New Delhi. While on the one hand India’s great batsmen are fighting for runs, on the other hand the young batsmen are scoring runs. Agni Chopra, son of film director Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who played for Mizoram in the Ranji Trophy, did wonders by scoring a double century in the second consecutive game. The 25-year-old Agni is knocking on the doors of Team India by playing big innings one after another in the current season. This season, Agni Chopra has scored two double centuries and a century and a half century. Left-arm batsman Agni Chopra made his debut in first-class cricket this year.
Agni Chopra scored 218 runs in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match between Mizoram and Manipur. During this time, he hit 29 fours and one six in 269 balls. Agni will represent the Mizoram team in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25. In the current Ranji season, Agni scored 646 runs in 5 innings at an average of 161.50. He is at the top of the batsmen who have scored the most runs. Agni has overtaken the great Don Bradman in average.
Defeat culprits: 3 reasons…due to which Team India lost all four at home, otherwise we would have won the Test series.
“You are a Muslim…why are you playing for India?” As the Indian cricketer gave the Pakistani a befitting answer to the question
Agni’s best score is 238 runs
Earlier, Agni Chopra had also shown a strong performance in the match against Arunachal Pradesh. Agni Chopra had scored 110 runs in the first innings of this match. He then remained unbeaten with 238 runs in the second innings. Furthermore, he scored a half-century in the opening match of Ranji Trophy 2024-25. This means that Agni Chopra has played big innings in every game this time and he is at the top in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs. Bradman achieved a run average of 99.94 in his entire Test career, while his batting average in first grade was 95.14. Currently, Agni’s average in the Ranji Trophy is much higher than Bradman’s.
Agni scored a century and a double century in the same match against Arunachal Pradesh.
Before this match, Agni Chopra had also played a brilliant innings in the match against Arunachal Pradesh. He scored 110 runs in the first innings against Arunachal while he played an unbeaten innings of 238 runs in the second innings. He had previously started this season with a half-century. In the first innings against Arunachal Pradesh, Agni scored 110 runs in 138 balls with the help of 19 fours. When he reached the crease in the second innings, Mizoram took a wicket for two runs. He then scored 238 runs in 209 balls with the help of 33 fours and 5 sixes. This was his first double century in first-class cricket.
Agni Chopra’s premier career
Agni Chopra made his first-class cricket debut in a match against Sikkim in January this year. He has scored 1367 runs in 16 innings of 8 first-class matches. This does not include the innings of 218 runs played against Manipur. In Ranji, Agni scores runs with a batting average of 91.13. During this period his hit rate is 98.55. He scored 7 centuries and 4 half-centuries.
Tags: Ranji Trophy
FIRST PUBLISHED: October 27, 2024, 7:41 PM IST