Varun Aaron
Varun Raymond Aaron (born 29 October 1989) is an Indian former 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.
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| Full name | Varun Raymond Aaron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1989 Jamshedpur, Bihar, (now Jharkhand), India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Roon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 273) | 22 November 2011 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 November 2015 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 192) | 23 October 2011 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 2 November 2014 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2021/22 | Jharkhand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Leicestershire (squad no. 11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23 | Baroda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Jharkhand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Domestic career edit
Aaron is a product of the MRF Pace Foundation. He made his first-class debut playing for Jharkhand in the 2008–09 season of the Ranji Trophy, in a home fixture against Jammu and Kashmir. He claimed two wickets in each innings.[1]
Aaron took 13 wickets in the 2010–11 Ranji Trophy and bowled a 153.4 km/h (95.3 mph) delivery.[2] He was part of the India Emerging Players squad that went to Australia in 2011,[3] and after impressing there earned a call-up to the India ODI squad for the series in England. 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.[4]
In September 2014, he was signed by the Durham County Cricket Club for the 2014 County Championship.[5]
In February 2017, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 2.8 crores.[6] In October 2018, he was named in India B's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[7]
In December 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[8][9]
In August 2019, he was named in the India Red team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[10][11] In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[12]
Aaron announced his retirement from the first-class format in February 2024. He cited that his "body won't allow me to continue bowling fast in red-ball cricket, so I have decided to quit."[1] He finished with 173 wickets at an average of 33.27.[13]
International career edit
ODI career edit
Aaron only bowled 3 overs in his second match against England at Eden gardens and took 1 wicket (again bowled) of Alastair Cook which proved to be a key strike for India.[14]
On 25 January 2014, Aaron made his international comeback after 2 years, having previously suffered from a back injury. He returned figures of 1/52.[15][16]
References edit
- ^ a b "Varun Aaron to wrap up red-ball career after ongoing Ranji Trophy season". ESPNcricinfo. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Varun Aaron says he won't compromise on pace". ESPNcricinfo. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Dhawan to lead team in Emerging Players tournament". The Times of India. 2 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- ^ Varun Aaron | India Cricket | Cricket Players no. ESPNcricinfo
- ^ "Varun Aaron to join Durham". ESPNcricinfo. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "End of an Era: Five domestic stalwarts bring curtains to illustrious Ranji careers". The Times of India. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Aaron, Meaker debut as England bat ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2011
- ^ Harbhajan Singh out of Test squad; Rahul Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli in ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2011
- ^ CricketNext. Retrieved 25 November 2011
External links edit
- Varun Aaron's profile page on Wisden
- Varun Aaron at ESPNcricinfo
- Varun Aaron – IPL Profile 27 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine from RoyalChallengers
- Varun Aaron on Twitter
- Varun Aaron's name on Jain University Website