Anukul Roy

Anukul Roy

Indian AllRounder
T20 ALL TIME STATS
657 Runs
150.34 S/R
21.19 Avg
37 W
7.13 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Anukul Sudhakar Roy
Date of Birth November 30, 1998
Age 25 Years
Nationality Indian
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Current Team(s)
Role All-rounder
Batting Style Left-hand Bat
Bowling Style Slow Left-arm Orthodox
Past Team(s)
Jersey No. 06
Family Shri Sudhakar Roy (Father)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
ASM vs JHR 0 0 0 0 0 10 36 1 3.60
UP vs JHR 91 44 8 7 206.82 4 32 1 8.00
DEL vs JHR 27 20 3 1 135.00 2 10 1 5.00
HAR vs JHR 2 5 0 0 40.00 1 6 1 6.00
ARP vs JHR 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 4 4.25

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
T20s 58 44 657 437 13 21.19 150.34 0 1 91 51 32 30 0
LISTAs 48 37 921 1002 7 30.70 91.91 0 4 96 67 35 22 0
FIRSTCLASS 37 59 1607 2714 4 29.21 59.21 4 7 153 165 32 28 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
T20s 58 56 172.3 1231 37 33.27 7.13 4/17 0 0
LISTAs 48 46 327.4 1556 43 36.18 4.74 4/31 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 37 61 1014.0 2960 109 27.15 2.91 10/130 4 1

Anukul Roy News

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[Watch] Arshdeep Singh gives a cold stare to Anukul Roy after a double blow during PBKS vs KKR in IPL 2023 [Watch] Arshdeep Singh gives a cold stare to Anukul Roy after a double blow during PBKS vs KKR in IPL 2023
[Watch] Arshdeep Singh gives a cold stare to Anukul Roy after a double blow during PBKS vs KKR in IPL 2023
Ishan Kishan's 94-ball 173 powers Jharkhand to 422/9 in Vijay Hazare Trophy Ishan Kishan's 94-ball 173 powers Jharkhand to 422/9 in Vijay Hazare Trophy
Ishan Kishan's 94-ball 173 powers Jharkhand to 422/9 in Vijay Hazare Trophy
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IPL 2020: 3 uncapped Indian left-arm spinners to watch out for

Anukul Roy: A Brief Biography

ICC U19 Cricket World Cup - India v Papua New Guinea
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2018 - India vs Papua New Guinea (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Anukul Sudhakar Roy was born on November 30, 1998, and hails from Birha, a remote village in Bihar. The all-rounder is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler with the ball and comes in the final phase of an innings to get some quick runs for his side.

Roy started playing cricket in tennis-ball tournaments in Samastipur and relocated to Jamshedpur for better opportunities in cricket. The 25-year-old is an athletic fielder who has a powerful throwing arm, a dynamic lower-order batter and is a specialist bowler, a role similar to Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.

Anukul Roy: Along the Years

YearAgeAchievement
201819Played in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018
201819Won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018
201819Made Vijay Hazare Trophy debut for Jharkhand
201819Bought by Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakhs
201819Made Ranji Trophy debut for Jharkhand
201819Made Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy debut for Jharkhand
201920Made IPL debut against Chennai Super Kings
201920Won the Indian Premier League 2019
202021Won the Indian Premier League 2020
202223Bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 50 lakhs
202425Won the Indian Premier League 2024

Anukul Roy Records

  • Joint-highest wicket-taker in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018, along with Qais Ahmed (AFG U-19)

Anukul Roy Career

Though Anukul Roy has a fine domestic record, he has not gotten enough opportunities to break the deadlock at the top tier.

Anukul Roy Domestic Career

Anukul Roy, the player from Bihar was unable to participate in the Ranji Trophy as they haven’t contested in the tournament for the last 18 years. However, Roy, like his friend Ishan Kishan, moved to Jharkhand to pursue his dream of playing in the Ranji Trophy.

