Baba Aparajith

In this Indian name, the name Baba is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Aparajith.
Baba Aparajith
Aparajith during the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy
Personal information
Born (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 30)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleBatting All-rounder
RelationsBaba Indrajith (twin-brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–2023/24Tamil Nadu
2021/22Rugpanj Tigers
2024/25Kerala
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 90 107 63
Runs scored 4,570 3,869 1,147
Batting average 38.72 42.98 27.30
100s/50s 11/23 7/27 0/4
Top score 212 137 67
Balls bowled 5,029 2,465 362
Wickets 61 71 17
Bowling average 42.75 28.80 21.41
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/86 4/30 2/9
Catches/stumpings 86/– 50/– 31/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 October 2024

Baba Aparajith (born 8 July 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder.[1] He is a right-handed batsman and off break bowler, who plays first-class cricket for Kerala having previously represented Tamil Nadu. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team in the 2012 Under-19 World Cup.[2] He was a member of the Chennai Super Kings squad in the Indian Premier League for five seasons.[3]

On 4 October 2013 he scored his first double century playing for South Zone against West Zone in the Duleep Trophy.[4]

He was the leading run-scorer for Tamil Nadu in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 417 runs in four matches.[5] In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Red for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[6] In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[7]

  1. ^ "India / Players / Baba Aparajith". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ^ Tiwari, Manas (15 September 2017). "The Baba twins: Another example of Indian cricket's harsh side". The Financial Express. India. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Benched for five years, Baba Aparajith disappointed with another IPL snub". CricTracker. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Duleep Trophy: Baba Aparajith, Manish Pandey power South Zone to 553/7". The Indian Express. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Tamil Nadu batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPNcricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.