M. D. Nidheesh

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M. D. Nidheesh
Personal information
Full nameMattakandathil Dineshan Nidheesh
Born (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 30)
Chembu, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight-arm fast medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015-presentKerala
2018Mumbai Indians
Source: Cricinfo, 11 October 2015

Mattakandathil Dineshan Nidheesh (born 5 May 1991) is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler.[1][2]

Domestic career[]

Nidheesh made his First class debut for Kerala in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy on 21 January 2015 against Tripura. He took only a single wicket in each innings of the drawn match.[3] Nidheesh took 14 wickets from the six matches he played in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy becoming Kerala's fourth highest wicket taker in the season. This performance gained him a spot in the Kerala 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy team.

He made his List A debut for Kerala in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 11 February 2018 against Tripura and took 3 wickets off 29 runs from 10 overs in his debut.[4]

In August 2018, he was one of eight players that were fined by the Kerala Cricket Association, after showing dissent against Kerala's captain, Sachin Baby.[5]

His maiden 5-wicket haul (6 for 88) came against Himachal Pradesh on the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy. His career best performance (7 for 88) to date was against Punjab on the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy.[6]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Kerala in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019 against Manipur.[7] following an impressive Ranji trophy season.

Indian Premier League[]

Nidheesh had earlier attended a trial camp of Kochi Tuskers Kerala but he failed to get a contract. Following an impressive 2017-18 Ranji Trophy season he was bought by the Mumbai Indians for 20 lakhs INR in the 2018 IPL auction.[8][9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ "M. D. Nidheesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Ranji Trophy: Kerala's MD Nidheesh reaps the benefits of perseverance". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Group C, Ranji trophy at Agartala, Jan 21-24 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Group B, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Dharamsala, Feb 11 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Sanju Samson among 13 players sanctioned by Kerala". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Ranji Trophy 2019-20: Hard work pays off for M. D. Nidheesh". Sportstar.thehindu.
  7. ^ "Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Krishna, Feb 21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  8. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Mumbai Indians sign MD Nidheesh despite a disastrous trial". Crictracker.
  10. ^ "IPL auctions 2018: Meet the Kerala stars entering the big league". The New Indian Express.

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