Priyansh Arya

Some Lesser Known Facts About Priyansh Arya

• Priyansh Arya started playing cricket with his friends at a young age.

• When he told his parents that he wanted to play cricket professionally, their only requirement was that he should focus on his studies as well.

• He started training under Sanjay Bharadwaj at the age of 7 and trained Gautam Gambhir, Joginder Sharma, Amit Mishra, and Unmukt Chand.

  

• He later played for Delhi Under-19.

  

• In the 2023-24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), he was the highest runscorer for Delhi with 222 runs at an average of 31.71 and a strike rate of 166.91.

• He registered his name in the 2024 IPL auction for a base price of Rs 20 lakh, but went unsold.

• He represented South Delhi Superstarz in the inaugural season of Delhi Premier League (DPL) in 2024 and made 608 runs in 10 innings with 2 centuries and 4 fifty-plus scores at a strike rate of 198.69.

  

• On 31 August 2024, he hit North Delhi Strikers spinner Manan Bharadwaj for six sixes in an over.

• On 23 November 2024, while playing against Uttar Pradesh in the 2024-25 SMAT, he hit 102 runs in 43 balls with 5 fours and 10 sixes.

• In the 2025 IPL auction, Punjab Kings acquired him for Rs 3.80 crore (USD 450,000 approx.) against his base price of Rs 30 lakh.

• He once revealed in an interview that had he not become a cricketer, he would have been a teacher like his parents.