Jay Bista (born 23 December 1995) is an Indian

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er who plays for

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

in domestic cricket. He is a batting

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who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm

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. He represented Mumbai at the Under-16 and Under-19 levels before making his

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debut in November 2015 during the

2015–16 Ranji Trophy The 2015–16 Ranji Trophy was the 82nd season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 27 teams divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B advanced ...

. He made his

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debut on 10 December 2015 in the

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. He scored his maiden first-class century on 6 March 2016 in the

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Personal life

Born in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

, Bista hails from Dhangadhi, a town in

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

on the border of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. His family moved to Mumbai long before he was born. Bista studied at Sharadashram Vidyamandir in Mumbai. His father Gokul Bista played cricket for

Mumbai University The University of Mumbai is a collegiate, state-owned, public research university in Mumbai. The University of Mumbai is one of the largest universities in the world. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. Ratan Tata is the appointed ...

. On becoming the first person of Nepalese origin to play for Mumbai, Bista said, "My roots could be from Nepal but I am a hardcore Mumbaikar, who is born and brought up in Mumbai."

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* * 1995 births Living people Indian cricketers Mumbai cricketers Uttarakhand cricketers Indian Gorkhas {{India-cricket-bio-1995-stub