Aryaman Birla | |
Country: | India |
Fullname: | Aryaman Vikram Birla |
Birth Date: | 9 July 1997 |
Birth Place: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Family: | Birla family |
Batting: | Left-handed |
Role: | Batsman |
Club1: | Rajasthan Royals |
Year1: | 2018–2019 |
Club2: | Madhya Pradesh |
Year2: | 2017–present |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | FC |
Matches1: | 9 |
Runs1: | 414 |
Top Score1: | 103* |
Bat Avg1: | 27.60 |
100S/50S1: | 1/1 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/0 |
Deliveries1: | 36 |
Wickets1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | – |
Bowl Avg1: | – |
Date: | 25 November 2017 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1126227.html ESPNcricinfo |
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]