Dhruv Parashar

Dhruv Parashar
Personal information
Full name
Dhruv Parashar
Born (2004-12-20) 20 December 2004 (age 20)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off spin
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 113)01 November 2024 v Oman
Last ODI09 November 2024 v Netherlands
T20I debut (cap 73)31 December 2023 v Afghanistan
Last T20I21 December 2024 v Kuwait
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2025-presentDesert Vipers
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I T20
Matches 4 14 21
Runs scored 58 72 78
Batting average 19.33 14.40 11.14
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 50* 17* 17*
Balls bowled 192 270 328
Wickets 5 18 19
Bowling average 18.60 13.61 16.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/16 4/12 4/12
Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/– 9/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo

Dhruv Parashar (born 20 December 2004) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team, as an all-rounder.[1]

Early life and education

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Parashar was born in Pune in India.[2] He attended Wellington School, Somerset, where for played for the school's 1st XI cricket team.

Career

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Parashar was selected for the 2023 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, where the UAE team finished runners-up, defeating Pakistan in the semi-finals before losing to Bangladesh in the final.[3][4] Shortly after this tournament, he was selected for his senior T20I debut in the home series against Afghanistan. He made his ODI debut in November 2024 during the Tri-Nation Series in Oman (also involving Netherlands) as part of the 2024-2026 Cricket World Cup League 2. Although he was out for 5 runs opening the innings, he claimed 2/16 in his 10 overs on debut.[5]

In January 2023, Parashar was selected by the Desert Vipers as an injury replacement player for Ronak Panoly during the inaugural International League T20 tournament.[6] However, he did not make his debut for Desert Vipers until the 2024/25 ILT20 tournament. He played 6 games for the franchise that season.

References

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  1. ^ Singh, Hijam Raju (19 January 2025). "Dhruv Parashar: My personal goal is to play in IPL".
  2. ^ "Dhruv Parashar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. ^ Radley, Paul (8 February 2022). "UAE Under 19 World Cup hero Dhruv Parashar: 'We wanted to make everyone back home proud'". The National.
  4. ^ "Ashiqur Rahman Shibli ton powers Bangladesh to win U19 Asia Cup 2023". a-sports.tv. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  5. ^ "OMA vs UAE Cricket Scorecard, 41st Match at Al Amarat, November 01, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  6. ^ "UAE UNDER-19 PLAYER DHRUV PARASHAR, TO REPLACE INJURED RONAK PANOLY IN THE DESERT VIPERS SQUAD FOR THE INAUGURAL DP WORLD ILT20". Desert Vipers. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2025.