Vaibhav Arora

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1997)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Vaibhav Arora

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| fullname = Vaibhav Gopal Arora

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ambala, Haryana, India

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right arm medium-fast

| role = Bowler

| club1 = Himachal Pradesh

| year1 = 2019–present

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| club2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| year2 = 2023-present

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| club3 = Punjab Kings

| year3 = 2022

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| date = 4 April 2022

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1209292.html ESPNcricinfo

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Vaibhav Gopal Arora (born 14 December 1997) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Himachal Pradesh in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL.{{cite news |title=Vaibhav Arora's dream ride: From Ambala Cantt to Kolkata Knight Riders via Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/vaibhav-aroras-dream-ride-from-ambala-cantt-to-kolkata-knight-riders-via-chandigarh-and-himachal-pradesh/articleshow/81133407.cms |access-date=27 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=21 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127123231/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/vaibhav-aroras-dream-ride-from-ambala-cantt-to-kolkata-knight-riders-via-chandigarh-and-himachal-pradesh/articleshow/81133407.cms |archive-date= 27 November 2024}}{{cite news |title=Special to be back with KKR, didn't want to play for another team: Vaibhav Arora |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/cricket-ipl-2025-vaibhav-arora-kkr-return-harshit-rana-kolkata-2678225-2025-02-11 |access-date=27 March 2025 |publisher=India Today |date=11 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327045714/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/cricket-ipl-2025-vaibhav-arora-kkr-return-harshit-rana-kolkata-2678225-2025-02-11 |archive-date=27 March 2025 |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1209292.html |title=Vaibhav Arora |access-date=9 December 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} Vaibhav made his first-class debut on 9 December 2019, for Himachal Pradesh in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1203449.html |title=Elite, Group B, Ranji Trophy at Dharamsala, Dec 9-12 2019 |access-date=9 December 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite news |title=IPL 2022: Who is Vaibhav Arora, Punjab Kings' star debutant pacer who swings it both ways? |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/ipl-2022-who-is-vaibhav-arora-punjab-kings-star-debutant-pacer-who-swings-it-both-ways-10516271.html |work=Firstpost |date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220415205410/https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/ipl-2022-who-is-vaibhav-arora-punjab-kings-star-debutant-pacer-who-swings-it-both-ways-10516271.html |archive-date=15 April 2022 |url-status=live}} He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 January 2021, for Himachal Pradesh in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1244313.html |title=Elite C, Vadodara, Jan 10 2021, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 January 2021}}{{cite news |title=Vaibhav Arora: From thinking about quitting cricket, knocking off Pujara’s middle stump to playing in IPL |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/ipl-2022-pbks-punjab-kings-vaibhav-arora-profile-punjab-kings-7851650/ |access-date=27 March 2025 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506204333/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/ipl-2022-pbks-punjab-kings-vaibhav-arora-profile-punjab-kings-7851650/ |archive-date= 6 May 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=IPL 2021: From milk deliveries to IPL pacer, Vaibhav Arora's journey |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-2021-from-milk-deliveries-to-ipl-pacer-vaibhav-arora-s-journey-101614080643124.html |access-date=27 March 2025 |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=23 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327050120/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-2021-from-milk-deliveries-to-ipl-pacer-vaibhav-arora-s-journey-101614080643124.html |archive-date=27 March 2025}}

In February 2021, Arora was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1252152 |title=IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 February 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/vaibhav-aroras-dream-ride-from-ambala-cantt-to-kolkata-knight-riders-via-chandigarh-and-himachal-pradesh/articleshow/81133407.cms |title=Vaibhav Arora's dream ride: From Ambala Cantt to Kolkata Knight Riders via Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh |work=Times of India |access-date=21 February 2021}} He made his List A debut on 21 February 2021, for Himachal Pradesh in the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy,{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1250902.html |title=Elite, Group D, Jaipur, Feb 21 2021, Vijay Hazare Trophy |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 February 2021}} taking a hat-trick in the match.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/116326/shaw-tons-up-as-mumbai-beat-delhi-vaibhav-aroras-hat-trick-in-vain-vijay-hazare-trophy-cricbuzzcom |title=Shaw tons up as Mumbai beat Delhi; Vaibhav Arora's hat-trick in vain |work=CricBuzz |access-date=21 February 2021}} In February 2022, he was bought by the Punjab Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1300689 |title=IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 February 2022}}