Unmukt Chand

Unmukt Chand

Personal information
Full name	Unmukt Bharat Chand Thakur
Born	(1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 (age 24) Delhi, India
Height	5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)
Batting style	Right
Bowling style	Right arm off break
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010/11-present	Delhi
2011-2013	Rajasthan Royals
2010/11-2013	North Zone cricket team
2015-present	Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20 Matches 48 79 59 Runs scored 2690 2796 1188 Batting average 35.39 39.38 22.00 100s/50s 7/14 4/19 3/2 Top score 151 119 125 Balls bowled 48 66 – Wickets 0 0 – Bowling average – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – 10 wickets in match – – – Best bowling – – – Catches/stumpings 53/0 30/3 38/1
Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2016

Unmukt Chand (born 26 March 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-hand batsman who usually opens the batting. He plays for Delhi in Indian domestic cricket tournaments and Mumbai Indians in the IPL. Chand led the India Under-19 cricket team to the U-19 Cricket World Cup victory in 2012. He hit an unbeaten 111 in the final against Australia in Townsville, winning the praise of Australian great Ian Chappell.

Unmukt Chand was born in a Kumaoni Rajput family to Bharat Chand Thakur and Rajeshwari Chand, who are teachers. He shifted from DPS Noida to Modern School, Barakhamba Road, in the 9th standard, getting admission to this prestigious school on the basis of his excellent performance in studies, in the written test and his skills in swimming.

Unmukt Chand scored 435 runs during his first stint with the Delhi U-19 team. The 435 runs include 2 centuries and 1 half-century. His outstanding performance in the U-19, gave him a place in the Delhi senior team. He scored 151 runs on a seaming track against a seasoned Railways attack in Ranji Trophy 2010-11. That year he also scored two half-centuries against Assam and Saurashtra. In fact, he scored 400 runs for Delhi in five Ranji matches. He has participated in Vinoo Mankad Trophy and the Coach Behar Trophy at the junior level. He is very good batsman.

Unmukt Chand was named the captain of the Delhi U-19 team and the North Zone U-19 team. He then went on to become the captain of the India Under-19 cricket team for the quadrangular series that was held in Vishakhapatnam, India. The quadrangular series included U-19 teams from India, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Australia. He scored an unbeaten 122 against Sri Lanka and two fifties against Australia and West Indies. He ended the tournament with 336 runs from seven outings, just one behind Australia’s Cam Bancroft. He also participated in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy later that season. In his captaincy India also won the U-19 World cup in Australia.