Vriitya Aravind
Vriitya Aravind (born 11 June 2002) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He plays as wicket-keeper batsman for the United Arab Emirates cricket team. In October 2019, he was added to the UAE's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament, replacing Ghulam Shabber. In December 2019, he was named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. Aravind made his ODI debut against the United States on 8 December 2019. Later the same month, he was named in the UAE's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
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| Born | 11 June 2002 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 79) | 8 December 2019 v United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 June 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 49) | 23 February 2020 v Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 3 November 2023 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
In February 2020, he was named in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2020 ACC Western Region T20 qualifier tournament. He made his T20I debut for the UAE, against Iran, on 23 February 2020.
In March 2022, in the sixth match of the 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series, Aravind scored his first century in ODI cricket, with 115 not out from just 76 balls.