Rohan Kunnummal

Rohan Sushil Kunnummal (born 10 May 1998) is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed opening batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler.[1]

In this Indian name, the toponymic surname is Kunnummal. It is not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rohan.

Rohan Kunnummal
Personal information
Full nameRohan Susil Kunnummal
Born (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998
Palakkad, Kerala, India
BattingRight-hand batsman
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleOpening batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentKerala (squad no. 10)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 4 9 11
Runs scored 425 303 330
Batting average 106.25 33.66 36.66
100s/50s 3/1 0/2 0/3
Top score 129 85 56*
Catches/stumpings 3/0 2/0 3/0
Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2022

Early life

Rohan was born on 10 May 1998 in Palakkad district of Kerala[2] to Sushil S. Kunnummal, an entrepreneur and Krishna M, a Bank Manager. He has a younger sister, Jitha.[3] He was brought up on Koyilandi, Kozhikode.[2]

He was initially trained under his father, a cricket enthusiast and former cricketer. From the age of nine, he is training under coach Santhosh Kumar at Sussex cricket academy, Kozhikode.[4] He pursued a B.A. degree in English literature from Malabar Christian College, Kozhikode.[5]

Youth and domestic career

Youth cricket

Rohan is an attacking opening batsman. He has represented Kerala in U-14, U-16, U-19 and U-25 competitions.[4] He was the highest scorer for Kerala U-19 team in the 2016-17 Vinoo Mankad Trophy inter-state tournament including a 162 against Goa.[6][7] He scored a total of 464 runs in the 2016-17 Cooch Behar Trophy including an unbeaten 253* against Delhi U-19 team.[8] He has represented India Green in the U-19 NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2016–17.[9][10]

His performances in Cooch Behar Trophy and Vinoo Mankad Trophy gained Rohan a spot in India under-19 cricket team squad to play the five-match one-day series against England under-19 cricket team starting on 30 January 2017.[9] But he was later removed from the squad as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to let only those players who would be eligible to play the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup to take part in the series.[11][12]

Senior debut

He made his List A debut for Kerala in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 3 March 2017.[13] He made his Twenty20 debut for Kerala in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 28 February 2019.[14] He made his first-class debut on 19 January 2020, for Kerala in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.[15]

2021-22 season

Rohan featured in the Kerala XI for 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after an injury to veteran Robin Uthappa[16] and finished the tournamet as Kerala's second-highest run-scorer, hitting 168 runs from 5 matches including two half-centuries.[17] He continued his good form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy season that followed scoring 264 runs from 6 matches and top-scored the Kerala batters.[18]

Rohan scored his maiden first class century against Meghalaya in the opening day of the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy.[19] In the next match against Gujarat, he scored centuries in both the innings' becoming the second Kerala batter after Sambasiva Sarma to achieve the feat. He also became the first Kerala player to score three consecutive hundreds in Ranji Trophy.[20]

References
  1. "Rohan Kunnummal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. "ബാറ്റുകൊണ്ട് വിസ്മയം തീര്‍ക്കുന്ന അമ്മ ദിനത്തിലെ കുട്ടി". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 10 May 2020.
  3. "Susil. S. Kunnummal, Modicare-Success Story". Cochin Herald. 5 December 2019.
  4. Narayanan, S (21 January 2017). "Rohan keen to fulfill dad's dream". Times of India.
  5. "നിവിൻ പോളിയുടെ 1983 എന്റെ കഥ തന്നെ: രോഹന്‍ കുന്നുമ്മല്‍". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam).
  6. "Vinoo Mankad Trophy Inter State Tournament 2016/17 Batting statistics".
  7. "In pursuit of realising father's cricketer dream, young Rohan soldiers on". The New Indian Express.
  8. "Cooch Behar Trophy 2016-17 Batting statistics".
  9. "Rohan Kunnummal included in U-19 team for ODI series against England". Mathrubhumi.
  10. "Rohan S Kunnumal and Daryl S Ferrario selected for the Paytm Under 19 Challenger Trophy". Kerala Cricket Association. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  11. "Rohan Kunnummal loses opportunity to play for India U-19". Times of India.
  12. "പ്രായം തടസ്സമായി; കളിക്കാനാകാതെ രോഹന്‍ മടങ്ങി". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  13. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group B: Kerala v Tamil Nadu at Bhubaneswar, Mar 3, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  14. "Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Krishna, Feb 28 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  15. "Elite, Group A, Ranji Trophy at Thumba, Jan 19-22 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  16. Holders Tamil Nadu face Sanju-led Kerala test  Express News Service | Published: 18th November 2021
  17. "Records / Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2021/22 - Kerala / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  18. "Records / Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2021/22 - Kerala / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  19. Ajith Kumar, P.K. (17 February 2022). "Ranji Trophy: Edhen, Rohan help take Kerala take control". SportStar. Rajkot: The Hindu. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  20. "Ranji Trophy: Rohan Kunnummal steers Kerala home with record ton". The Times of India. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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