Full name Aakash Chopra
Born September 19, 1977, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Current age 43 years 161 days
Major teams India, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Kolkata Knight Riders, Marylebone Cricket Club, Rajasthan, Rajasthan Royals
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 10 | 19 | 0 | 437 | 60 | 23.00 | 1263 | 34.60 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
First-class | 162 | 266 | 27 | 10839 | 301* | 45.35 | 29 | 53 | 189 | 0 | ||||
List A | 65 | 61 | 7 | 2415 | 130* | 44.72 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 21 | 19 | 1 | 334 | 72* | 18.55 | 366 | 91.25 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 162 | 546 | 320 | 6 | 2/5 | 53.33 | 3.51 | 91.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 65 | 84 | 58 | 1 | 1/17 | 1/17 | 58.00 | 4.14 | 84.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | India v New Zealand at Ahmedabad, Oct 8-12, 2003 scorecard |
Last Test | India v Australia at Nagpur, Oct 26-29, 2004 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class debut | 1997/98 |
Last First-class | Jammu & Kashmir v Himachal Pradesh at Jammu, Dec 22-25, 2012 scorecard |
List A debut | 1996/97 |
Last List A | Himachal Pradesh v Punjab at Dharamsala, Feb 21, 2013 scorecard |
T20s debut | Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kolkata, May 8, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s | Himachal Pradesh v Punjab at Gurgaon, Mar 22, 2013 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/34, 1 | Asia XI | v World XI | Doha | 6 Oct 2014 | Other T20 |
17 | H. Pradesh | v Punjab | Gurgaon | 22 Mar 2013 | T20 |
0 | H. Pradesh | v J + K | Gurgaon | 21 Mar 2013 | T20 |
8 | H. Pradesh | v Delhi | Rohtak | 19 Mar 2013 | T20 |
- | H. Pradesh | v Haryana | Rohtak | 18 Mar 2013 | T20 |
0 | H. Pradesh | v Services | Rohtak | 17 Mar 2013 | T20 |
0 | H. Pradesh | v Punjab | Dharamsala | 21 Feb 2013 | LA |
72 | H. Pradesh | v J + K | Nadaun | 19 Feb 2013 | LA |
- | H. Pradesh | v Haryana | Nadaun | 15 Feb 2013 | LA |
10 | H. Pradesh | v Services | Nadaun | 13 Feb 2013 | LA |
An opener in the classical mould, Aakash Chopra has a technique and temperament perfectly suited to occupation of the crease and seeing the shine off the leather. Those attributes came handy for him, and for India, just when they were hunting desperately for a pair of good openers. After a right-knee injury had laid him low at the end of 2002-03, Chopra started the new season with a sound batting display in the two-Test series at home against New Zealand. That earned him a ticket to Australia, where he enhanced his reputation further by providing solid starts in partnership with Virender Sehwag, his Delhi team-mate.