Meet Bhavsar (born 23 June 2004) is a

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er who plays for the

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. He was born and raised in Kuwait to Indian parents. Bhavsar made his

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(T20I) debut for Kuwait against the

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on 20 January 2019 in the

2019 ACC Western Region T20 The 2019 ACC Western Region T20 was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament held in Oman from 20 to 24 January 2019. The five participating teams were Bahrain, Kuwait, Maldives, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The matches were all played at ...

tournament. At the age of 14 years and 211 days, he became the youngest to play in a men's T20I match. In July 2019, he was named in Kuwait's squad for the

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of the

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tournament. He played in Kuwait's match against

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on 26 July 2019, which Kuwait won by 10 runs. In October 2021, he was named in Kuwait's squad for the Group A matches in the

2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier was a tournament that was played as part of qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in October 2021. In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full internation ...

. In December 2021, Bhavsar scored 175 not out from 149 balls, out of a team total of 241, to lead the Kuwait under-19s to a one-wicket victory over

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in the

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* 2004 births Living people Kuwaiti cricketers Kuwait Twenty20 International cricketers Indian expatriates in Kuwait Place of birth missing (living people) {{Kuwait-cricket-bio-stub