A right-handed all-rounder bowling leg spin, he earlier captained the U.S. under-19 side at the 2010 Under-19 World Cup.
[1] Born in Jalandhar, Punjab, Vashishat emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of 10, and was raised in San Jose, California, where he attended Del Mar High School.
At the World Cup in New Zealand, where matches had under-19 One Day International (ODI) status, he played in all six games for the U.S. but had little success with either bat or ball.
[4] During his time at UC Davis, where he graduated with a degree in economics, Vashishat played little high-level cricket,[5] but in 2015 he was selected in the U.S. squad for the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland.
In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.