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Full name Vikram Singh Solanki
Born April 1, 1976, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Current age 32 years 46 days
Major teams England,Rajasthan,Worcestershire
Nickname Vik
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height
6 ft 0 in
Education Regis School, Wolverhampton
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
51
46
5
1097
106
26.75
1504
72.93
2
5
135
7
16
0
T20Is
3
3
0
76
43
25.33
61
124.59
0
0
10
1
3
0
First-class
223
367
23
12473
232
36.25
22
68
239
0
List A
322
295
25
8443
164*
31.27
13
45
120
0
Twenty20
22
21
0
666
92
31.71
477
139.62
0
4
83
15
15
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
51
7
111
105
1
1/17
1/17
105.00
5.67
111.0
0
0
0
T20Is
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
223
6793
3945
84
5/40
46.96
3.48
80.8
4
1
List A
322
995
874
26
4/14
4/14
33.61
5.27
38.2
1
0
0
Twenty20
22
2
18
36
1
1/25
1/25
36.00
12.00
18.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
ODI debut
South Africa v England at Bloemfontein, Jan 23, 2000 scorecard
Last ODI
England v Sri Lanka at Leeds, Jul 1, 2006 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
England v Australia at Southampton, Jun 13, 2005 scorecard
One of the most elegant batsmen of his generation, and a hobby horse
of Ian Botham's in his regular commentary-box tirades, Vikram Solanki
flirted with the England one-day side in South Africa in 1999-2000, before
slipping out of the picture until after the 2003 World Cup. Born in Udaipur,
India, but raised in Wolverhampton, Solanki made his debut for
Worcestershire as a 16-year-old and instantly caught the eye with his wristy
driving and effortless flicks. Test recognition seemed only a matter of time
as he worked his way through the various representative levels and onto two
England A tours, but he was a disappointment in his first eight ODIs, with a
top score of 24 and a rash of lapses in his usually silken fielding. But he
has continued to score heavily for Worcestershire, and after the retirement of several senior players in 2003 he was recalled at the age of 26. He started gloriously with a sparkling century against South Africa at The Oval, flirted with oblivion while mustering 11 runs in three outings against Bangladesh, but was recalled to the squad for England's Champions Trophy campaign at the end of the 2004 season. After a decade at New Road, he was appointed Worcestershire's captain in 2005, and has remained on the periphery of England's one-day set-up ever since. Andrew Miller January 2006
