He was bought by
Delhi Daredevils in the
IPL Season 7 Auction for INR 10 Lakh. He was bought by
Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL12 (2019) at his base price 20 lakhs. Ahead of the
2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he was drafted from Delhi to
Sikkim. he was the top scorer in
2018–19 Ranji Trophy with 1331 runs. In December 2018, he was bought by the
Royal Challengers Bangalore in the
player auction for the
2019 Indian Premier League. In August 2019, he was named in the India Green team's squad for the
2019–20 Duleep Trophy. Later the same month, he left Sikkim cricket team ahead of the
2019–20 Ranji Trophy tournament. He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the
2020 IPL auction. In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the
Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft. In June 2023, Kumar was drafted in Round 4 by the
Texas Super Kings to play in the inaugural season of
Major League Cricket. == International career ==