| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Aryaman Vikram Birla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 July 1997 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Birla family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018ā2019 | Rajasthan Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017āpresent | Madhya Pradesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 November 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aryaman Birla (born 9 July 1997) is an Indian cricketer.[1]
Early life and background[edit | edit source]
He is son of Kumar Mangalam Birla, a billionaire-industrialist and the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group and a member of the Birla family.[2] In 2018, he was pursuing a commerce degree through distance learning from the University of Mumbai.[3]
Career[edit | edit source]
He made his first-class debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2017ā18 Ranji Trophy on 25 November 2017.[4] In January 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction.[5] In November 2018, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[6] In 2019, he took a sabbatical from cricket owing to mental health problems.[7] He was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Aryaman Birla". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ā "IPL auction: Kumar Mangalam Birla's son snapped up by RR for Rs 3 mn". Business Standard. 28 January 2018.
- ā Rebello, Maleeva (17 May 2018). "What made Aryaman Birla ditch the suit, and fall in love with cricket". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ā "Group C, Ranji Trophy at Indore, Nov 25-28 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ā "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ā "Ranji highlights: Rajasthan register third-highest run chase in tournament's history". CricBuzz. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ā "MP batsman Aryaman Birla coping with severe anxiety related to sport, takes break". India Today. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ā "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.