Baba Aparajith (born 8 July 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder.[1] He is a right-handed batsman and off break bowler, who plays first-class cricket for Kerala having previously represented Tamil Nadu. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team in the 2012 Under-19 World Cup.[2] He was a member of the Chennai Super Kings squad in the Indian Premier League for five seasons.[3]
 Aparajith during the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 July 1994 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batting All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Baba Indrajith (twin-brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12–2023/24 | Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22 | Rugpanj Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25 | Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On 4 October 2013 he scored his first double century playing for South Zone against West Zone in the Duleep Trophy.[4]
He was the leading run-scorer for Tamil Nadu in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 417 runs in four matches.[5] In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Red for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[6] In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[7]
References
edit- ^ "India / Players / Baba Aparajith". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ Tiwari, Manas (15 September 2017). "The Baba twins: Another example of Indian cricket's harsh side". The Financial Express. India. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Benched for five years, Baba Aparajith disappointed with another IPL snub". CricTracker. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Duleep Trophy: Baba Aparajith, Manish Pandey power South Zone to 553/7". The Indian Express. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Tamil Nadu batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPNcricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
External links
edit- Baba Aparajith's profile page on Wisden