Jitendra Kumar Mukhiya (; born 22 November 1992) is a Nepalese

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er. He is from Rajpur Rautahat. Jitendra is a right-handed

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and a right-arm

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bowler. He made his debut for

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against

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in November 2013. He represents the

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of the

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and Panchakanya Tej of the

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and ''kathmanduXikings in Everest premier league.''

Playing career

Jitendra Mukhiya was the first pick from coach

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in his search for fresh fast bowling talent ahead of experienced seamers in the Nepali squad. He is the epitome of hard work and self-belief. Though sent to

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to practice with the squad for the ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2013, he didn't make the final cut and was called back. Through continuous good performances in the domestic circuit it was impossible for him to not be picked for the

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. Unlike many other players in the national squad, Mukhiya has not been a part of any age group teams for Nepal, but his success was not limited by this. Playing his first tournament for his country, he managed to pick up a total of 11 wickets and established himself as the strike bowler of the team. His wickets, most of them as they were in crucial matches in the

, including 3 each against

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and

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and 2 each against

and

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, showcased the level of bowler he is. He picked up 4 wickets in the

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and won the

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award in the match against

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by picking of 3 important wickets.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mukhiya, Jitendra Living people 1992 births People from Rautahat District Nepalese cricketers Nepal Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Nepalese sportsmen Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games cricketers for Nepal