The Mumbai Indians have made two team changes against the Rajasthan Royals. Mumbai has included Tim David and southpaw Kumar Karthikeya Singh. Mumbai had given him a place in the squad in place of MP’s Mohammad Arshad Khan, who was ruled out this season due to injury. So let us know about the journey of Kumar Karthikeya Singh:
By the way, Kartikeya hails from Uttar Pradesh. His father Shyamnath Singh is in the police. Apart from this, the mother Sunita Singh is a housewife. He started his cricket career at UP, but he didn’t get many opportunities there. After which he came to Delhi. Where he started training with trainer Sanjay Bhardwaj. Sanjay has coached many players like Gautam Gambhir, Unmukt Chand, Amit Mishra, Jingdar Sharma. However, even after arriving in Delhi, his luck did not change and he did not stand a chance here either. However, following the coach’s advice, he went to Madhya Pradesh. After which he made a place in the first class.
Speaking of his wrestling days, he said he hasn’t been home for the past nine years. He said, ‘I thought when I finish something, I’ll come home.’ My family calls a lot but I don’t go. My mother calls me more.
Speaking about his journey, he said that his coach Sanjay Bhardwaj spoke for him in Madhya Pradesh. Following his advice, he played in the Shahdol division. After which he was selected on the waiting list for the U-23 MP selection.
When Kumar Karthikeya was fed into Ranji’s team selection trials, he took five wickets. After this, he returned to play a practice tournament in Mysore with the MP team. If he performed well here, he was selected for the ODI team. After which he took 8 wickets in four matches. After which he too was included in Ranji’s team. In the 2018-19 season, he made his Ranji debut and in the third match against Himachal Pradesh he took a total of nine wickets including five wickets in one innings.