Aditya Thyagarajan
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Aditya Thyagarajan is an India
India
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n born American
United States
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 cricket
Cricket
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er. Thyagarajan is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break
Leg break
A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of...

. Thyagarajan currently represents the United States national cricket team.

Thyagarajan made his debut for the United States against Mozambique. Thyagarajan played eight matches for the United States in that tournament.

Thyagarajan made his List-A debut for the United States against Barbados
Barbados national cricket team
The Barbadian cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Barbados.It does not take part in any international competitions , but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Regional Four Day Competition and the WICB Cup, and the best players may be...

 in the 2008/09 West Indies Cricket Board Cup. Thyagarajan made two further appearances for the United States in that tournament against Trinidad and Tobago and the Combined Campuses and Colleges
Combined Campuses and Colleges cricket team
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. The United States lost all three matches.

Later in 2008 Thyagarajan represented the United States in the 2008 ICC Americas Championship Division One, where he played three matches against Suriname, Argentina and the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Canada, as the United States went on to win the tournament.

In 2010 he made his unofficial Twenty20
Twenty20
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 debut for the United States against the UAE in a pre-tournament warm up match for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played from February 9–13, 2010 in the United Arab Emirates and a part of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier series...

. During the tournament Thyagarajan made his full Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...

 deubt against Ireland, where he scored 72*
Not out
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. Thyagarajan played one further match against Afghanistan in the tournament, both matches he played in the United States lost.

Later in February 2010, Thyagarajan represented the United States in the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
The 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five is a cricket tournament that took place in February, 2010 in Nepal. It is a part of the World Cricket League competition administered by the International Cricket Council, the international governing body for cricket...

, where he helped the United States gain promotion to the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four
2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four
The 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four is a cricket tournament that took place in August 2010 in Italy. It is a part of the World Cricket League competition administered by the International Cricket Council, the international governing body for cricket...

 in Italy
Italy
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External links

  • Aditya Thyagarajan at Cricinfo
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  • Aditya Thyagarajan at CricketArchive
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