Jakob Jarrod Naran Patel Bhula (born 12 December 1999) is a New Zealand

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er. Bhula was born to an Indian Gujarati family on 12 December 1999 in

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, New Zealand.

Career

He made his

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debut for

in the

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on 24 October 2018. Prior to his List A debut, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the

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. During the tournament, he scored 180 runs against

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, the highest individual total in all Under-19 World Cups. He made his first-class debut for Wellington in the

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on 6 December 2018. He made his

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debut on 6 January 2022, for Wellington in the 2021–22 Super Smash.

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* 1999 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Wellington cricketers Cricketers from Wellington City New Zealand sportspeople of Indian descent {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1990s-stub