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Full name | Aryaman Vikram Birla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 9 July 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Birla family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Rajasthan Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–present | Madhya Pradesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,25 November 2017 |
Aryaman Birla (born 9 July 1997) is an Indian cricketer and businessman. [1] In 2023,he was appointed as one of the directors of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail. [2]
He is son of Kumar Mangalam Birla,a billionaire-industrialist and the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group and a member of the Birla family. [3] In 2018,he was pursuing a commerce degree through distance learning from the University of Mumbai. [4]
He made his first-class debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 25 November 2017. [5] In January 2018,he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction. [6] In November 2018,he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. [7] In 2019,he took a sabbatical from cricket owing to mental health problems. [8] He was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction. [9]
He started his first business in the food and beverage sector. Aditya Birla Ventures,the Group's venture capital division headed by him,has invested in five fast-growing startups. He holds director positions in Grasim Industries,Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.,Aditya Birla Management Corporation (P) Ltd.,and the Aditya Birla Group. Additionally,he is a member of the Atlas SkillTech University Advisory Board. [10] He is currently pursuing MBA from Harvard Business school and will graduate in May,2025. [11]