| Saurabh Kumar's father was a Kabaddi player in the village of Baruat. |
| He had to limit his sports involvement due to inadequate facilities. |
| Saurabh traveled to Delhi from his village for training at the National Stadium. |
| His family was very supportive during his training period. |
| Saurabh began his domestic cricket career playing for Services after joining the Indian Air Force in 2014. |
| He made his first-class debut for Services against Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy during the 2014/15 season. |
| Uttar Pradesh state team offered him a place based on his impressive debut season with Services. |
| Saurabh Kumar has shown significant performances in first-class cricket. |
| In a match against Karnataka, he took a 6-wicket haul in the Ranji Trophy. |
| He grabbed a remarkable 14 wickets for Uttar Pradesh against Haryana in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy. |
| Saurabh has scored 1549 runs in his 44 first-class matches. |
| His List-A debut for Uttar Pradesh was against Himachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. |
| In 25 List-A matches, he has taken 37 wickets. |
| His T20 debut for Uttar Pradesh was against Services in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. |
| From 28 T20 matches, Saurabh has taken 21 wickets. |
| He was selected in the India Blue squad for the 2018-19 Duleep Trophy. |
| BCCI chose him as one of the five net-bowlers for India’s Test squad. |
| In the IPL auction 2021, Punjab Kings acquired Saurabh Kumar for 20 lakh INR. |
