Vriitya Aravind said the Desert Vipers had helped revive his love for cricket after winning the ILT20 on Sunday night.
The 23-year-old wicketkeeper has had his faith in the sport tested by an ongoing absence from the UAE national team.
His time in the wilderness followed a fine start to his international career, having initially been fished out of school to play for a national team in crisis.
Despite his youth, he is already the UAE’s leading run-scorer in one-day international cricket. But when the national team’s squad is announced for the 2026 T20 World Cup this week, his name is almost certain to be absent from the list.
He was given a chance to revive his career in franchise cricket this season, having become the first player p
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