Vipraj Nigam

Vipraj Nigam (born 28 July 2002 in Uttar Pradesh)^[1] is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman, and a leg-break bowler. He initially impressed by taking 20 wickets in 11 matches. This led to his debut for UP in all three formats. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024, Nigam smashed 27 off just eight balls to take UP over the line against Andhra and into the quarter finals. While he only picked eight wickets in seven games in SMAT 2024, he went at only 7.12.

Vipraj Nigam

Personal information
Born	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 23) Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2024–present	Uttar Pradesh
2025-present	Delhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 3 5 15 Runs scored 43 9 118 Batting average 10.75 3.00 16.85 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 26 6 39 Balls bowled 629 264 276 Wickets 13 4 15 Bowling average 31.07 55.00 24.93 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/81 2/54 2/18 Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 April 2025

Indian Premier League

Nigam was picked for 50 lakh by Delhi Capitals during the mega auction before IPL 2025.^[2] He made his IPL debut against Lucknow Super Giants in Vizag, where he picked 1 for 35 off his two overs and scored a 15-ball 39.^[3]