Full Name

Rajesh Kumar Chauhan

Born

December 19, 1966, Ranchi, Bihar

Age

57y 91d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Bowler

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.
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Rajesh Chauhan Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests213447491857474/487/10739.512.34101.0100
ODIs353416341216293/293/2941.934.4656.3000
FC99-25300102903187/39-32.352.4479.5-194
List A99-500432051014/234/2331.733.8449.5100

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests2117398237.0034828.1600103120
ODIs351851323210.1517177.190054100
FC99131281957100*19.00--15--770
List A9964176505513.82--01--380
Rajesh Chauhan portrait, December 11, 1997

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Debut/Last Matches of Rajesh Chauhan

Recent Matches of Rajesh Chauhan

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
India Snrs vs Pakistan Snr91/4827-Feb-2007DelhiOTHER
India Snrs vs Pakistan Snr--0/2125-Feb-2007KozhikodeOTHER
India Snrs vs Pakistan Snr22*2/3223-Feb-2007UdaipurOTHER
M. Pradesh vs Rajasthan11* & 251/6019-Nov-1999JaipurFC
M. Pradesh vs Railways135/99 & 1/3811-Nov-1999IndoreFC

Photos of Rajesh Chauhan

Sunil Joshi, Harvinder Singh and Rajesh Chauhan at the BCCI headquarters
Rajesh Chauhan, the former India offspinner, oversees a practice session
Rajesh Chauhan shouts out instructions during practice
England v India, 11 Dec 1997: Fleming dismisses Chauhan to end the game
England v India, 11 Dec 1997: Fleming celebrates as Chauhan is bowled
Rajesh Chauhan portrait, December 11, 1997