Unmukt Chand enjoyed his best MLC season in 2025, scoring 302 runs for the Los Angeles Knight Riders. His campaign featured three half-centuries, including a match-winning unbeaten 86, as he emerged as one of the league's most consistent batters.
From India's Under-19 World Cup-winning captain to a pioneer of American cricket with LA Knight Riders.
2012 — 2026 · in 3 chaptersCaptained India to the 2012 Under-19 World Cup with an unbeaten 111 in the final, then played for Mumbai Indians and Delhi.
3 moments ▾Chand made 111 not out off 130 balls and added an unbroken 130 with Smit Patel as India chased 226 to beat Australia by six wickets in the final at Townsville.
WikipediaESPNcricinfo's profile says his first and only IPL fifty came for Mumbai Indians against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2015. The page gives no match date.
ESPNcricinfoHe hit 103 off 58 balls for Delhi against Gujarat, which made him the third Indian batter with three T20 hundreds, according to his ESPNcricinfo profile. The page gives no date.
ESPNcricinfoLeft Indian cricket in 2021, topped the Minor League Cricket run charts for Silicon Valley Strikers and became the first Indian male in the Big Bash.
4 moments ▾Aged 28, he announced his retirement from all cricket in India on Twitter and signed a multi-year deal with Major League Cricket a day later. The report's day-of-week and the tweet dates differ by a day.
APN LiveAFP reported he was due to debut for the Strikers on 14 August 2021 against Social Lashings in Morgan Hill, California, after signing with Major League Cricket.
DawnWikipedia says he scored 612 runs in 16 innings in the 2021 season, the most in the competition, and captained Silicon Valley Strikers to the championship. The page gives no exact date.
WikipediaPlaying for Melbourne Renegades against Hobart Hurricanes, he made 6 off 8 balls, bowled by Sandeep Lamichhane, in his BBL debut. The Renegades lost.
The QuintDrafted by LA Knight Riders in the first MLC draft, hit 86 not out in 2025 and was part of the 2026 title-winning squad.
3 moments ▾LA Knight Riders took him with their second pick in round two of the inaugural MLC draft at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. The ESPN story is dated 20 March, so the 19th is inferred.
ESPNChasing 177, he made 86 not out off 58 balls (10 fours, 4 sixes) after the Knight Riders fell to 7 for 2, and they won by six wickets with 10 balls to spare.
WisdenLA Knight Riders finished second in the 2026 group stage (6 wins, 4 losses, 12 points) and won their first MLC title, beating Washington Freedom by 1 run in the final on 18 July at the Oakland Coliseum. Chand played 8 matches for 45 runs, best 19 off 12 balls.
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