Manvanth Kumar L

His game rests on two distinct strengths. With the ball he bowls right-arm pace and leans on a wide range of variations. With the bat he plays left-handed and has shown the resolve and calm that high-pressure matches demand. Each of these skills has, on several occasions, been the one that stood out most.

The 2023 Maharaja T20 Trophy was his standout campaign. He claimed 22 wickets across that edition, the highest haul by any bowler in a single edition of the competition. He backed it up in the 2024 season, taking 16 wickets and adding a number of useful short innings lower down the order.

Those returns opened doors at a higher level. In 2024 he made his T20 debut for Karnataka, and not long afterwards the Delhi Capitals signed him for INR 30 lakh.