Chetan Chauhan
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| Full name | Chetandra Pratap Singh Chauhan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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21 July 1947 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm off spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 118) | 25 September 1969 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 13 March 1981 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 24) | 1 October 1978 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 15 February 1981 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1967/68–1974/75 | Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975/76–1984/85 | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chetan Pratap Singh Chauhan 
pronunciation (born 21 July 1947, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh) is a former cricketer who played 40 Test matches for India. He moved to Pune, Maharashtra where his father, an Indian Army officer was posted. He played most of his international cricket in the late 1970s and was the regular opening partner of Sunil Gavaskar during that period. NIFT: Chetan Chauhan appointed as Chairman of NIFT from Jun2016 till date Member Of Parliament: He was twice a member of parliament, elected to the Lok Sabha from Amroha in Uttar Pradesh.
Chauhan was born in Uttar Pradesh but moved to Pune in Maharashtra in 1960 where his father, an army officer, was transferred. He took his bachelor's degrees at Wadia College in Pune. There he was coached by the former Maharashtra player Kamal Bhandarkar. Chauhan represented Pune University in the Rohinton Baria Trophy in 1966–67 and was selected to represent West Zone for the interzonal Vizzy Trophy in the same season. He scored 103 against North Zone and 88 & 63 against South Zone in the final. His opening partner in the second innings was Sunil Gavaskar.
More success in the Vizzy trophy in 1967 led to his selection in the Maharashtra Ranji team. Chauhan's first hundred came next year when he was first in and last out against Bombay on a rain affected wicket where the first six wickets fell for 52. He scored 103 against South Zone in the Duleep Trophy final against five Test bowlers and was selected to play for India in 1969–70.
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