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Ravi Bopara

Ravi Bopara
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Personal information
Full name Ravinder Singh Bopara
Born (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 31)
Forest Gate, London
Nickname Ravi, Puppy
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role Allrounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 637) 1 December 2007 v Sri Lanka
Last Test 19 July 2012 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 202) 2 February 2007 v Australia
Last ODI 13 March 2015 v Afghanistan
ODI shirt no. 10 (previously 42)
Domestic team information
Years Team
2002–present Essex
2006–2008 MCC
2009–2010 Kings XI Punjab
2009–2010 Auckland Aces
2010, 2013 Dolphins
2013–2014 Chittagong Kings
2013–2014 Sydney Sixers
2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad
2015 Sylhet Super Stars
2016–present Karachi Kings
2016 Dhaka Dynamites
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 13 120 181 298
Runs scored 575 2,695 10,785 8,936
Batting average 31.94 30.62 40.85 39.89
100s/50s 3/0 1/14 26/45 14/53
Top score 143 101 * 229 201*
Balls bowled 434 1,860 13,604 7,015
Wickets 1 40 226 220
Bowling average 290.00 38.07 36.62 28.08
5 wickets in innings 0 0 3 1
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/39 4/38 5/49 5/63
Catches/stumpings 6/– 35/– 93/– 95/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 January 2017

Ravinder Singh "Ravi" Bopara (born 4 May 1985) is an English cricketer who plays for Essex and England. Originally a top-order batsman, his developing medium pace bowling has made him a vital all-rounder and he has the best bowling figures for England in a Twenty20 International. Bopara has also played for Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League, Chittagong Vikings in the Bangladesh Premier League, Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League and Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super league.

Bopara was first called up to the England One Day International team in 2007, before a difficult Test debut in Sri Lanka saw him dropped in early 2008 after a string of three ducks. He regained his place for a Test against the West Indies in the winter of 2008-09; on his return to the side, Bopara became the fifth batsman to score three consecutive Test centuries for England. Despite this success, during the 2009 Ashes Bopara again struggled and was dropped for the final Test of the series. At the start of the 2016 season he took over the captaincy of the Essex one day team.

He was born into a Sikh family, educated at Brampton Manor School, East Ham and Barking Abbey School, Bopara attended Frenford Clubs and represented Essex Boys and Girls Clubs in their representative U14 cricket team. Bopara made his first-class debut for Essex in May 2002. In 2003 and 2004, he played several matches for England U-19s, including in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup.


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