Vaibhav Arora

Vaibhav Arora is a right-arm pace bowler from India. Born on 14th December 1997, the Haryana-born cricketer began his professional career when he made his first-class debut for Himachal Pradesh against Saurashtra during the Ranji Trophy 2019–20 season and a couple of years later, in 2021, he made his T20 debut in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. A month later, made his List A debut for Himachal Pradesh against Maharashtra in the 2021 Vijay Hazare Trophy.

He was bought by the Kolkata franchise for the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League but released ahead of the 2022 auction where Punjab paid INR 2 crore for his services. He was re-bought by Kolkata for the 2023 season. The following season he picked up 11 wickets in 10 games and was one of the key players helping the side to lift the trophy. Arora was bought back in the autcion for the 2025 season which was like a homecoming for him. Vaibhav Arora can swing the ball in both directions, and his height helps him extract adequate bounce off the surface, which could prove to be a threat to the opposition.