Chirag Bobby Suri (born 18 February 1995) is an Indian-born

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er who represented the

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between 2017 and 2023. In January 2021, Suri was named as the vice-captain of the

United Arab Emirates cricket team The United Arab Emirates national cricket team ( ar, فريق الإمارات الوطني للكريكيت) is the team that represents the United Arab Emirates in international cricket. They are governed by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) w ...

Personal life

Suri was born in

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, India. He moved to the UAE with his family in 2004. He attended

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. As of 2013 he was studying business management at

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International career

Suri represented the

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at the

2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was a one-day cricket competition for sixteen international U-19 cricketing teams which was played in the United Arab Emirates. This was the tenth edition of the tournament. Sixteen nations competed: the ten ...

. He made his first-class debut for the UAE senior team against

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in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 16 September 2017. He made his

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(ODI) debut for the United Arab Emirates against the

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in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier on 6 March 2018. In August 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. He made his

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(T20I) debut for the UAE in a one-off match against

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on 22 October 2018. In September 2019, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE. In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded with a year-long full-time contract by the

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. Suri scored his first century in ODI cricket against Oman in February 2022, with 115 runs. In October 2023, it was reported that Suri would be taking an indefinite break from cricket, having lost enjoyment for the sport following a hamstring injury and disillusionment with the UAE national set-up.

Franchise career

Suri was one of the six cricketers from ICC associate member countries in the 2017 Indian Premier League auction. 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 2017 Indian Premier League for 10

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s (US$). In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. As a UAE player, Suri also participates in the

T10 League T10 League or Abu Dhabi T10 is a Ten10 cricket league in the United Arab Emirates launched and owned by T Ten Sports Management. The league is approved by the Emirates Cricket Board. Matches are 10-overs-a-side and the duration of each match ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suri, Chirag Living people 1995 births Emirati cricketers United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers United Arab Emirates Twenty20 International cricketers Indian cricketers Sportspeople from New Delhi Cricketers from Delhi Gujarat Lions cricketers Indian emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Indian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates