Vasuki Koushik (born 19 September 1992) is an Indian

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er. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 24 February 2019. He made his

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debut on 8 October 2019, for Karnataka in the

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. Before his profession cricket debut, he was a mechanical engineer who once worked for

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, Koushik grew up playing cricket on the grounds of

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. Until the age of 17, he was an offspinner but bowled medium pace in tennis-ball matches. He made his first-class debut on 9 December 2019, for Karnataka in the

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* 1992 births Living people Indian cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Place of birth missing (living people) Karnataka cricketers {{India-cricket-bio-1992-stub