Aryan Dutt (born 12 May 2003) is a Dutch

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er who plays for the

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as a right-arm

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bowler. In March 2021, he was named in the Netherlands

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(T20I) squad for the

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. The Dutch coach,

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, described Dutt as an exciting prospect. He made his T20I debut against

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, on 17 April 2021. Prior to his call-up to the national side, Dutt had also played at the under-18 and under-19 level for the Netherlands.

Early life

Dutt was born on 12 May 2003 in

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, and grew up in

. His father is from

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, and his parents moved to the Netherlands in the 1980s. His cricketing journey was influenced by India's

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win. He began his cricket training in the Netherlands and, later, at age 13, in

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, India. Dutt plays

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cricket for Voorburg Cricket Club.

Career

Dutt represented the

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at the 2021 ICC U19 World Cup Europe Qualifier in Spain, taking five wickets in three matches. In May 2021, Dutt was named in the Netherlands A squad for their series against the Ireland Wolves. He made his

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debut on 12 May 2021, for the Netherlands A team against the Ireland Wolves, during their

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. Later the same month, he was named in the Dutch

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(ODI) squad for their series against Scotland. He made his ODI debut on 19 May 2021, for the Netherlands against

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. In June 2022, during the ODI series against the West Indies, Dutt took the wicket of captain

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in all three matches, preventing him from scoring above 10 runs each game. At the

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, Dutt scored 23 not out from eight balls in the Netherlands' victory against

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. He scored three sixes, equalling the record of

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for the most sixes in a World Cup innings by a number-ten batsman. In May 2024, he was named in the Netherlands squad for the

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tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutt, Aryan 2003 births Living people Dutch cricketers Dutch people of Indian descent Dutch people of Punjabi descent Netherlands One Day International cricketers Netherlands Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)