Akshdeep Deependra Nath (born 10 May 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for

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in Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-hand batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler. He was the vice-captain of the

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that won the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in

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. He was the leading run-scorer for Uttar Pradesh in the

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, with 387 runs in five matches. He was also the leading run-scorer for

in the

2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy The 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 17th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. Karnataka were the defending champions. It was contested by 37 domestic cricket teams of India, starting on 19 September 201 ...

, with 293 runs in six matches. In August 2019, he was named in the India Green team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.

IPL career

In February 2017, he was bought by the

Gujarat Lions Gujarat Lions was a franchise cricket team based in the city of Rajkot, that represented the Indian state Gujarat in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team played in the IPL The team, along with Rising Pune Supergiant for two season between ...

team for the

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for 10

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s. In January 2018, he was bought by the

Kings XI Punjab Punjab Kings (PBKS) are a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, Punjab, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Established in 2008 as the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), the franchise is jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zi ...

in the

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. In December 2018, he was bought by the

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in the player auction for the

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. He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nath, Akshdeep 1993 births Living people Indian cricketers Uttar Pradesh cricketers Central Zone cricketers Gujarat Lions cricketers