Mani Suresh Kumar (19 April 1973 – 9 October 2020) was an Indian

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er who played for

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

in the

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. He was born in

Alleppey Alappuzha (, आलप्पुळ) or Alleppey is a municipality and town on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of the district, and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvana ...

, India. Kumar has also played for India U-19 under the captaincy of

Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid (; born 11 January 1973) is a former cricket player, ex-captain and ex-coach of the Indian national cricket team. Known for his outstanding batting technique, Dravid scored 24,177 runs in international cricket and is widely re ...

against New Zealand U-19 in 1992. Mani was a left-hand batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He took a

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in the 1995-96 Ranji Trophy playing for

against

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. M. Suresh Kumar committed suicide by hanging on 9 October 2020 in

Alappuzha Alappuzha (, आलप्पुळ) or Alleppey is a municipality and town on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of the district, and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvana ...

Teams

*Ranji Trophy:

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* India U-19 cricket team *

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Kerala cricketers Railways cricketers 1973 births Suicides by hanging in India 2020 deaths 2020 suicides Sportspeople from Alappuzha {{India-cricket-bio-1970s-stub

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