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Varun Aaron

Varun Aaron
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Personal information
Full name Varun Raymond Aaron
Born (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 27)
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm Fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 273) 22 November 2011 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years Team
Jharkhand Under-19s
2008–present Jharkhand
2008–2010 Kolkata Knight Riders
2011–2013 Delhi Daredevils
2014–2016 Royal Challengers Bangalore (#7)
2014–present Durham
2017-present Kings XI Punjab
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 7 9 31 21
Runs scored 34 8 549 91
Batting average 4.14 8.00 14.83 15.16
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 9 6* 72 34
Balls bowled 961 380 4,955 958
Wickets 14 11 83 34
Bowling average 54.85 38.09 35.30 25.23
5 wickets in innings 0 0 3 2
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/97 3/24 6/63 5/47
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 6/– 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 June 2015

Varun Raymond Aaron (born 29 October 1989) is an Indian cricketer from Jamshedpur. A right-arm fast bowler, he first played for Jharkhand U-19 followed by Jharkhand Ranji team. He played his first One Day International (ODI) for India in October 2011 and made his Test debut the following month. He currently plays for the Kings XI Punjab in the IPL.

Possessing a smooth run-up and a repeatable action, Aaron consistently bowls in excess of 150 km/h (93 mph) from close to the stumps with decent control.

Hailing from Jharkhand, Aaron has been part of the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai since he was spotted by a talent scout at the age of 15. In his first year with the Jharkhand Under-19 side, he also played for East Zone and was later part of the India Under-19 camp. He grew up admiring Andy Roberts, and pace has been his focus since his teens. This led to two stress fractures of the back soon after he made his Ranji Trophy debut in the 2008-09 season for Jharkhand, but he continues to focus on bowling quick. Having earlier been part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad, he made his IPL debut in 2011 for Delhi Daredevils.Currently he plays for the Kings XI Punjab.

Aaron took 13 wickets in the 2010–11 Ranji Trophy and bowled a 153.4 km/h (95.3 mph) delivery. He was part of the India Emerging Players squad that went to Australia in 2011, and after impressing there earned a call-up to the India ODI squad for the series in England. Though he did not get a game on that trip, he made his India debut in Mumbai when England returned for an ODI series in October 2011. He was part of the India Emerging Players squad that went to Australia in 2011, and after impressing there earned a call-up to the Indian T20 and ODI squad for the series in England as a replacement for Ishant Sharma.


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