Full Name

Varun Raymond Aaron

Born

October 29, 1989, Singhbhum, Bihar (now Jharkhand)

Age

34y 142d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Playing Role

Bowler

In a country starved of genuinely quick bowlers, Varun Aaron grabbed the headlines when he hit 153 kph during the 2010-11 Vijay Hazare Trophy final against Gujarat. Hailing from Jharkhand, Aaron has been part of the MRF Pace Academy in Chennai since he was spotted by a talent scout at the age of 15. However, his career has been marred with frequent injuries. Two stress fractures of the back soon after his Ranji Trophy debut in the 2008-09 season for Jharkhand, a back injury that kept him out of India's tour to Australia in 2011-12 before a recurrence kept him out of competitive cricket for 15 months, and a leg injury in 2014 has had a severe impact on the pacer's Test career.

He was part of the India Emerging Players squad that went to Australia in 2011, and earned a call-up to the India ODI squad for the series in England. He did not get a game on that trip, but he made his India debut in Mumbai in October 2011, against England. He made his Test debut a month later, against West Indies, also in Mumbai.

Aaron's pace during India's tour of England in 2014 - including a sharp bouncer that broke Stuart Broad's nose - impressed county side Durham, and he was signed for the final few weeks of the season. Having earlier been part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad, he made his IPL debut in 2011 for Delhi Daredevils. In 2014, Aaron was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 2 crore (approx. 300,000 USD), and was retained by the franchise ahead of the 2016 auction.
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Varun Aaron Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests9141189947183/973/9752.614.7766.0000
ODIs99380419113/243/2438.096.6134.5000
FC66103994557561736/328/5333.273.4757.4860
List A8483395335731386/336/3325.895.4228.6540
T20s959319192731933/163/1629.368.5320.6000

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests91453593.8811031.81004010
ODIs93286*8.001553.33001010
FC6699208377210.59199341.990110913120
List A8444143113410.3641175.6600279130
T20s95331813317*8.8618472.2800114150
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Recent Matches of Varun Aaron

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Jharkhand vs Rajasthan1* & 04/65 & 1/2216-Feb-2024JamshedpurFC
Jharkhand vs Services80/8219-Jan-2024DelhiFC
Jharkhand vs Maharashtra291/10612-Jan-2024PuneFC
Jharkhand vs Chhattisgarh0*1/3305-Dec-2023JaipurList A
Jharkhand vs Services--6/3303-Dec-2023JaipurList A

Photos of Varun Aaron

Gujarat Titans became just the second team to win the title in their first season in the IPL
Party time begins for the IPL's new champions: Gujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans celebrate their title triumph
Varun Aaron has struggled to close out his overs this IPL
Robin Uthappa and Varun Aaron share a lighter moment
Varun Aaron is pumped after rearranging Chris Lynn's stumps