{{short description|Indian cricketer (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Prashant Chopra | image = | country = India | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|10|7}} | birth_place = Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India | death_date = | death_place = | nickname = Shanu | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Legbreak googly | role = | family =
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| club1 = Himachal Pradesh | year1 = 2012–present | clubnumber1 = | club2 =Rajasthan Royals | year2 = 2018–2019 | clubnumber2 = | club3 = | year3 = | clubnumber3 = | club4 = | year4 = | clubnumber4 =
| columns = 3 | column1 = FC | matches1 = 61 | runs1 = 3,931 | bat avg1 = 41.81 | 100s/50s1 = 10/16 | top score1 = 338 | deliveries1 = 1273 | wickets1 = 19 | bowl avg1 = 43.94 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 4/82 | catches/stumpings1 = 69/– | column2 = LA | matches2 = 92 | runs2 = 3,400 | bat avg2 = 39.53 | 100s/50s2 = 6/19 | top score2 = 159 | deliveries2 = 307 | wickets2 = 13 | bowl avg2 = 21.46 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 4/20 | catches/stumpings2 = 65/1 | column3 = T20 | matches3 = 60 | runs3 = 1,716 | bat avg3 = 33.64 | 100s/50s3 = 0/11 | top score3 = 99* | deliveries3 = 66 | wickets3 = 2 | bowl avg3 = 43.00 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 2/18 | catches/stumpings3 = 34/1 | column4 = | matches4 = | runs4 = | bat avg4 = | 100s/50s4 = | top score4 = | deliveries4 = | wickets4 = | bowl avg4 = | fivefor4 = | tenfor4 = | best bowling4 = | catches/stumpings4 =
| date =5 January | year =2023 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/500135.html ESPNcricinfo }}
'''Prashant Chopra''' (born 7 October 1992) is an Indian cricketer. He was in the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup champion India Team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/under-19-world-cup-2012-prashant-chopra-in-india-u-19-world-cup-squad-570921|title=Prashant Chopra in India U-19 World Cup squad|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Chopra represents Himachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy and holds the record of most runs by a Himachal Pradesh batsman in a Ranji Trophy season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2016-17/content/story/1072170.html|title=Stats highlights for the Ranji Trophy 2016-17|newspaper=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2016-12-12}}</ref>
==Career== In October 2017 in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, he made 271 not out on the opening day in the fixture between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. This was the second-most runs scored in one day in the Ranji Trophy and the joint-highest score made by a player for Himachal Pradesh.<ref name="Chopra271">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8050/report/1118622/day/1/ |title=Chopra's 271* helps Himachal soar to 459 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=6 October 2017 |accessdate=6 October 2017}}</ref> Chopra went on to make 338, the tenth-highest total by a batsman in the Ranji Trophy and the first triple-century by a batsman for Himachal Pradesh.<ref name="Chopra338">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1123225.html |title=Chopra triple-ton helps Himachal amass 729 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=7 October 2017 |accessdate=7 October 2017}}</ref> He was the leading run-scorer for Himachal Pradesh in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 581 runs in five matches.<ref name="Ranji1718">{{cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12014;team=1803;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Himachal Pradesh batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=3 April 2018}}</ref>
In January 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction.<ref name="IPL2018">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |accessdate=27 January 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.<ref name="Duleep18">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24173214/sanju-samson-picked-india-passing-yo-yo-test |title=Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=23 July 2018 |accessdate=23 July 2018}}</ref>
He was the leading run-scorer for Himachal Pradesh in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 329 runs in six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=11523;team=1803;type=tournament |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Himachal Pradesh: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=9 October 2018}}</ref> In October 2018, he was named in India B's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1162570.html |title=Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy |work=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=19 October 2018}}</ref> The following month, he scored his 3,000th run in first-class cricket, batting for Himachal Pradesh against Bengal in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ranji-trophy-digest-mixed-bag-for-india-stars-new-states-take-baby-steps-1930305.html |title=Ranji Trophy Digest: Mixed Bag For India Stars, New States Take Baby Steps |work=Network18 Media and Investments Ltd |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref>
He was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28087425/where-do-eight-franchises-stand-2020-auction |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |work=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=15 November 2019}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ ESPNcricinfo]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chopra, Prashant}} Category:Himachal Pradesh cricketers Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Indian cricketers Category:India Green cricketers Category:Rajasthan Royals cricketers Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen