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Nosthush Kenjige

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USA's crafty left-arm spinner 𠡠control bowler who chokes the middle overs and a mainstay of the national setup.

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Nosthush Kenjige’s story

A biomedical engineer from Auburn, Alabama, raised in Karnataka, who became a USA spin regular and a two-time MLC champion with MI New York.

2019 — 2026 · in 4 chapters
  1. 012019–2022Making the USA sideBorn in Auburn, Alabama and raised in Karnataka, India, the left-arm spinner moved back to the United States in 2015 and worked as an engineer. He made his ODI debut for USA against the UAE in Sharjah in December 2019.
  2. 022023–2024MI New York championPart of the MI New York side from the first MLC season, he took the new ball in the franchise's first win over LA Knight Riders and was in the XI when MINY won the 2023 title in Texas.
  3. 032025Career-best spellIn February 2025 he took 5 for 11 against Oman in Muscat, a career-best ODI spell that helped USA defend 122.
  4. 042026Back for MLC 2026Retained by MI New York ahead of the 2026 draft, he bowled spin through the campaign. MI New York finished fourth in the 2026 group stage (5 wins, 5 losses, 10 points) and lost the Eliminator to Washington Freedom on 15 July, who chased down 267 with eight balls to spare.
01Chapter 1 · 2019–2022

Making the USA side

Born in Auburn, Alabama and raised in Karnataka, India, the left-arm spinner moved back to the United States in 2015 and worked as an engineer. He made his ODI debut for USA against the UAE in Sharjah in December 2019.

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  1. 2019
    8 Dec 2019DebutInternationalBig moment

    ODI debut for USA against the UAE in Sharjah

    Kenjige made his ODI debut on 8 December 2019 in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series in Sharjah. He later played 61 ODIs and took 69 wickets, with a best of 5 for 11.

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Where the story is nowMLC 2026 season: spin wickets in the win over LA Knight RidersJul 2026 · MI New York