Who is Vaibhav Arora IPL? Quicks Facts & Stats about Punjab Kings Debutant

Vaibhav Arora IPL: In a massive opportunity, right-arm fast bowler Vaibhav Arora will be playing his debut game for the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. This is the third game for the Punjab Kings in this edition of the IPL after they registered a superb victory in their opening game against Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, the Punjab Kings then suffered a poor defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders in their second match.

Who is Vaibhav Arora IPL? Quicks Facts & Stats about Punjab Kings Debutant

During the IPL 2022 mega auction, the Punjab Kings went on to procure Vaibhav Arora for an amount worth INR 2 crore when his base price was just INR 20 Lakh. He was born on 14 December, 1997 and has played domestic cricket for Himachal Pradesh as a right-arm pace bowler. Vaibhav made his T20 debut in January 2021 against Vadodara.

While playing in a total of 12 T20 matches, Vaibhav Arora has picked up as many as 12 wickets at a brilliant economy of less than 7. Now he has got an opportunity to play in the Punjab Kings playing 11 in place of Harpreet Brar in this game against Chennai Super Kings.

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Vaibhav Arora Stats in Domestic Cricket

Format	Matches	Wickets	Average	Economy	Best Figures
FC	8	29	18.58	2.97	9/105
List A	5	8	24.62	5.16	4/45
T20	12	12	25.16	6.96	3/16

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Age	24
Height	5 feet 10 inches
IPL Team	Punjab Kings
Wife	Not Married

The Punjab Kings have made as many as two changes to their playing 11 from the last loss against Kolkata Knight Riders. The duo of Vaibhav Arora and Jitesh Sharma are making their debuts in place of Harpreet Brar and Raj Bawa.

PBKS Playing 11 (Confirmed)
1. Shikhar Dhawan
2. Mayank Agarwal (C)
3. Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk)
4. Liam Livingstone
5. Shahrukh Khan
6. Odean Smith
7. Jitesh Sharma
8. Vaibhav Arora
9. Kagiso Rabada
10. Rahul Chahar
11. Arshdeep Singh

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CSK vs PBKS, IPL 2022

Chennai Super Kings captain Ravindra Jadeja won the toss and opted to bowl first. CSK have made only one change in their playing XI from the last game with Chris Jordan coming in for Tushar Deshpande.

CSK Playing 11 (Confirmed)
1. Ruturaj Gaikwad
2. Robin Uthappa
3. Moeen Ali
4. Ambati Rayudu
5. Ravindra Jadeja (C)
6. Shivam Dube
7. MS Dhoni (wk)
8. Dwaine Pretorius
9. Dwayne Bravo
10. Chris Jordan
11. Mukesh Choudhary