IPL Auction: Father was a driver, son became a millionaire

IPL has changed the fortunes of many players, now some new names have been added to this list, and one of them is Mukesh Kumar.

In the IPL 2023 auction, Mukesh Kumar was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 5.50 crores.

Please tell that Mukesh Kumar's base price was Rs 20 lakh, while he got 27 times more.

Mukesh Kumar's journey to IPL and Team India has not been easy. Last season Mukesh was unsold.

Mukesh Kumar was born on 12 October 1993 in Bihar, his father was a driver.

Mukesh Kumar moved to Kolkata in 2012 to help his father. Here he started playing local matches.

Mukesh Kumar's father is no more in this world, he had a brain hemorrhage.

Mukesh Kumar's mother's name is Malti Devi and he has four elder sisters,

Mukesh Kumar started cricket with Bengal Ranji, and after that, he started playing for Kolkata.

Mukesh Kumar has taken 123 wickets in 33 first-class matches, during which he has taken 4 wickets in an innings 6 times and 5 wickets in an innings 6 times.

Mukesh Kumar has taken 26 wickets in 324 List A matches. Talking about T20, Mukesh has taken 25 wickets in 23 matches.