Overview
- The Adelaide Strikers rookie lit up BBL 2025–26 with a late assault against Brisbane Heat that included 24 runs off one Jack Wildermuth over in a narrow chase defeat.
- He earned his spot as a local replacement while Alex Carey serves Ashes duty, stepping in after a quiet debut against the Melbourne Stars.
- Wadia said on the BBL’s The Surge podcast that he models his game on lessons from Yuvraj Singh’s comeback, Virat Kohli’s white-ball dominance, and Travis Head’s mindset.
- Born on December 3, 2001, in India with family roots in Mumbai, he earlier played age-group cricket for Baroda before moving to Australia.
- His pathway included the Strikers’ U19 setup, a COVID-19 interruption, and a rebuild through South Australian Premier Cricket with Adelaide, East Torrens, and Tea Tree Gully since 2022–23.