Sudhesan Midhun (born 7 October 1994) is an Indian

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who represents

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in domestic cricket. He is a right handed batter and right-handed legbreak googly bowler.

Early life

Midhun hails from Pullukulangara, near

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in Alappuzha district of

. His father, Sudhesan is a grocery shop owner. Midhun starred playing cricket at the age of 13 and has trained in Shot Cricket Club, Kandalloor and Travancore Cricket Academy,

Domestic career

In 2018, he picked up a

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against

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in the Under-23 BCCI tourney. Midhun made his

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debut for

in the 2017-18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 11 January 2018 against

. He made his

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debut for Kerala in the

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on 7 February 2018 against

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. He made his first-class debut on 17 December 2019, for Kerala in the

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against

. He was the joint-highest wicket-taker of Kerala in the

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bagging eight wickets from 6 matches.

Indian Premier League

On 28 January 2018, he was signed by

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in the

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auction for ₹20 lakh. In

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, he made his IPL debut for Rajasthan against Kolkata Knight Riders. He was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.

International career

He was one of the seven reserve players for India's series against West Indies in 2022.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Midhun, Sudhesan 1994 births Living people Indian cricketers Kerala cricketers Rajasthan Royals cricketers