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Bishworjit Konthoujam Ends Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s Duleep Trophy Debut
Bishworjit Konthoujam is a cricketer from Manipur who bowls fast.
He played for North East Zone against East Zone in the Duleep Trophy.
He dismissed 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after Vaibhav scored eight runs.
Vaibhav hit two boundaries, both from Konthoujam’s bowling, before being caught at gully.
Konthoujam began his sporting life as a boxer and won a gold medal.
After a shoulder injury, he was encouraged to focus seriously on cricket.
He became an important bowler for Manipur and took 30 wickets in one Ranji Trophy season.
In 2025, he became the first cricketer from Manipur to play for an English club.
He hopes his experiences will help and inspire young cricketers in Manipur and India.
North East Zone fast bowler Bishworjit Konthoujam dismissed East Zone opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for eight runs in Bengaluru.
Sooryavanshi hit two boundaries off Konthoujam before edging an attempted cut to the gully fielder.
Born in Imphal in 1996, Konthoujam made his List-A debut in 2018 and his First-Class debut later that year.
He took 30 wickets for Manipur in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season and reached 50 List-A wickets in 2025.
Konthoujam switched from boxing to cricket and became the first Manipur cricketer to play for an English club, Tynemouth Cricket Club.
- Who
- Bishworjit Konthoujam, a North East Zone fast bowler, dismissed East Zone batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
- What
- Konthoujam took Sooryavanshi’s wicket for eight runs during Sooryavanshi’s Duleep Trophy debut.
- Where
- The Duleep Trophy quarter-final was played in Bengaluru; Konthoujam was born in Imphal, Manipur.
- When
- The dismissal occurred on Sunday; Konthoujam’s major career milestones cited include 2018-19 and 2025.
- Why
- Sooryavanshi attempted to cut a delivery on the up, but the shot went directly to the fielder at gully.
Key facts
- Player
- Bishworjit Konthoujam
- Birth
- 3 February 1996, Imphal, Manipur
- Playing role
- Right-arm medium pacer
- Duleep Trophy moment
- Dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for eight runs in his debut innings
- Manipur record
- Took 30 wickets in eight matches during the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season
- List-A milestone
- Became the first Northeast Zone cricketer to reach 50 List-A wickets in 2025
- English club milestone
- Became the first cricketer from Manipur to play for an English club after joining Tynemouth Cricket Club
Quotes
Bishworjit Konthoujam
Manipur fast bowler discussing his transition from boxing to cricket
“I participated in a boxing event in Arunachal Pradesh around 2014-2015 and won a gold medal. After returning, I suffered from a shoulder injury and required rest. During the injury, a local cricket event was happening in my place; that’s when Leishangthem Ronen (Da Mocha), the current secretary of the cricket association of Manipur, encouraged me to be serious about cricket and made me a bowler.”
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“I see this opportunity not only as positive for me, but for my home state of Manipur, and India. I will have a chance to play competitively at a different level, experience different training practices, and immerse myself in a different culture of cricket. I will learn new experiences, knowledge and skills that will improve my own game, and I can share learnings with cricketers back home.”
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