Roosh Kalaria is a left-arm medium pacer, born on 16th January 1993 in Rajkot, Saurashtra. He rose through the ranks of school cricket and went on to play for the Saurashtra Ranji side . He is a right-hand batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler who plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket. He has played for the India Under-19 cricket team in the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

He was the leading wicket-taker for Gujarat in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 27 dismissals in eight matches, but did not feature in the overall lists. However, he did leave a mark in the tournament when he took a hat-trick in the quarter-final clash against Kerala. His lean build, though, prevents him from replicating his new-ball performances once the ball gets old, not allowing him to reverse-swing the ball much.

With the Indian team on the lookout for left-arm pacers since Zaheer Khan's retirement, Roosh Kalaria's national call-up may not be too far away if he can string together a few consistent performances, and broaden his range in terms of variations and skills such as reverse-swing and others in adverse conditions.

Written by Rishi Roy