Selvam Suresh Kumar (born 20 March 1985) is an Indian

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er, currently representing Madras Cricket Club in

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's 1st Division League, and

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in the

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. He formerly represented

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in Indian domestic cricket. He is an

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who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm

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Career

Suresh Kumar made his debut in

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for Tamil Nadu against a Sri Lanka Cricket Invitational XI in September 2007, and his

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debut against

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in April 2008. He was signed up by

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for the 2009 season of the

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External links

Suresh Kumar profile at ESPNcricinfo

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