{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 1998)}} {{use Australian English|date=September 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Param Uppal | fullname = Param Uppal | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = Chandigarh, India | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm off break | role = Batsman
| club1 = New South Wales | year1 = {{nowrap|2017–present}} | clubnumber1 = 18 | club2 = Cricket Australia XI | year2 = {{nowrap|2017/18}} | clubnumber2 = 3
| type1 = First-class | debutdate1 = 3 March | debutyear1 = 2018 | debutfor1 = New South Wales | debutagainst1 = Victoria | lastdate1 = 14 March | lastyear1 = 2018 | lastfor1 = New South Wales | lastagainst1 = Queensland
| type2 = List A | debutdate2 = 27 September | debutyear2 = 2017 | debutfor2 = Cricket Australia XI | debutagainst2 = South Australia | lastdate2 = 17 October | lastyear2 = 2017 | lastfor2 = Cricket Australia XI | lastagainst2 = Western Australia
| columns = 2 | column1 = FC | matches1 = 2 | runs1 = 72 | bat avg1 = 18.00 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 24 | deliveries1 = 180 | wickets1 = 0 | bowl avg1 = – | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = – | catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| column2 = LA | matches2 = 6 | runs2 = 83 | bat avg2 = 16.60 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 32 | deliveries2 = 30 | wickets2 = 0 | bowl avg2 = – | fivefor2 = – | tenfor2 = – | best bowling2 = – | catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1088621.html ESPNcricinfo | date = 4 August 2019 }} '''Param Uppal''' (born 25 October 1998) is an Australian cricketer of Indian origin.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1088621.html |title=Param Uppal |accessdate=27 September 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo|publisher=ESPN Inc.}}</ref> He made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup on 27 September 2017.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1118569.html |title=1st match, JLT One-Day Cup at Brisbane, Sep 27 2017 |accessdate=27 September 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo|publisher=ESPN Inc.}}</ref> He made his first-class debut for New South Wales in the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season on 3 March 2018.<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1118888.html |title=25th match, Sheffield Shield at Melbourne, Mar 3-6 2018 |accessdate=3 March 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo|publisher=ESPN Inc.}}</ref>
==Early life== Uppal was born in 1998 in Chandigarh, India. He moved with his parents to Australia at the age of four. <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22282440/challenges-spur-param-uppal-new-heights |title=Challenges spur Param Uppal to new heights |last=Kishore |first=Shashank |date=1 February 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Inc.|access-date=3 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/chandigarh-born-param-to-bat-for-australia-in-icc-u-19-world-cup-4986298/ |title=Chandigarh-born Param Uppal to bat for Australia in ICC U-19 World Cup |last=Sharma |first=Nitin |date=17 December 2017 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=3 August 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
==Domestic career== Uppal was chosen to be part of the Cricket Australia XI squad for the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. He made his List A debut against South Australia in the first match on 27 September,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8626/scorecard/1118569/Cricket-Australia-XI-vs-South-Australia-1st-match-jlt-one-day-cup/|title=1st match, JLT One-Day Cup at Brisbane, Sep 27 2017|date=27 September 2017|access-date=26 October 2017|website=ESPNcricinfo|publisher=ESPN Inc.}}</ref> and went on to play all six matches for the tournament, though he only averaged 16.60 with the bat and was unable to take any wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12012;team=5437;type=tournament|title=Records / JLT One-Day Cup, 2017/18 - Cricket Australia XI / Batting and bowling averages|access-date=26 October 2017|website=ESPNcricinfo|publisher=ESPN Inc.}}</ref> Param continues to play first grade cricket for University in Hobart, Tasmania. In 2024 Param finished first in the batting and bowing aggregates and averages scoring 757 at 68.82, and taking 34 wickets at 12.91.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |year=2025 |title=Cricket Tasmania Premier League |url=https://www2.cricketstatz.com/ss/w.aspx?club=14787&team=&season= |url-status=live |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=Cricket Tasmania Premier League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219002347/https://www2.cricketstatz.com/ss/w.aspx?club=14787&team=&season= |archive-date=19 December 2024}}</ref>
==International career== In December 2017, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.<ref name="AustraliaU19">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/under-19-world-cup-squad-australia-captain-jason-sangha-austin-waugh-will-sutherland-lloyd-pope/2017-12-15 |title=Sangha, Waugh head U19 World Cup squad |accessdate=15 December 2017 |work=Cricket Australia}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Uppal, Param}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Australian cricketers Category:Cricket Australia XI cricketers Category:New South Wales cricketers Category:Cricketers from Chandigarh Category:Indian emigrants to Australia Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen