Digvijay Deshmukh

Digvijay Deshmukh
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Digvijay Deshmukh
Born (1998-04-12) 12 April 1998 (age 26)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 November 2019

Digvijay Deshmukh (born 12 April 1998) is an Indian cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut on 12 November 2019, for Maharashtra in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[2] He made his first-class debut on 17 December 2019, for Maharashtra in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.[3] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[4]

Outside of cricket, he acted in the Bollywood film Kai Po Che! in 2013. He played the role of 14-year-old Ali Hashmi, a child cricketer, around whom the plot of the Sushant Singh Rajput, Rajkumar Rao, Amit Sadh-starrer revolved.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Digvijay Deshmukh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Group C, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Chandigarh, Nov 12 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Elite, Group C, Ranji Trophy at Pune, Dec 17-20 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Did you know Digvijay Deshmukh of Mumbai Indians is the same child actor from Kai Po Che". India Today. Retrieved 21 December 2019.


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