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Full name Rajesh Kumar Chauhan
Born December 19, 1966, Ranchi, Bihar
Current age 41 years 246 days
Major teams India,Madhya Pradesh
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
21
17
3
98
23
7.00
348
28.16
0
0
10
3
12
0
ODIs
35
18
5
132
32
10.15
171
77.19
0
0
5
4
10
0
First-class
99
131
28
1957
100*
19.00
1
5
77
0
List A
99
64
17
650
55
13.82
0
1
38
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
21
34
4749
1857
47
4/48
7/107
39.51
2.34
101.0
1
0
0
ODIs
35
34
1634
1216
29
3/29
3/29
41.93
4.46
56.3
0
0
0
First-class
99
25300
10290
318
7/39
32.35
2.44
79.5
19
4
List A
99
5004
3205
101
4/23
4/23
31.73
3.84
49.5
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
India v England at Kolkata, Jan 29-Feb 2, 1993 scorecard
Last Test
India v Australia at Kolkata, Mar 18-21, 1998 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Jul 25, 1993 scorecard
Last ODI
India v Sri Lanka at Margao, Dec 28, 1997 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1988/89 - 2000/01
List A span
1991/92 - 1999/00
Profile
On his Test recall after doubts had been expressed about his action, offspinner Rajesh Chauhan was unlucky enough to run into Sri Lanka's high-scoring batsmen on a placid pitch at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo in 1997-98, when his 78 overs cost 276 runs. He took only a single wicket as the hosts amassed 952 for 6 declared, the highest score in Test cricket. As India's captain said in the Wisden Almanack, "It was a terrible toss to win." Continuing doubts
about the legality of his action combined with mediocre performances led to him dropping out of contention for the Indian side.
Rob Smyth
