Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra

Indian Right Handed Bat
Test ALL TIME STATS
10 Mat
437 Runs
34.60 S/R
23.00 Avg
60 H/S

Personal Information

Full Name Aakash Chopra
Date of Birth September 19, 1977
Age 45 Years
Nationality Indian
Birth Place Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Role Batsman / Right hand Batsman
Batting Style Right hand Bat
Bowling Style Right arm Medium, Right arm Offbreak
Debut October 8, 2003
Jersey No. 6
Family Aakshi Mathur (Spouse)

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
TESTs 10 19 437 1263 0 23.00 34.60 0 2 60 49 0 15 0
T20s 21 19 334 366 1 18.55 91.25 0 1 72 28 1 4 0
LISTAs 65 61 2415 0 7 44.72 0 7 17 130 0 0 29 0
FIRSTCLASS 162 266 10839 0 27 45.35 0 29 53 301 0 0 189 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
TESTs 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T20s 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LISTAs 65 0 14.0 58 1 58.00 4.14 1/17 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 162 0 91.0 320 6 53.33 3.51 0 0 0

Aakash Chopra News

"Were people excusing themselves from that too" - Aakash Chopra on the BCCI's new rules for official shoots and functions "Were people excusing themselves from that too" - Aakash Chopra on the BCCI's new rules for official shoots and functions
"Were people excusing themselves from that too" - Aakash Chopra on the BCCI's new rules for official shoots and functions
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"Some abuse would have happened, that's why the rule is being talked about" - Aakash Chopra on the BCCI's new rules for Indian players' travel "Some abuse would have happened, that's why the rule is being talked about" - Aakash Chopra on the BCCI's new rules for Indian players' travel
"Some abuse would have happened, that's why the rule is being talked about" - Aakash Chopra on the BCCI's new rules for Indian players' travel
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"It's not that people weren't married earlier" - Aakash Chopra on the reported restrictions on Indian cricketers' families on overseas tours "It's not that people weren't married earlier" - Aakash Chopra on the reported restrictions on Indian cricketers' families on overseas tours
"It's not that people weren't married earlier" - Aakash Chopra on the reported restrictions on Indian cricketers' families on overseas tours
"It means some rules had been changed and would have especially been changed for some individuals" - Aakash Chopra on BCCI's reported travel guideline "It means some rules had been changed and would have especially been changed for some individuals" - Aakash Chopra on BCCI's reported travel guideline
"It means some rules had been changed and would have especially been changed for some individuals" - Aakash Chopra on BCCI's reported travel guideline
"Why would anyone need over 150 kgs of luggage on a cricket tour?" - Former India batter bewildered by revised BCCI rules after BGT 2024-25 "Why would anyone need over 150 kgs of luggage on a cricket tour?" - Former India batter bewildered by revised BCCI rules after BGT 2024-25
"Why would anyone need over 150 kgs of luggage on a cricket tour?" - Former India batter bewildered by revised BCCI rules after BGT 2024-25

Aakash Chopra Videos

Rohit Sharma की मुश्किल हुई आसान!... Playing XI में शामिल होगा इन खिलाड़ियों का नाम! | IND VS ENG 
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Rohit Sharma की मुश्किल हुई आसान!... Playing XI में शामिल होगा इन खिलाड़ियों का नाम! | IND VS ENG 
WTC Final पर उठ रहे हैं सवाल... दिग्गजों ने मचाया बवाल | IND VS AUS | Aakash Chopra | David Warner
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WTC Final पर उठ रहे हैं सवाल... दिग्गजों ने मचाया बवाल | IND VS AUS | Aakash Chopra | David Warner
Jasprit Bumrah पर भड़के Aakash Chopra, IPL 2023 से पहले बुमराह पर उठाये बड़े सवाल | IPL 16 | WTC Final
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Jasprit Bumrah पर भड़के Aakash Chopra, IPL 2023 से पहले बुमराह पर उठाये बड़े सवाल | IPL 16 | WTC Final
KL Rahul को लेकर Twitter पर मचा बवाल... Aakash Chopra और Venkatesh Prasad के बीच जारी है घमासान
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KL Rahul को लेकर Twitter पर मचा बवाल... Aakash Chopra और Venkatesh Prasad के बीच जारी है घमासान
Virat Kohli अब खत्म करेंगे Test में शतक का सूखा, 'Australia के खिलाफ लगाएंगे 2-2 शतक' | IND vs AUS
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Virat Kohli अब खत्म करेंगे Test में शतक का सूखा, 'Australia के खिलाफ लगाएंगे 2-2 शतक' | IND vs AUS

Aakash Chopra: A Brief Biography

Aakash Chopra Biography

Aakash Chopra is a former Indian cricketer who played as a right handed batsman, born on 19 September, 1977. He fails from the town of Agra in Uttar Pradesh.

Background

Aakash Chopra started his cricket journey by playing as an opening batsman for the Sonnet Cricket Club located in Delhi. He played for the India School Boys during their trip to the West Indies in 1995.

Chopra also represented Delhi at Under-16 and Under-19 levels and was picked to represent the North Zone.

Debut

Chopra made his Test debut on the 8th of October 2003, against England in Ahmedabad. His first match was impressive as he scored 42 in his first innings and 31 in his second.

His form became even better as he scored two half centuries in the second test which was held at Mohali. The start to his test career was marked by excellent form which extended beyond this series.

Rise to Glory

Following the series played against New Zealand in 2003-04, India were to play Australia later that year. Chopra featured in several strong first wicket partnerships alongside Virender Sehwag. They had two century opening partnerships in Melbourne and Sydney respectively.

On the next tour to Pakistan, he scored another century stand with Virender Sehwag as India posted more than 600 runs in the first innings to set up a heavy innings defeat of arch-rivals Pakistan in the first Test in Multan.

Low Points

With Yuvraj Singh started gaining a reputation of being a match turning batsman (and all rounder) for his performances, Chopra started losing his place in the team. He was selected for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2004. However, his performance was disappointing and he ended the series with a failure.

Aakash’s form started deteriorating after that tournament and he was soon replaced by Gautam Gambhir, his teammate from Delhi, in the opening position. Owing to his low scoring rate, he was not selected for any of the ODI match.

Club Career

Aakash Chopra was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the first two seasons of the Indian Premier League. However he was deemed unfit to play the quick Twenty20 game.

He was signed by the Rajasthan Royals in the fourth season of the IPL. His spell in the IPL was disappointing as he scored on 53 runs in 6 innings with an average of 8.83 and a strike rate of 74.65.

Retirement

After playing no match for about two years, Chopra announced his retirement from all forms of the game in 2015. He has 10 Tests to his name for the Indian team and has scored 437 runs, with the highest score of 60.

Chopra then took up commentary with the BCCI and is seen commentating in various international matches. He his famous for his notorious Hindi commentary during the games.

He writes columns for Mid-Day and Cricinfo. He presently has contracts with Star Sports, Sony and Sony ESPN. He has written four books after his retirement from cricket, all published by Harper Collins.

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