Aakash Chopra was born on 19 September 1977 and is a cricket commentator, YouTuber and former cricketer who briefly played for the Indian cricket team from late 2003 to late 2004.
21 Facts About Aakash Chopra
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Aakash Chopra previously worked as a column writer for ESPNcricinfo.
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In Indian domestic cricket, Aakash Chopra played for the Delhi cricket team, Himachal Pradesh cricket team and Rajasthan cricket team.
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Aakash Chopra played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.
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Aakash Chopra made his Test debut in Ahmedabad against New Zealand in late 2003, as India sought to find an opening partner for his Delhi teammate Virender Sehwag.
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When Ganguly returned for the final Test, Aakash Chopra was axed and Yuvraj was retained in the team.
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Yuvraj struggled, and Aakash Chopra was recalled for the Third Test in Nagpur.
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Australia won this series, the first test win in India for them in 35 years, and this resulted in Aakash Chopra being dropped from the team.
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Aakash Chopra was replaced by Delhi teammates Gautam Gambhir and Wasim Jaffer, who went on to partner Sehwag in Test matches.
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In September 2008, Aakash Chopra played for Delhi in the Nissar Trophy against SNGPL.
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Aakash Chopra has won three Ranji titles in total, one with Delhi and two with Rajasthan.
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Aakash Chopra played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2008, IPL 2009, but was dropped eventually as he was deemed too slow at scoring for fast-paced T-20 cricket.
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In IPL 2011, Aakash Chopra was signed by the Rajasthan Royals.
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Aakash Chopra is one of the few Indian cricketers who have scored over 8,000 First-Class runs.
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Aakash Chopra was a cricket commentator for Star Sports for a long time.
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In January 2023, Aakash Chopra left Star Sports, and joined Viacom 18 network.
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Aakash Chopra voiced Hindi commentary on Sports 18 and on the Jio Cinema app during the South African Twenty20 league, SA20.
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Aakash Chopra went on to write two more books; The Insider with ESPNcricinfo in 2015 and Numbers Do Lie with Impact Index in 2017.
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In May 2020, Aakash Chopra signed as a commentator with popular mobile cricket game World Cricket Championship commentate the upcoming WCC3 game.
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Aakash Chopra was the first commentator to become a commentator on a digital game platform.
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Aakash Chopra has a YouTube channel where he uploads match reviews and previews.