Digvijay Deshmukh (born 12 April 1998) is an Indian

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er. He made his

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debut on 12 November 2019, for

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in the

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. He made his first-class debut on 17 December 2019, for Maharashtra in the

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. In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the

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ahead of the

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. 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 Rajkummar Rao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2010, and is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, three ...

, Amit Sadh-starrer revolved.

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* 1998 births Living people Indian cricketers Maharashtra cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{India-cricket-bio-1998-stub