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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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