Prashant Chopra is an Indian first-class cricketer who has represented Himachal Pradesh in domestic cricket. A right-handed top-order batsman, he is best known for a marathon double-century innings in the Ranji Trophy that brought him wider recognition in Indian domestic cricket circles.
Key facts
| Name | Prashant Chopra |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Role | Batsman |
| Batting style | Right-handed |
| Domestic team | Himachal Pradesh |
| Primary competition | Ranji Trophy |
Career
Chopra is part of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association's senior squad and has featured in the Ranji Trophy, the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the three principal domestic competitions organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). As an opener, his role in the side has been to provide steady starts in the longer format and to anchor the innings against the new ball.
His most prominent performance came in a Ranji Trophy fixture against Punjab, where he scored a double-century at the top of the order. The innings was widely reported in domestic cricket coverage and remains among the larger individual scores recorded by a Himachal Pradesh batsman in the competition.
Significance
Players such as Chopra are part of the broader development of cricket in Himachal Pradesh, a state that gained full membership of the Ranji Trophy structure in the 1980s and has since produced several first-class and India-capped cricketers. Consistent run-scorers from smaller state teams play an important role in widening the talent pool feeding into the BCCI's senior pathway.
Related topics
- Himachal Pradesh cricket team
- Ranji Trophy
- Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association
- Board of Control for Cricket in India
- Vijay Hazare Trophy
- Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
References
- Wikidata entity: Q16234456