Aakash Chopra: Biography, Records, Age, Height, Achievements, Family and Career Statistics

Aakash Chopra is well known as a former cricketer from India who, from late 2003 to late 2004. Nevertheless, the player is reportedly a Youtuber and a cricket expert for Viacom18. Virender Sehwag, a well-known player, and the player were featured in several successful combinations, including two of Sehwag’s opening centuries. In IPL games, the player has played for both Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Additionally, Aakash Chopra successfully manages YouTube channels that have a sizable following.

Aakash Chopra is additionally known for being one of the extremely few cricketers from India with more than 8,000 First-Class runs. In 2009, Chopra’s 2007–2008 domestic season journal, Beyond the Blues: A First-Class Season Like No Other, was released. It was published by HarperCollins. It has garnered high praise from numerous people, including Suresh Menon of Cricinfo, who lauded it as “the best book written by an Indian Test cricketer.”

Aakash Chopra Biography:

• Real Name: Aakash Chopra
• Profession: Former Indian International Cricketer
• Famous For: His cricket commentary style
• Batting: Right-handed
• Bowling: Right-arm medium Right-arm off break
• Other Hobbies: Listening to music, Playing chess
• Aakash Chopra’s Net Worth: $6 Million (approximately)
• Aakash Chopra Instagram Handle: @cricketaakash
• Twitter Handle: @cricketaakash

Aakash Chopra Physical Features:

• Height: 5 ft 10 in.
• Weight: 70 kilograms (approx.)
• Body Measurements (approx.): Chest- 40 inches, Waist- 32 inches, Biceps- 12 inches
• Eye Colour: Black
• Hair Colour: Black

Aakash Chopra Personal Life:

• Date of Birth: 19 September 1977
• Age: 45 (as of 2022)
• Nationality: Indian
• Birthplace: Agra, Uttar Pradesh
• Hometown: Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Aakash Chopra Career Statistics:

• Test Debut: 8 October 2003, against New Zealand National Cricket team
• Last Test: 26 October 2004, against Australia National Cricket team
• Matches Played: Test- 10, FC- 162, LA- 65
• Runs scored: Test- 437, FC-10,839, LA- 2,415
• Top score: Test- 60, FC- 301*, LA- 130*

Aakash Chopra’s Achievements: 

• When playing for India against New Zealand in the second Test in Mohali in 2003–04, Aakash Chopra is credited with making a successful international debut by scoring two half-centuries.
• However, Aakash Chopra and Virender Sehwag are credited with putting together another century stand for India against Pakistan, which contributed to India’s commanding victory in the opening Test in Multan, which led their team to register more than 600 runs in the opening innings.
• According to reports, the former Indian cricketer is one of the very few Indian cricketers who have scored more than 8,000 First-Class runs.
• Aakash Chopra has helped Rajasthan become the first Plate division team to win the Ranji Trophy, and they went on to win it again in the 2010–2011 season. He has won three Ranji titles in total, one with Delhi and two with Rajasthan.
• Additionally, it is said that Aakash Chopra has YouTube channels with a combined audience of close to 3.51 million people.
• Virender Sehwag and him were reportedly involved in several strong partnerships, including two of Sehwag’s opening century partnerships in Melbourne and Sydney.

Aakash Chopra Family Details:

• Marital Status: Married
• Aakash Chopra Wife: Aakshi Mathur
• Aakash Chopra Parents’ Names: Father – Shyam Lal Chopra
• Siblings: Sister – Aekta Chopra
• Aakash Chopra Children: Daughter – Aarna Chopra
• Religion: Hinduism
• Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Some of the lesser-known facts about Aakash Chopra: 

• In both the first and second seasons of the Indian Premier League, Aakash Chopra played for the Kolkata Knight Riders side (IPL).
• Aakash Chopra is said to work for Star Sports, as a cricket commentator right now. Further, he  uses a similar style of cricket commentary to Navjot Singh Sidhu. One-line rhymes are considered to be a common technique he employs in his remarks. Additionally, he was able to contribute commentary for the Australia-India test series in 2018–19 for both Sony Ten 2 and 7 Network.

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