Aryan Lakra (born 13 December 2001) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1] He was named as the captain of the United Arab Emirates squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2] He took twelve wickets in the six matches he played in the tournament.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 December 2001 Sonepat, Haryana, India |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm orthodox |
| Role | All-rounder |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| ODI debut (cap 94) | 11 August 2022 v USA |
| Last ODI | 1 May 2023 v Nepal |
| T20I debut (cap 59) | 22 August 2022 v Singapore |
| Last T20I | 18 October 2022 v Sri Lanka |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 May 2023 | |
In December 2020, Lakra was one of ten cricketers to be awarded a year-long part-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.[4] In January 2021, he was named in the UAE's One Day International (ODI) squad to play against Ireland.[5][6] In March 2022, Lakra was named in the UAE's ODI squad for the 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.[7] In August 2022, he was named in UAE's One Day International (ODI) squad for round 15 of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 in Scotland.[8] Lakra made his ODI debut on 11 August 2022, against the United States.[9] Later the same month, he was named in the UAE T20I squad for the 2022 Asia Cup qualifier.[10] He made his T20I debut on 22 August 2022, against Singapore.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Aryan Lakra". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC U19 CWC 2020". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "UAE's Aryan Lakra relishes chance to learn from 'greats' in Abu Dhabi T10". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announce team to play Ireland in 4-ODI series". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "We felt like we gained a lot from the IPL, says UAE captain Ahmed Raza". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "ECB announce team that will represent the UAE in the second leg of 'Sky247.net Tri-Series March 2022, supported by Sat Sport News', against Nepal and Papua New Guinea". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "ECB ANNOUNCE TEAM TO COMPETE IN ICC MEN'S CWCL2 IN SCOTLAND". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "98th Match, Aberdeen, August 11, 2022, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "ECB announces tram to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2022". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "3rd match (N), Al Amerat, August 22, 2022, Men's T20 Asia Cup Qualifier". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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