{"id":22452,"date":"2025-12-13T10:20:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T04:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=670812"},"modified":"2025-12-12T18:29:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:59:26","slug":"ipl-auction-2026-who-is-aarya-desai-gujarat-opener-listed-at-rs-30-lakh-base-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-auction-2026-who-is-aarya-desai-gujarat-opener-listed-at-rs-30-lakh-base-price\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL Auction 2026: Who is Aarya Desai? Gujarat opener listed at Rs 30 lakh base price"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"498\">Aarya Desai, a 22-year-old left-handed opening batter from Gujarat, is one of the uncapped Indian players drawing interest ahead of the IPL Auction 2026. Born on April 3, 2003, in Surat, Desai has built a strong domestic profile in a short span of time, earning him a place in the auction pool with a base price of <strong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"497\">Rs 30 lakh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"791\">Desai has already been part of the <strong data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"560\">Kolkata Knight Riders<\/strong> setup earlier, giving him exposure to the IPL environment, though he is yet to make his debut. Known for his fluent stroke play at the top of the order, Desai also bowls right-arm offbreak, adding a secondary skill to his profile.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"827\"><strong data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"827\">Domestic Career Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"1117\"><strong data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"849\">First-Class (FC)<\/strong><br data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"852\" \/>\u2013 Matches: 18<br data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"868\" \/>\u2013 Runs: 1,024<br data-start=\"881\" data-end=\"884\" \/>\u2013 Average: 34.13<br data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"903\" \/>\u2013 Strike Rate: 61.35<br data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"926\" \/>\u2013 Hundreds\/Fifties: 2\/5<br data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"952\" \/>\u2013 Highest Score: 200<br data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"975\" \/>Desai has shown impressive temperament in the longer format, highlighted by a double century\u2014an indicator of his ability to play long innings.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1305\"><strong data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1129\">List A<\/strong><br data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1132\" \/>\u2013 Matches: 10<br data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1148\" \/>\u2013 Runs: 350<br data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1162\" \/>\u2013 Average: 38.88<br data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1181\" \/>\u2013 Strike Rate: 98.31<br data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1204\" \/>\u2013 Hundreds\/Fifties: 1\/2<br data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1230\" \/>His 106 in List A cricket underlines his proficiency in the 50-over format.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1518\"><strong data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1315\">T20s<\/strong><br data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1318\" \/>\u2013 Matches: 22<br data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1334\" \/>\u2013 Runs: 648<br data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1348\" \/>\u2013 Average: 34.10<br data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1367\" \/>\u2013 Strike Rate: 137.28<br data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1391\" \/>\u2013 Fifties: 5<br data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1406\" \/>In the shortest format, Desai has displayed consistency and acceleration\u2014key attributes for a modern T20 opener.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1558\"><strong data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1558\">Why IPL Teams Are Watching Him<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"1763\">\u2013 Proven run-scorer across formats<br data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1597\" \/>\u2013 Strong T20 strike rate (137+)<br data-start=\"1628\" data-end=\"1631\" \/>\u2013 Left-hand top-order option\u2014always in demand<br data-start=\"1676\" data-end=\"1679\" \/>\u2013 Prior experience in KKR camp<br data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1712\" \/>\u2013 Secondary off-spin option, even if lightly used<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1765\" data-end=\"1940\">With his solid domestic numbers and rapid improvement as a T20 batter, Aarya Desai stands out as a value pick for teams seeking a young Indian opener with long-term potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aarya Desai, a 22-year-old left-handed opening batter from Gujarat, is one of the uncapped Indian players drawing interest ahead of\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":42663,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}