Father: Umashankar Verma, Uncle: Amit Verma, Grandmother: Parvati Verma
Aniket Verma is a hard-hitting middle-order batter from Jhansi who made a remarkable rise from relative obscurity to the IPL in record time. The 24-year-old had not played a single senior representative game when Sunrisers Hyderabad picked him up for INR 30 lakh at the IPL 2025 auction, basing their decision on his explosive performances in age-group and local tournaments. His talent was evident when he smashed an unbeaten 101 off 75 balls for Madhya Pradesh in the Under-23 one-day tournament, followed by a stunning 123 off 41 balls with 13 sixes in the Madhya Pradesh League. Aniket justified SRH’s faith instantly, playing all 14 games in his debut IPL season and scoring 236 runs at a strike rate of 166.19, including a blistering 74 off 41 balls laden with six sixes. His ability to clear the ropes with ease and accelerate innings from the middle order marks him as one of the most exciting young power-hitters to emerge in recent years.
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| T20s | 35 | 30 | 6 | 435 | 74 | 18.12 | 270 | 161.11 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 35 | 17 |
He is a right-handed middle-order batter known for his aggressive strokeplay and ability to hit sixes with remarkable consistency.
He represents the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), who picked him up for INR 30 lakh at the IPL 2025 mega auction.
In IPL 2025, he played all 14 games for SRH, scoring 236 runs at a strike rate of 166.19. His best knock was 74 off 41 balls, which included six sixes.
He smashed an unbeaten 101 off 75 balls for MP in the Under-23 one-day tournament, and scored 123 off 41 balls with 13 sixes in the Madhya Pradesh League.
He represents Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket.
He made his IPL debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Rajasthan Royals on the second day of IPL 2025.
He was born on February 5, 2002, in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, making him 24 years old.
His ability to hit long sixes and accelerate innings from the middle order, demonstrated by his strike rate of 166.19 in his debut IPL season and his six-hitting prowess in age-group tournaments.
His unbeaten 101 off 75 balls for MP against Karnataka in the Under-23 one-day tournament in December 2024, which featured six fours and eight sixes.
He scored 123 off 41 balls with 13 sixes for Bhopal Leopards, helping his side rack up a total of 278.
