Vipraj Nigam
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| Born | 28 July 2004 Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025-present | Delhi Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vipraj Nigam (born 28 July 2004 in Uttar Pradesh)[1] is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman, and a leg-break bowler. He initially impressed by taking 20 wickets in 11 matches. This led to his debut for UP in all three formats. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024, Nigam smashed 27 off just eight balls to take UP over the line against Andhra and into the quarter finals. While he only picked eight wickets in seven games in SMAT 2024, he went at only 7.12.
Indian Premier League
Nigam was picked for 50 lakh by Delhi Capitals during the mega auction before IPL 2025.[2] He made his IPL debut against Lucknow Super Giants in Vizag, where he picked 1 for 35 off his two overs and scored a 15-ball 39.[3]
References
- ^ "Player Profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ Livemint (25 November 2024). "IPL 2025 auction: Complete list of sold, unsold players, teamwise remaining purse | Mint". mint. Archived from the original on 15 April 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Prasad, Dhruva (21 April 2025). "LSG vs DC, IPL 2025: Vipraj Nigam eyes strong show against Lucknow". Sportstar. Retrieved 18 June 2025.