Akshdeep Deependra Nath (born 10 May 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for

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in Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-hand batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler. He was the vice-captain of the India Under-19 cricket team that won the

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in Australia. He was the leading run-scorer for Uttar Pradesh in the

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, with 387 runs in five matches. He was also the leading run-scorer for

in the

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, with 293 runs in six matches. In August 2019, he was named in the India Green team's squad for the

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IPL career

In February 2017, he was bought by the Gujarat Lions team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10

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s. In January 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction. In December 2018, he was bought by the

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in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League. He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nath, Akshdeep 1993 births Living people Indian cricketers Uttar Pradesh cricketers Central Zone cricketers Gujarat Lions cricketers