Shiva Vashishat (born November 10, 1989) is an American

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er who made his debut for the

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in July 2015. A right-handed

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bowling

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, he earlier captained the U.S. under-19 side at the 2010 Under-19 World Cup. Born in

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, Vashishat emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of 10, and was raised in

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, where he attended

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. His early cricket was played in the

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, though he has since played for teams in several California-based leagues. Vashishat debuted for the U.S. under-19 team in July 2009, at the 2009 Americas Under-19 Championship in Canada, and was captain for that tournament as well as the 2009 World Cup Qualifier and the 2010 World Cup in New Zealand. At the World Cup in New Zealand, where matches had under-19

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(ODI) status, he played in all six games for the U.S. but had little success with either bat or ball. During his time at

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, where he graduated with a degree in economics, Vashishat played little high-level cricket, but in 2015 he was selected in the U.S. squad for the

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in Ireland and Scotland. He went on to make his

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debut in the opening match of the tournament against

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. In November 2019, he married Shana Sandhar. In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the

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tournament in the United States following the players' draft.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vashishat, Shiva 1989 births Living people American cricketers American people of Punjabi descent Indian cricketers Indian emigrants to the United States Cricketers from Jalandhar University of California, Davis alumni American sportspeople of Indian descent Cricketers from California Sportspeople from San Jose, California