Siddharth Desai

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 2000)}}

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| fullname = Siddharth Ajaybhai Desai

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|8|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| role = Bowler

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| date = 10 April 2021

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1123681.html Cricinfo

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Siddharth Desai (born 16 August 2000) is an Indian cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1123681.html |title=Siddharth Desai |access-date=14 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{cite news|title=Meet Siddarth Desai, 17-year-old Gujarati boy who is dubbed to be future Ravindra Jadeja|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/meet-siddarth-desai-17-year-old-gujarati-boy-who-is-dubbed-to-be-future-ravindra-jadeja/943333/|date=22 November 2017|location=New Delhi|publisher=Financial Express}} He made his first-class debut for Gujarat in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 14 October 2017, taking his maiden five-wicket haul in the second innings, and being named man of the match.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1118627.html |title=Group B, Ranji Trophy at Nadiad, Oct 14-17 2017 |access-date=14 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1124001.html |title=Jadejas hand J&K massive innings defeat |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=16 October 2017 |access-date=16 October 2017}}

In October 2018, he was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, with eighteen dismissals in five matches.{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=15;id=12664;type=tournament|title= Records / Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup/ Most wickets|work=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=7 October 2018}} The following month, he was named as one of eight players to watch ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25154895/eight-players-watch-ranji-trophy-2018-19 |title=Eight players to watch out for in Ranji Trophy 2018-19 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 November 2018}} In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1167689.html |title=India Under-23s Squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 December 2018}} He was the leading wicket-taker for Gujarat in the group-stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 23 dismissals in six matches.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25756527/from-irresistible-rajasthan-inconsistent-karnataka |title=From irresistible Rajasthan to inconsistent Karnataka |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 January 2019}} In November 2019, he was named in India's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/kamlesh-nagarkoti-returns-to-indian-team-for-emerging-asia-cup/articleshow/71378153.cms|title=India Under-23s Squad|work=Time of India|access-date=1 October 2019}}