Jay Bista (born 23 December 1995) is an Indian

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er who plays for

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in domestic cricket. He is a batting

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who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm

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. He represented Mumbai at the Under-16 and Under-19 levels before making his

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debut in November 2015 during the

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. He made his

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debut on 10 December 2015 in the

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. He scored his maiden first-class century on 6 March 2016 in the 2015–16 Irani Cup.

Personal life

Born in Mumbai, Bista hails from

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, a town in Nepal on the border of

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. His family moved to Mumbai long before he was born. Bista studied at Sharadashram Vidyamandir in Mumbai. His father Gokul Bista played cricket for

Mumbai University University of Mumbai is a public state university in Mumbai. It is one of the largest university systems in the world with over 549,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. It was est ...

. On becoming the first person of Nepalese origin to play for Mumbai, Bista said, "My roots could be from Nepal but I am a hardcore Mumbaikar, who is born and brought up in Mumbai."

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* * 1995 births Living people Indian cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Cricketers from Mumbai Mumbai cricketers Uttarakhand cricketers Indian Gorkhas Indian people of Nepalese descent {{India-cricket-bio-1995-stub