Anurag Verma (born 5 August 1990) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for

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. He is a right-handed middle-order

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and right-arm medium-fast bowler. He had previously played first-class, List-A and Twenty20 games for

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. After making his debut as a substitute against

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on 20 November 2011, he took 7-82 against

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in Hamilton in his first full match. He played his first competitive match in early 2007, taking 3 for 54 against Canterbury County in the

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. In December 2007 he was called up for the Under-19 v NZCPA Masters fixture, where he dismissed former New Zealand opener

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. He was subsequently included in the squad for the Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. He has been contracted to play for the

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for the 2015–16 season.

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