He made his domestic debuts across all formats for Jharkhand and was impressive on his Ranji Trophy debut when he scored 80 runs in the first innings against Assam.

Anukul Roy IPL Career

Riding high on the euphoria of the U19 World Cup victory, it was natural that Anukul Roy would pick in the IPL. He came under the hammer in the 2018’s-Mega IPL auction and was snapped up by Mumbai Indians at his base price of Rs 20 lakh. With Krunal Pandya being the senior left-arm spinner in the side, Anukul had to wait for his turn but he did make his IPL debut in 2019 and picked up one wicket from the only game that he played.

Anukul Roy after winning IPL 2019 with Mumbai Indians (Image Credits: Anukul Roy's Instagram)
Anukul Roy after winning IPL 2019 with Mumbai Indians (Image Credits: Anukul Roy's Instagram)

Roy was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2022 mega auction. He currently represents the Knight Riders and won the title in the 2024 edition of the T20 extravaganza in purple colors.

Anukul Roy after getting his first IPL wicket for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022 (Image Credits: Kolkata Knight Riders' Instagram)
Anukul Roy after getting his first IPL wicket for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022 (Image Credits: Kolkata Knight Riders' Instagram)

Though he has not played many matches in the IPL, he has been an astute substitute fielder and has pulled off many stunning catches.

Anukul Roy taking a blinder for the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020 (Image Credits: Anukul Roy's Instagram)
Anukul Roy taking a blinder for the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020 (Image Credits: Anukul Roy's Instagram)

Anukul Roy Under-19 Career

Anukul Roy had represented Jharkhand Under-19s before making it into the Indian Team after catching the eye of Rahul Dravid. He made his debut for the U19 team on February 01, 2017, during England's tour to India.

He bowled 7 overs at the cost of 34 runs and scalped 3 wickets in the process. He followed that with another 3-wicket haul as India went on to win the 5-match series by the margin of 3-1. Roy made it into the U-19 team at the very last moment as an ankle injury forced him to miss the U-19 Challenger Trophy and U-19 Asia Cup in 2017.

Anukul Roy with India Under-19 head coach Rahul Dravid (Image Credits: Anukul Roy's Instagram)
Anukul Roy with India Under-19 head coach Rahul Dravid (Image Credits: Anukul Roy's Instagram)

But Rahul Dravid’s faith in him earned him a place in the traveling final squad as he was directly included after completing his rehab process. Roy picked the wicket of Jack Edwards in the first match of the campaign against Australia in the opening match. Following that was his maiden fifer at the international level as India thrashed Papua New Guinea by 10 wickets with 252 balls remaining.

ICC U19 Cricket World Cup - India v Papua New Guinea
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2018 - India vs Papua New Guinea (Image Credits: Getty Images)

He claimed 4 wickets in the 3rd match against Zimbabwe and a single wicket against Bangladesh in an economy of 2.80. Roy then scored 33 against Pakistan and claimed a wicket as India won the match and progressed to the finals.

In the final that took place on 3rd February, Roy scalped the important wickets of Jonathan Merlo and Param Uppal (34), the highest run-getters for Australia in the match. This match resulted in India getting the coveted trophy for the 4th time in history as Roy finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker of the tournament, with 14 wickets at an average of just 9.07, along with Afghanistan U-19 bowler Qais Ahmed.

Anukul Roy with the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 trophy (Image Credits: Anukul Roy's Instagram)
Anukul Roy with the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 trophy (Image Credits: Anukul Roy's Instagram)

FAQs on Anukul Roy

A. Anukul Roy made his IPL debut for the Mumbai Indians against Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2019.

A. Anukul Roy has played for the Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League so far.

A. Anukul Roy played for India U-19 in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2018.

A. Anukul Roy was part of the victorious India U-19 squad that won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup by defeating Australia U-19 in the final.

A. Anukul Roy played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024.