Dhruv Parashar

Dhruv Parashar is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team, as an all-rounder.

Early life and education

Parashar was born in Pune in India. He attended Wellington School, Somerset, where he played for the school's 1st XI cricket team.

Parashar was selected for the 2023 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, where the UAE team finished runners-up, defeating Pakistan in the semi-finals before losing to Bangladesh in the final. Shortly after this tournament, he was selected for his senior T20I debut in the home series against Afghanistan. He made his ODI debut in November 2024 during the Tri-Nation Series in Oman as part of the 2024-2026 Cricket World Cup League 2. Although he was out for 5 runs opening the innings, he claimed 2/16 in his 10 overs on debut. He also holds a global record of opening the batting and bowling in the same match. He is the first and youngest cricketer to do so.
In January 2023, Parashar was selected by the Desert Vipers as an injury replacement player for Ronak Panoly during the inaugural International League T20 tournament. However, he did not make his debut for Desert Vipers until the 2024/25 ILT20 tournament. He played 6 games for the franchise that season.
In January 2026, Parashar was named in UAE's squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup.