Aryan Lakra

Aryan Lakra (born 13 December 2001) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.^[1] He was named as the captain of the United Arab Emirates squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[2] He took twelve wickets in the six matches he played in the tournament.^[3]

Aryan Lakra

Personal information
Born	(2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 21) Sonepat, Haryana, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	United Arab Emirates
ODI debut (cap 94)	11 August 2022 v USA
Last ODI	16 March 2023 v Nepal
T20I debut (cap 59)	22 August 2022 v Singapore
Last T20I	18 October 2022 v Sri Lanka
Source: Cricinfo, 18 March 2023

In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded with a year-long part-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.^[4] In January 2021, he was named in the UAE's One Day International (ODI) squad to play against Ireland.^[5][6] In March 2022, Lakra was named in the UAE's ODI squad for the 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.^[7] In August 2022, he was named in United Arab Emirates' One Day International (ODI) squad for round 15 of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 in Scotland.^[8] He made his ODI debut on 11 August 2022, against the United States.^[9] Later the same month, he was named in United Arab Emirates' T20I squad for the 2022 Asia Cup qualifier.^[10] He made his T20I debut on 22 August 2022, against Singapore.^[11]

References

1. "Aryan Lakra". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
2. "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC U19 CWC 2020". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
3. "UAE's Aryan Lakra relishes chance to learn from 'greats' in Abu Dhabi T10". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
4. "Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
5. "Emirates Cricket Board announce team to play Ireland in 4-ODI series". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
6. "We felt like we gained a lot from the IPL, says UAE captain Ahmed Raza". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
7. "ECB announce team that will represent the UAE in the second leg of 'Sky247.net Tri-Series March 2022, supported by Sat Sport News', against Nepal and Papua New Guinea". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
8. "ECB ANNOUNCE TEAM TO COMPETE IN ICC MEN'S CWCL2 IN SCOTLAND". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
9. "98th Match, Aberdeen, August 11, 2022, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
10. "ECB announces tram to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2022". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
11. "3rd match (N), Al Amerat, August 22, 2022, Men's T20 Asia Cup Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

External links

• Aryan Lakra at ESPNcricinfo