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Name : Aakash Chopra

Nationality : Indian

Date of Birth :  September 19, 1977, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Major Teams : India, Delhi, Kolkata Knight Riders, Marylebone Cricket Club

Aakash Chopra

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.


  Batting Style

Right-hand bat

  Bowling Style

Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak

  Test Debut India v New Zealand at Ahmedabad, Oct 8-12, 2003
  Latest Test India v Australia at Nagpur, Oct 26-29, 2004
  First-class debut 1997/98
  Last First-class Jammu & Kashmir v Himachal Pradesh at Jammu, Dec 22-25, 2012
  List A debut 1996/97
  Last List A Himachal Pradesh v Punjab at Dharamsala, Feb 21, 2013
  Twenty20 Debut Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kolkata, May 8, 2008
  Latest Twenty20 Himachal Pradesh v Punjab at Gurgaon, Mar 22, 2013
 

Achievements

 
Batting :
  Matches Runs HS Avg 100s 50s 4s 6s
  Tests 10 437 60 23.00 0 2 49 0
  First-class 162 10839 301* 45.35 29 53
  List A 65 2415 130* 44.72 7 17
  Twenty20 21 334 72* 18.55 0 1 28 1

Bowling :
  Wkts Taken Runs Avg Econ
  Tests - - - -
  First-class 6 320 53.33 3.51
  List A 1 58 58.00 4.14
  Twenty20 - - - -