Prashant Chopra

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]

Prashant Chopra

Personal information
Born	(1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 32) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Nickname	Shanu
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak googly
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012–present	Himachal Pradesh
2018–2019	Rajasthan Royals
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 61 92 60 Runs scored 3,931 3,400 1,716 Batting average 41.81 39.53 33.64 100s/50s 10/16 6/19 0/11 Top score 338 159 99* Balls bowled 1273 307 66 Wickets 19 13 2 Bowling average 43.94 21.46 43.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/82 4/20 2/18 Catches/stumpings 69/– 65/1 34/1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 January 2023

Career

In 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

1. "Prashant Chopra in India U-19 World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo.
2. "Stats highlights for the Ranji Trophy 2016-17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
3. "Chopra's 271* helps Himachal soar to 459". ESPNcricinfo. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
4. "Chopra triple-ton helps Himachal amass 729". ESPNcricinfo. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
5. "Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Himachal Pradesh batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
6. "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
7. "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPNcricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
8. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Himachal Pradesh: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
9. "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
10. "Ranji Trophy Digest: Mixed Bag For India Stars, New States Take Baby Steps". Network18 Media and Investments Ltd. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
11. "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

External links

• ESPNcricinfo