Adhitya Shetty (born 5 July 2004) is a

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er who plays for the

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. He is a right-arm

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bowler. Shetty won a scholarship to attend the

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in 2017. In January 2021, aged 16, he was named in the UAE senior squad for an ODI series against Ireland. He was expected to make his international debut during the series, which would have made him the youngest ODI player in UAE history, but two matches were cancelled following an outbreak of

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. Shetty represented the

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at the

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in the West Indies. He was named man of the match against

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after taking 4/29 and hitting the winning runs from tenth in the batting order.

International career

In May 2023, Shetty was named in the UAE national squad for an ODI series against the West Indies. He made his

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(ODI) debut for the UAE against the West Indies on 6 June 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shetty, Adhitya 2004 births Living people Emirati cricketers United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers Indian emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Cricketers from Kolkata Indian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates