Digvijay Deshmukh (born 12 April 1998) is an Indian

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

er. He made his

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debut on 12 November 2019, for

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

in the

2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy The 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the twelfth edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, an annual Twenty20 tournament in India. Played from 8 November to 1 December 2019, it was contested by all 38 Ranji Trophy teams and won by Karnataka, ...

. He made his first-class debut on 17 December 2019, for Maharashtra in the

2019–20 Ranji Trophy The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It took place between December 2019 and March 2020. Chandigarh competed in the Ranji Trophy for the first time. Vidarbha wer ...

. In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the

Mumbai Indians The Mumbai Indians are a professional Twenty20, Twenty20 cricket team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Indians were founded in 2008 and are owned by India's largest Conglomerate (company), co ...

ahead of the

2020 Indian Premier League The 2020 Indian Premier League (also known as IPL 13 and branded as Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020) was the thirteenth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Board of Control for ...

. Outside of cricket, he acted in the Bollywood film '' Kai Po Che!'' in 2013. He played the role of 14-year-old Ali Hashmi, a child cricketer, around whom the plot of the

Sushant Singh Rajput Sushant Singh Rajput (21 January 1986 – 14 June 2020) was an Indian actor best known for his work in Hindi cinema. He earned acclaim for his performances in several notable films, including ''Kai Po Che!'' (2013), ''Detective Byomkesh Bakshy ...

, Rajkumar Rao,

Amit Sadh Amit Sadh (born 5 June 1979) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in several films and television productions. He is best known for his performances in films like '' Kai Po Che!'' (2013), ''Sultan'' (2016) and ''Gold'' (2018). In recent ...

-starrer revolved.

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* 1998 births Living people Indian cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Maharashtra cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{India-cricket-bio-1998-stub