Vipraj Nigam
Lucknow: It was double delight for Uttar Pradesh ’s young leg-spinner and allrounder Vipraj Nigam after he earned both a place in the India ‘A’ squad for the home one-day series against Australia ‘A’ and a place in India’s Asian Games squad. Nigam has been included after senior spinner Varun Chakravarthy was ruled out of the continental event with a side strain.
The 21-year-old credited his family, coach Sarwar Nawab and his recent exposure to India ‘A’ and the senior team setup for his progress. Juyal had earlier been named in the Central Zone team for the 2026-27 Duleep Trophy. He has scored 2,237 runs in 36 first-class matches at an average of 46.60. In List A cricket, he has scored 2,003 runs in 47 matches at an average of 51.35.
Juyal is the only player from Uttar Pradesh to be selected in the squad announced by the BCCI Men’s Selection Committee.
Now it’s my turn to repay them,” he said. He said those experiences had helped him develop as a cricketer. I recently applied them in the UPT20 League and I plan to continue using them in the matches ahead,” he said.
“This is what we work hard and play matches for, to reach this level. I’d like to thank my family and coach Sarwar Nawab, who have put in so much effort for me. “I want to bring those lessons into my game and adapt them well. Juyal named in RoI squad for Irani Cup Uttar Pradesh Ranji Trophy captain and wicketkeeper-batter Aryan Juyal has been named in the Rest of India squad for Irani Cup against Ranji Trophy champions Jammu & Kashmir.
Nigam toured Sri Lanka with India ‘A’ last year and also bowled in the nets for the senior Indian team.