Priyansh Arya made his IPL debut for PBKS vs GT in Ahmedabad. (BCCI)
Delhi batting sensation Priyansh Arya made his IPL debut for the Punjab Kings against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
Arya had a breakout bidding at the IPL Mega Auction 2025 at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah last November. Starting from a base price of Rs 30 lakh, the left-handed Arya’s stocks jumped 10 times to Rs 3.8 crore as PBKS locked in on the 23-year-old, fending off challenges from Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Arya had a sensational run at the Delhi Premier League in September 2024, topping the batting charts with over 600 runs in only 10 games. He has only played 11 T20s thus far in his career.
6️⃣ 𝐒𝐈𝐗𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 🤩
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On Saturday, Priyansh opened Delhi’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign on November 23 with a 43-ball 102 against Uttar Pradesh at the Wankhede Stadium. Priyansh’s knock was laced with 10 sixes and five fours against an attack that comprised the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shivam Mavi, and Piyush Chawla.
Representing South Delhi Superstarz, Arya smacked six sixes in an over during a match against North Delhi Strikers in the Delhi Premier League 2024 as his team eventually made a record score of 308/5 in 20 overs. Arya was also Delhi’s highest run-getter in the 2023-24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, aggregating 222 runs in seven innings at a 166.91 strike rate.
Growing up in Ashok Vihar New Delhi, Priyansh gained the freedom when it came to cricket but his parents, both teachers by profession, made sure that he did well in his studies also. “He was seven when he said, he wants to play cricket. I was fine with that but since I am a school teacher and my wife (Radha Bala Arya) is also a school teacher, we made sure that he gets good education,” Priyansh’s father, Pawan Arya, told the Indian Express.
Sanjay Bharadwaj, who has coached the likes of Gautam Gambhir, Amit Mishra, Joginder Sharma and Unmukt Chand, calls Priyansh a product of the T20 era. “All my life, I have told my students to play in the V, and If I remember correctly when it came to Priyansh, I never stopped him from playing the aerial shots. Initially, I did give him dressing down but I realised that’s his strength and I gave him complete freedom, and he never looked back,” Bharadwaj told The Indian Express.
