Prashant Chopra (born 7 October 1992) is an Indian cricketer. He was in the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup champion India Team.[1] Chopra represents Himachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy and holds the record of most runs by a Himachal Pradesh batsman in a Ranji Trophy season.[2]
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| Born | 7 October 1992 Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Shanu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–present | Himachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Rajasthan Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editIn October 2017 in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, he made 271 not out on the opening day in the fixture between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. This was the second-most runs scored in one day in the Ranji Trophy and the joint-highest score made by a player for Himachal Pradesh.[3] Chopra went on to make 338, the tenth-highest total by a batsman in the Ranji Trophy and the first triple-century by a batsman for Himachal Pradesh.[4] He was the leading run-scorer for Himachal Pradesh in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 581 runs in five matches.[5]
In January 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction.[6] In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[7]
He was the leading run-scorer for Himachal Pradesh in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 329 runs in six matches.[8] In October 2018, he was named in India B's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[9] The following month, he scored his 3,000th run in first-class cricket, batting for Himachal Pradesh against Bengal in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy.[10]
He was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Prashant Chopra in India U-19 World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Stats highlights for the Ranji Trophy 2016-17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Chopra's 271* helps Himachal soar to 459". ESPNcricinfo. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Chopra triple-ton helps Himachal amass 729". ESPNcricinfo. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Himachal Pradesh batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPNcricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Himachal Pradesh: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy Digest: Mixed Bag For India Stars, New States Take Baby Steps". Network18 Media and Investments Ltd. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.