NEW DELHI: Kumar Kushagra is currently a hot property in Indian cricket. The Rs 7 crore IPL contract last year aside, he has been earmarked by the national selectors as potential wicketkeeping backup.
On Thursday, he showed why his stocks are on the rise he belted an unbeaten 133 off 166 balls to take Jharkhand to 356/9 at stumps on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy match against Delhi. Not for a while, it appeared he was coming back from a back injury.