Aryan Lakra (born 13 December 2001) is an Indian-born

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er who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He was named as the captain of the United Arab Emirates squad for the

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. He took twelve wickets in the six matches he played in the tournament. In December 2020, Lakra was one of ten cricketers to be awarded a year-long part-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board. In January 2021, he was named in the UAE's

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(ODI) squad to play against Ireland. In March 2022, Lakra was named in the UAE's ODI squad for the 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. In August 2022, he was named in UAE's

(ODI) squad for round 15 of the

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in Scotland. Lakra made his ODI debut on 11 August 2022, against the United States. Later the same month, he was named in the UAE T20I squad for the

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. He made his T20I debut on 22 August 2022, against Singapore.

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* 2001 births Living people Emirati cricketers United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers United Arab Emirates Twenty20 International cricketers People from Sonipat Cricketers from Haryana Indian emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Indian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates {{UnitedArabEmirates-cricket-bio-stub