M. Suresh Kumar

Mani Suresh Kumar (19 April 1973 – 9 October 2020) was an Indian first-class cricketer who played for Kerala in the Ranji Trophy.^[1] He was born in Alleppey, Kerala, India.^[2] Kumar has also played for India U-19 under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid against New Zealand U-19 in 1992.^[3]

M. Suresh Kumar

Personal information
Full name	Mani Suresh Kumar
Born	(1973-04-19)19 April 1973 Alleppey, Kerala, India
Died	9 October 2020 (aged 47) Alappuzha, India
Nickname	Umri
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow Left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1991–1995	Kerala
1995–2000	Railways
2001–2005	Kerala
Career statistics
Competition FC List A Matches 72 51 Runs scored 1657 433 Batting average 19.49 13.53 100s/50s 1/7 0/1 Top score 101* 75 Balls bowled 13211 2227 Wickets 196 52 Bowling average 27.77 29.90 5 wickets in innings 12 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 6/34 4/65 Catches/stumpings 27/– 22/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 October 2016

Mani was a left-hand batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He took a hat-trick in the 1995-96 Ranji Trophy playing for Kerala against Rajasthan.^[4]

M. Suresh Kumar committed suicide by hanging on 9 October 2020 in Alappuzha.^[5]

Teams

• Ranji Trophy: Kerala, Railways
• India U-19 cricket team
• South Zone cricket team

See also

• List of hat-tricks in the Ranji Trophy