Shiva Vashishat

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{{short description|Indian-born American cricketer}}
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| bowling = Right-arm [[leg spin]]
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'''Shiva Vashishat''' (born November 10, 1989) is an American [[cricket]]er who made his debut for the [[United States national cricket team|U. S. national side]] in July 2015. A right-handed [[all-rounder]] bowling [[leg spin]], he earlier captained the [[United States national under-19 cricket team|U.S. under-19 side]] at the [[2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2010 Under-19 World Cup]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/414262.html Players / United States of America / Shiva Vashishat] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved July 10, 2015.</ref>

Born in [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], Vashishat emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of 10, and was raised in [[San Jose, California]], where he attended [[Del Mar High School]]. His early cricket was played in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], though he has since played for teams in several California-based leagues.<ref>Peter Simunovich (June 8, 2009). [http://www.dreamcricket.com/dreamcricket/news.hspl?nid=11840&ntid=4 "Meet Shiva Vashishat - Captain of USA U-19 Cricket Team"] – Dream Cricket. Retrieved July 10, 2015.</ref><ref>Sham Samaroo (July 17, 2009). [http://www.ondriveupdate.com/Pages/usacashivainter.aspx "Meet Shiva Vashishat USA U-19 Captain"] – On Drive Update. Retrieved July 10, 2015.</ref> Vashishat debuted for the U.S. under-19 team in July 2009, at the [[2009 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship|2009 Americas Under-19 Championship]] in Canada, and was captain for that tournament as well as the [[2009 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2009 World Cup Qualifier]] and the 2010 World Cup in New Zealand. At the World Cup in New Zealand, where matches had under-19 [[One Day International]] (ODI) status, he played in all six games for the U.S. but had little success with either bat or ball.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/486/486201/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html Under-19 ODI matches played by Shiva Vashishat] – CricketArchive. Retrieved July 10, 2015.</ref> During his time at [[University of California, Davis|UC Davis]], where he graduated with a degree in economics, Vashishat played little high-level cricket,<ref>(July 1, 2015). [http://usacricketers.com/news/shiva-vashishat-returns-as-a-senior/ "Shiva Vashishat Returns As A Senior"] – USA Cricketers. Retrieved July 10, 2015.</ref> but in 2015 he was selected in the U.S. squad for the [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier]] in Ireland and Scotland. He went on to make his [[Twenty20]] debut in the opening match of the tournament against [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/engine/match/875465.html ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 5th Match, Group A: Nepal vs the United States of America at Belfast, Jul 10, 2015] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved July 10, 2015.</ref>

In November 2019, he married Shana Sandhar. In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the [[Major League Cricket#Minor League Cricket|Minor League Cricket]] tournament in the United States following the players' draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/media-release/all-27-teams-complete-initial-roster-selection-following-minor-league-cricket-draft/ |title=All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft |work=USA Cricket |access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/486/486201/486201.html Player profile and statistics] at [https://cricketarchive.com Cricket Archive]
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/414262.html Player profile and statistics] at [http://www.espncricinfo.com ESPNcricinfo]

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[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American cricketers]]
[[Category:American people of Punjabi descent]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Jalandhar]]
[[Category:University of California, Davis alumni]]
[[Category:American sportspeople of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Cricketers from California]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from San Jose, California]]

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