Personal Life

Dutta was born on October 13, 1994 in Kuwait City. He is the son of Bengali parents and originally comes from Calcutta, India. The family moved to Canada in 1999 and settled in Toronto. His father Mihir Dutta, a software developer, co-founded the Mississauga-based Ontario Cricket Academy with Derek Perera in 2002.

Dutta attended Father Michael Goetz Secondary School in Mississauga. From 2015 he completed training as a financial advisor.

International Career

In 2011, at the age of 16, Dutta was named to Canada's squad for the 2011 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship in Fort Lauderdale.

Dutta made his senior One-Day International debut for Canada against Kenya in March 2013. He did not bat and bowled six overs without taking a wicket. He was originally included in Canada's squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in July 2015, but chose to remain with the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League. He was replaced by Hiral Patel. In January 2018, he took part in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament and became Canada's leading bowler with 11 wickets.

He was in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament. In October 2018, he was named to Canada's squad for the 2018–19 West Indies Super50 regional tournament. In April 2019, he was named to Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.

In August 2019, he was named to Canada's squad for the regional final of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Canada on August 18, 2019 against the Cayman Islands.

In September 2019, he was named to Canada's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament. In October 2019, he was named to Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.

Franchise Career

Dutta played for the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League in 2015; He played in three matches, with his most notable wicket being of former England international Kevin Pietersen. Later that year, Dutta was signed by Barisal Bulls, one of the six teams that played in the 2015 Bangladesh Premier League. He played one game and won 3/18.

On June 3, 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the player draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. He was added to the New Jersey Stallions for the 2021 Minor League Cricket season.