Aryan Dutt
Aryan Dutt (born 12 May 2003) is a Indian Dutch cricketer who plays for the Netherlands national cricket team as a right-arm off spin bowler. In March 2021, he was named in the Netherlands' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series. The Dutch coach, Ryan Campbell, described him as an exciting prospect. He made his T20I debut for the Netherlands, against Nepal, on 17 April 2021. Prior to his call-up to the national side, Dutt had also played at under-18 and under-19 level for the Netherlands. Early life Dutt was born on 12 May 2003 in The Hague, and grew up in Amsterdam. His father is from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India, and his parents moved to the Netherlands in the 1980s. His cricketing journey began at the age of nine, notably influenced by India's 2011 Cricket World Cup win. He began his cricket training in the Netherlands and, later, at age 13, furthered his training in Chandigarh, India. Dutt plays Topklasse cricket for Voorburg Cricket Club. Career Dutt represented the Netherlands national under-19 cricket team at the 2021 ICC U19 World Cup Europe Qualifier in Spain, taking five wickets from three matches. In May 2021, Dutt was named in the Netherlands A squad for their series against the Ireland Wolves. He made his List A debut on 12 May 2021, for the Netherlands A team against the Ireland Wolves, during their tour of Ireland. Later the same month, he was named in the Dutch One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Scotland. He made his ODI debut on 19 May 2021, for the Netherlands against Scotland. In June 2022, during the ODI series against the West Indies, Dutt took the wicket of captain Nicholas Pooran in all three matches, preventing him from scoring above 10 runs each game. At the 2023 Cricket World Cup, Dutt scored 23 not out from eight balls in the Netherlands' victory against South Africa. He scored three sixes, equalling the record of Daren Powell for the most sixes in a World Cup innings by a number-ten batsman. References External links 2003 births Living people Dutch cricketers Dutch people of Indian descent Dutch people of Punjabi descent Netherlands One Day International cricketers Netherlands Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)