Param Uppal (born 25 October 1998) is an Australian

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er of Indian origin. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 27 September 2017. He made his first-class debut for

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in the

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on 3 March 2018.

Early life

Uppal was born in 1998 in

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

, India. He moved with his parents to Australia at the age of four so his mother could train as a teacher.

Domestic career

Uppal was chosen to be part of the

squad for the

. He made his List A debut against

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in the first match on 27 September, and went on to play all six matches for the tournament, though he only averaged 16.60 with the bat and was unable to take any wickets. Param continues to play first grade cricket for University in Hobart, Tasmania. In 2024 Param finished first in the batting and bowing aggregates and averages scoring 757 at 68.82, and taking 34 wickets at 12.91.

International career

In December 2017, he was named in Australia's squad for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uppal, Param 1998 births Living people Australian cricketers Cricket Australia XI cricketers New South Wales cricketers Cricketers from Chandigarh Indian emigrants to Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen