{{short description|Indian cricketer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Akshdeep Nath | image = | fullname = Akshdeep Deependra Nath | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|5|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm medium-fast | role = Batsman, Occasional wicket-keeper
| international = true | country = United Arab Emirates
| odicap = | odidebutagainst = Nepal | odidebutdate = 25 April | odidebutyear = 2026
| lastodidate = 3 May | lastodiyear = 2026 | lastodiagainst = Oman
| T20Icap = | T20Idebutagainst = Nepal | T20Idebutdate = 20 April | T20Idebutyear = 2026
| lastT20Idate = 21 April | lastT20Iyear = 2026 | lastT20Iagainst = Nepal
| club1 = Uttar Pradesh | year1 = 2011–present | clubnumber1 = | club2 = Gujarat Lions | year2 = 2016–2017 | clubnumber2 = 10 | club3 = Kings XI Punjab | year3 = 2018 | clubnumber3 = 13 | club4 = Royal Challengers Bangalore | year4 = 2019 | clubnumber4 = 10
| columns = 3
| column1 = FC | matches1 = 51 | runs1 = 2,659 | bat avg1 = 36.93 | 100s/50s1 = 6/13 | top score1 = 194 | deliveries1 = 827 | wickets1 = 7 | bowl avg1 = 53.12 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 2/16 | catches/stumpings1 = 27/– | column2 = LA | matches2 = 85 | runs2 = 2,704 | bat avg2 = 45.83 | 100s/50s2 = 6/16 | top score2 = 154* | deliveries2 = 701 | wickets2 = 18 | bowl avg2 = 35.50 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 3/44 | catches/stumpings2 = 40/–
| column3 = T20 | matches3 = 86 | runs3 = 1,310 | bat avg3 = 22.98 | 100s/50s3 = 0/4 | top score3 = 80 | deliveries3 = 264 | wickets3 = 16 | bowl avg3 = 21.62 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 3/20 | catches/stumpings3 = 30/1 | date = 5 March | year = 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/500360.html ESPNcricinfo }}
'''Akshdeep Deependra Nath''' (born 10 May 1993) is an Indian-born Emirati cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/akshdeep-nath-500360 |title=Akshdeep Nath profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2026/04/18/it-feels-out-of-this-world-khuzaima-tanveer-and-ajay-kumar-grateful-to-be-fast-tracked-into-uae-team/ |title=Cricketers 'feel out of this world' after being given UAE citizenship |work=The National |date=18 April 2026 |access-date=21 April 2026}}</ref> He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler. He was the vice-captain of the India Under-19 cricket team that won the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/squad/570911.html India squad - 2012 ICC U-19 WC]</ref> He also played for Uttar Pradesh in Indian domestic cricket.
He was the leading run-scorer for Uttar Pradesh in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 387 runs in five matches.<ref name="Ranji1718">{{cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12014;team=2212;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Uttar Pradesh batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> He was also the leading run-scorer for Uttar Pradesh in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 293 runs in six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=11523;team=2212;type=tournament |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Uttar Pradesh: Batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref>
In August 2019, he was named in the India Green team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27331972/shubman-gill-priyank-panchal-faiz-fazal-lead-duleep-trophy-sides |title=Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy teams |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/duleep-trophy-2019-shubman-gill-faiz-fazal-and-priyank-panchal-to-lead-duleep-trophy-2019-squad-fixtures-schedule-876560 |title=Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens |work=Cricket Country |access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref>
==IPL career== In February 2017, he was bought by the Gujarat Lions team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs.<ref name="IPL">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1083407.html |title=List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017 |access-date=20 February 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In January 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction.<ref name="IPL2018">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |access-date=27 January 2018 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25390461/ipl-2019-auction-was-sold-whom |title=IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-auction-2019-who-got-whom/articleshow/67144375.cms |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom |work=The Times of India|access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28087425/where-do-eight-franchises-stand-2020-auction |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{cricinfo|id=500360}}
{{Uttar Pradesh cricket squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nath, Akshdeep}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Indian cricketers Category:Uttar Pradesh cricketers Category:Central Zone cricketers Category:Gujarat Lions cricketers Category:Punjab Kings cricketers Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen Category:Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricketers Category:Emirati cricketers Category:Emirati people of Indian descent Category:Naturalized citizens of the United Arab Emirates