Rohan Kunnummal

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 name	Rohan Sushil Kunnummal
Born	(1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 26) Palakkad, Kerala, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Opening batter
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017–present	Kerala (squad no. 10)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 11 16 19 Runs scored 972 717 531 Batting average 57.17 55.15 33.18 100s/50s 4/4 2/3 1/4 Top score 143 134 103 Catches/stumpings 9/0 3/0 8/0
Source: Cricinfo, 16 July 2023

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

Early life

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

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

Career

Youth cricket

He has represented Kerala in U-14, U-16, U-19 and U-25 competitions.^[4][6] He scored a 162 against Goa in the 2016-17 Vinoo Mankad Trophy inter-state tournament playing for Kerala.^[7] He scored an unbeaten 253* against Delhi U-19 team in the 2016-17 Cooch Behar Trophy.^[8] He represented India Green in the 2016–17 U-19 Challenger Trophy.^[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.^[11] 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.^[12][13] He was part of the Indian U-19 side to play the Youth Test series against England U-19 held in February 2017.^[14]

Domestic career

In July 2017, he was named in Kerala's squad to play the KSCA Trophy.^[15] Rohan made his List A debut for Kerala in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 3 March 2017.^[16] He made his Twenty20 debut for Kerala in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 28 February 2019.^[17] He made his first-class debut on 19 January 2020, for Kerala in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.^[18]

He featured in the Kerala XI for 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after an injury to veteran Robin Uthappa^[19] and finished the tournament as Kerala's second-highest run-scorer, hitting 168 runs from 5 matches including two half-centuries.^[20] 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.^[21] He scored his maiden first class century against Meghalaya in the opening day of the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy.^[22] 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.^[23]

In August 2022, he was named in the South Zone's team for the 2022-23 Duleep Trophy.^[24] In his debut match for the team, he scored a century in the first innings and followed it with a half century in the second.^[25]

In November 2022, he earned his maiden call-up to India A team for Bangladesh tour.^[26]

Playing style

Rohan is an attacking opening batsman,^[4] who is particularly aggressive against spin bowling. Former Indian cricketer Tinu Yohannan noted him as a "match-winner" and praised his hand-eye coordination.^[27]

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. ജെ, ശരത് പ്രവീണ്‍ (20 January 2017). "നിവിൻ പോളിയുടെ 1983 എന്റെ കഥ തന്നെ: രോഹന്‍ കുന്നുമ്മല്‍". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam).
6. "I would like to play for Mumbai Indians if given a chance: Rohan Kunnummal [Interview]". CricTracker. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
7. "In pursuit of realising father's cricketer dream, young Rohan soldiers on". The New Indian Express. 27 October 2016.
8. Ajith Kumar, P.K. (28 February 2022). "Ranji Trophy: Rohan Kunnummal and the never-ending hundreds". Sportstar. Rajkot: The Hindu. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
9. "Rohan S Kunnumal and Daryl S Ferrario selected for the Paytm Under 19 Challenger Trophy". Kerala Cricket Association. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
10. "BCCI announces squads for U-19 Challenger Trophy". Cricket Country. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
11. "Rohan Kunnummal included in U-19 team for ODI series against England". Mathrubhumi. 20 January 2017.
12. S, Narayanan (30 January 2017). "Rohan Kunnummal loses opportunity to play for India U-19". The Times of India.
13. "പ്രായം തടസ്സമായി; കളിക്കാനാകാതെ രോഹന്‍ മടങ്ങി". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
14. "ഇംഗ്ലണ്ടിനെതിരായ ചതുര്‍ദിന പരമ്പര: ഇന്ത്യന്‍ അണ്ടര്‍-19 ടീമില്‍ മൂന്നു മലയാളികള്‍" [Three Keralites in India Under 19 team against England]. Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
15. S, Narayanan (17 July 2017). "Sachin Baby back in the hot seat for Kerala". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
16. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group B: Kerala v Tamil Nadu at Bhubaneswar, Mar 3, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
17. "Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Krishna, Feb 28 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
18. "Elite, Group A, Ranji Trophy at Thumba, Jan 19-22 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
19. "Holders Tamil Nadu face Sanju-led Kerala test". Express News Service. The New Indian Express. 18 November 2021.
20. "Records / Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2021/22 - Kerala / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
21. "Records / Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2021/22 - Kerala / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
22. Ajith Kumar, P.K. (17 February 2022). "Ranji Trophy: Edhen, Rohan help take Kerala take control". SportStar. Rajkot: The Hindu. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
23. "Ranji Trophy: Rohan Kunnummal steers Kerala home with record ton". The Times of India. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
24. "Duleep Trophy 2022-23 squads announced". BCCI. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
25. "ദുലീപ് ട്രോഫി: വീണ്ടും രോഹൻ തിളക്കം; ജയം മണത്ത് ദക്ഷിണ മേഖല". Madhyamam (in Malayalam). 17 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
26. "Pujara, Umesh in India A squad for Bangladesh tour; Kunnummal gets maiden call-up". ESPN Cricinfo.
27. "Rohan Kunnummal's India A call-up: Cricket-crazy dad's 15-year dream and dramatic Kerala comeback". Sportstar.

External links

• Rohan Kunnummal at ESPNcricinfo