Vishal Arjune

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Vishal Arjune
Personal information
Born(1981-10-24)24 October 1981
Unity Village, Guyana
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
RoleMiddle-order batsman
Relations Krishna Arjune (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002 West Indies B
Source: CricketArchive, 19 November 2016

Vishal Arjune (born 24 October 1981) is a former Guyanese cricketer who represented West Indies B in West Indian domestic cricket. He played as a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional off-spin bowler.

Arjune was born in Unity Village, in Guyana's Demerara-Mahaica region. His older brother, Krishna Arjune, also played cricket at a high level. [1] In 2001, Arjune was selected to tour England with the West Indies under-19 team. He played in Test and ODI series against the England under-19s, and in the second Test scored 79 against an attack that included future England internationals James Anderson and James Tredwell. [2] [3] Arjune made his first-class debut the following year, playing two matches for West Indies B (an under-23 development team) in the 2001–02 Busta Cup. He had little success, making 22 runs from three innings, and never played at first-class level again. [4] His brother played alongside him in both of his first-class appearances. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Krishna Arjune, Guyana-Cricket. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Under-19 Test matches played by Vishal Arjune, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Under-19 ODI matches played by Vishal Arjune, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. ↑ First-class matches played by Vishal Arjune, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. ↑ First-class matches played by Krishna Arjune, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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