Date of Birth : September 19, 1977, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Major Teams : India, Delhi, Kolkata Knight Riders, Marylebone Cricket Club
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