Digvijay Deshmukh (born 12 April 1998) is an Indian
cricket
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er.
He made his
Twenty20
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debut on 12 November 2019, for
Maharashtra
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in the
2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
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The tournament retained the sam ...
.
He made his
first-class debut on 17 December 2019, for Maharashtra in the
2019–20 Ranji Trophy
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.
In the
2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the
Mumbai Indians
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ahead of the
2020 Indian Premier League
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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.
References
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1998 births
Living people
Indian cricketers
Maharashtra cricketers
Place of birth missing (living people)
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