bought by Gujarat Titans for Rs 3.6 crore. But he was injured in a road accident. Due to this he stayed away from IPL.
Similarly, Delhi Capitals had given a huge amount of Rs 7.2 crore to Kumar Kushagra. Talking about Sushant Mishra, Gujarat Titans had given Rs 2.2 crore in the last auction.
First tribal IPL player from Jharkhand
The country’s first tribal cricketer is Robin Minz. He is a resident of Pandan Toli of Raidih block of Gumla district, about 150 kilometers from Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand. Robin Minz’s entire family currently lives in Namkum, Ranchi.
Robin’s father Francis Xavier Minz is retired from the army. Currently working as a guard in Birsa Munda Airport. Whereas, mother Alice Minj is a housewife. Robin’s father Francis Xavier Minz is the youngest of four brothers. But he keeps coming to Pandantoli village. Robin’s entire family has served in the Indian Army.
After being selected for training in England, he met CM Hemant Soren. (file photo)
Robin Minz’s passion for cricket starts from Gumla. He has played many matches in the village grounds. From here, he practiced continuously for eight years and traveled till IPL. He has played many district games on the district label. Also has represented the district at the state level. During the Under-19 open trials in the year 2020-21, he scored 60 runs in his very first try match. After this, he scored a double century while playing for Jharkhand Under-23 team. Then scored 130 runs against Vidarbha. It is because of these innings that Robin has reached here today.
Father is a salesman, considers cricket as God
Sushant Mishra, who lives in Kathal Mor area of ​​Ranchi, considers cricket as God. Her father Sameer Mishra is a salesman by profession. While mother Mamta Mishra is a housewife. Regarding his son’s journey till IPL, the father says that he treats cricket as God, not a game. This was the reason that even if he got injured or fell ill during the game, he was still seen in the playground.
He says that he used to spend the same amount of time playing sports even when he was injured or ill. Even when the coach used to say that you need to rest, why did you come, then he used to say that I will be bored at home, so I come here. He always said that I have to be number one.
According to information received from parents, he has been fond of cricket since childhood. Keeping this in view, we sent Shashikant Pathak to Argora Coaching. In the year 2012-13 he started playing for Ranchi District. This year he participated in the tournament held in Kharagpur. This was his first tournament as a player.
Cricketer Sushant Mishra with his father Sudhir Mishra and mother Mamta. (file photo)
He tells that he started playing under-14 when he was 13 years old. Similarly, by the time he was 14, he started playing under-16. This sequence continued further. According to his father, the journey of cricket has been continuous. India remained in A team and B team. He tells that Sushant has got the company of Rahul Dravid. Kushagra has broken the record of Pakistani batsman Javed Miandad
Kumar Kushagra, resident of Jamshedpur, is emerging rapidly in the cricket world. He is a wicketkeeper-batsman. Kushagra’s ancestral home is in Wajidpur, Barh in Patna district, but his family has been living in Jamshedpur for the last 30 years. Kumar Kushagra did his early education from Loyola School, Bistupur, Jamshedpur. He is currently pursuing his graduation from JKS College, Mango, affiliated to Kolhan University.
In the last IPL, Delhi Capitals had spent Rs 7.20 crore on him. Kumar Kushagra, who became famous on the internet after making a huge bid of Rs 7.20 crore in IPL 2024, had already made his mark in the cricket world. His historic innings played against Nagaland in the pre-quarterfinals of the 2022 Ranji Trophy brought him into the limelight.
In this match, Kushagra made the record of becoming the youngest person to achieve this feat in first class cricket by scoring 266 runs at the age of just 17 years and 141 days. Earlier this record was in the name of Pakistan’s legendary batsman Javed Miandad, who had played an inning of 250 runs at the age of 17 years and 311 days.
Know these players also
Ishan Kishan, batsman
Born in Patna, Bihar, Ishan Kishan started playing cricket at the age of seven. Ishan Kishan was nominated as the captain of the Indian team for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his international debut against England in March 2021.
Virat Singh, batsman
Young cricketer Virat Singh, resident of Jamshedpur Sonari, made his debut in first class cricket at the age of 17. Virat’s elder brother Vishal Singh is also a cricketer. Virat Singh is the youngest among three brothers. Virat is a left-handed batsman who plays in the middle order.
Anukul Roy, all-rounder
Anukul Sudhakar Roy currently plays for Jharkhand. He is originally from Samastipur, Bihar. He is a left arm spinner and also bats well. According to Anukul’s father Sudhakar Roy, during the match with England’s Junior Colts team in Mumbai, Rahul Dravid noticed Anukul and he got entry in Junior Team India.
Utkarsh Singh, all-rounder
Utkarsh Singh, who plays from Jharkhand, is originally from Assam. In domestic cricket, Utkarsh Singh has scored 737 runs in 18 first class matches for Jharkhand, while his innings of 114 runs is the best. While 25 wickets are also registered in his name. He has 230 runs and 16 wickets in his name in 14 matches of the ODI tournament, in which he has also scored a century.
Ravi Yadav, leg spinner
Ravi Yadav, resident of Bokaro, is an excellent bowler. He has expertise in leg spin. Currently playing for Jharkhand team.
