Vriitya Aravind (born 11 June 2002) is an Indian-born

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er who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He plays as

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for the United Arab Emirates cricket team. In October 2019, he was added to the UAE's squad for the

2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament held during October and November 2019 in the United Arab Emirates to determine which teams would qualify for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. The six teams finishing ...

tournament, replacing

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. In December 2019, he was named in the

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(ODI) squad for the

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. He made his ODI debut for the UAE, against the United States on 8 December 2019. Later the same month, he was named in the UAE's squad for the

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. In February 2020, he was named in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the

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qualifier tournament. He made his T20I debut for the UAE, against Iran, on 23 February 2020. In March 2022, in the sixth match of the 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series, Aravind scored his first century in ODI cricket, with 115 not out from just 76 balls.

Personal life

Aravind was born in Chennai, India. He studied at Kings School Al Barsha in Dubai. He moved to England in 2020 to attend

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aravind, Vriitya 2002 births Living people Emirati cricketers United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers United Arab Emirates Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Chennai Indian emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Indian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates