V. P Iqlas Naha (born 11 October 1994) is an Indian

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er who represents

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in domestic cricket. He is an

all-rounder An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a handful of batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are consi ...

who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm

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Domestic career

Iqlas was born on

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...

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. He has represented

in age-limit tournaments. He completed his graduation from

Mar Ivanios College Mar Ivanios College is an autonomous educational institution situated in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The college was ranked as 29th best college in the country by Ministry of Education's National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2019 ...

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

and was part of the college's cricket team. He was one of the four

cricketers among Nikhilesh Surendran,

Fabid Ahmed Fabid Farooque Ahmed (born 27 July 1995) is an Indian cricketer who has represented Kerala and presently Pondicherry in domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off-spin. Early life Fabid was born on 27 Ju ...

and Abdul Safar who shifted their alliance to the newly found

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ahead of the 2018-19 Indian domestic season. He made his

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debut 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 ...

on 19 September 2018 against

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on Puducherry's first ever domestic match but failed to get a chance to bat or bowl in the match. However, the next day, the

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(BCCI) facing protests from other state associations, the BCCI has revoked the special allowance granted to Puducherry which allowed to play players from outside the state the team is located in, after concerns were raised that no local cricketers had played in the match. Iqlas was one among the eight players who were found to be outside the BCCI's eligibility criteria which required the players to be either born in the state or be a resident for more than a year. He plays for Tigers XI in Siechem Pondicherry T20 Tournament. He made his

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debut on 4 November 2021, for Puducherry in the

2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the thirteenth edition of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 competition that was played in India. It started on 4 November 2021, with the final taking place on 22 November 2021. The tournament formed part ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Naha, Iqlas 1994 births Living people Indian cricketers Pondicherry cricketers Cricketers from Kerala People from Malappuram