Varun Aaron

Varun Aaron
Personal information
Full name
Varun Raymond Aaron
Born (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 35)
Jamshedpur, Bihar, (now Jharkhand), India
NicknameRoon
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 273)22 November 2011 v West Indies
Last Test14 November 2015 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 192)23 October 2011 v England
Last ODI2 November 2014 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.77
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09–2021/22Jharkhand
2010Kolkata Knight Riders
2011–2013Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 77)
2014–2016Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 45)
2014Durham
2017–2018Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 77)
2018Leicestershire (squad no. 11)
2019–2020Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 77)
2022Gujarat Titans
2022/23Baroda
2023/24Jharkhand
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 9 9 66 84
Runs scored 35 8 837 311
Batting average 3.88 8.00 10.59 10.36
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 9 6* 72 34
Balls bowled 1,189 380 9,945 3,953
Wickets 18 11 173 138
Bowling average 52.61 38.09 33.27 25.89
5 wickets in innings 0 0 6 4
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/97 3/24 6/32 6/33
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 12/– 13/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2014 Bangladesh
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 February 2024

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.

Domestic career

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

ODI career

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

  1. ^ a b "Varun Aaron to wrap up red-ball career after ongoing Ranji Trophy season". ESPNcricinfo. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Varun Aaron says he won't compromise on pace". ESPNcricinfo. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Dhawan to lead team in Emerging Players tournament". The Times of India. 2 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
  4. ^ Varun Aaron | India Cricket | Cricket Players no. ESPNcricinfo
  5. ^ "Varun Aaron to join Durham". ESPNcricinfo. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  6. ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  8. ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  12. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  13. ^ "End of an Era: Five domestic stalwarts bring curtains to illustrious Ranji careers". The Times of India. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  14. ^ Aaron, Meaker debut as England bat ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2011
  15. ^ Harbhajan Singh out of Test squad; Rahul Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli in ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2011
  16. ^ Key wickets give Varun Aaron hope CricketNext. Retrieved 25 November 2011