Father: Gopal Arora, Mother: Mamta Setia Arora
Vaibhav Arora is a right-arm fast-medium bowler from Ambala Cantt, Haryana, known for his natural swing bowling and ability to trouble left-handers . Born on December 14, 1997, the 28-year-old made headlines early in his career by becoming the first bowler to claim a hat-trick on List A debut. After starting as a net bowler, Arora broke into the IPL with the Kolkata Knight Riders and has since become a key new-ball asset for the franchise. He played a crucial role in KKR’s title-winning 2024 campaign, picking up 11 wickets, and followed it with a career-best 17 wickets in 2025 . Beyond the IPL, he continues to represent Himachal Pradesh in domestic cricket and has over 100 first-class wickets to his name.
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| FC | 31 | 49 | 4586 | 2610 | 107 | 6/48 | 9/105 | 24.39 | 3.41 | 42.8 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| List A | 29 | 29 | 1369 | 1241 | 45 | 5/43 | 5/43 | 27.57 | 5.43 | 30.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 73 | 72 | 1484 | 2177 | 80 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 27.21 | 8.80 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| FC | 31 | 38 | 11 | 322 | 51 | 11.92 | 556 | 57.91 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 6 |
| List A | 29 | 20 | 5 | 190 | 40 | 12.66 | 215 | 88.37 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| T20s | 73 | 23 | 12 | 44 | 11 | 4.00 | 67 | 65.67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who specializes in swing bowling, particularly effective with the new ball and against left-handed batsmen .
He has played for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Punjab Kings (PBKS). KKR first signed him in 2021, and he has been with them since 2023, playing a key role in their 2024 title win.
In the IPL, he has taken 47 wickets across 43 matches, with best figures of 3/27 . His best IPL season came in 2025 when he picked up 17 wickets in 12 games . In first-class cricket, he has over 100 wickets, including a career-best 6/48.
He became the first bowler ever to take a hat-trick on his List A debut, finishing with figures of 4 for 45.
He made his IPL debut on April 3, 2022, for the Punjab Kings against the Chennai Super Kings at the Brabourne Stadium.
He was born on December 14, 1997, in Ambala Cantt, Haryana, which makes him 28 years old. He stands 5 feet 10 inches tall.
