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Ravinder Bopara

Full name: Ravinder Singh Bopara

Born: 4th May 1985, Forest Gate, London, England

Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm medium pace

Relations: Brother: ES Bopara

Teams: England (Test: 2007/08); England (ODI: 2006/07-2008); England (Int Twenty20: 2008); Essex (Main FC: 2002-2008); Marylebone Cricket Club (Main FC: 2006-2008); Essex Cricket Board (Main ListA: 2001); Essex (Main ListA: 2002-2008); Essex (Main Twenty20: 2003-2008); All teams

Essex Cap: 2005

Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles: Technical Committee confirms James Anderson can replace Ravi Bopara in England squad for upcoming ICC World Twenty20

England seek happy ending to disastrous tour

Vaughan admits England mentally damaged

Pictures: England's Ravi Bopara plays a shot against South Africa

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He won his first professional cricket contract at the aged of 17 and since then he has only made huge steps towards international stardom. He made his first-team debut the same year before playing for England at the Under-19 World Cup in 2003. his fame has been because he is a top-order batsman who can also chip in with some handy medium-pace bowling. Due to injuries prevalent in the England squad as well as the reserves, he was selected for the England A squad for the tour to West Indies in 2006 and then made it to the Champions trophy team after that. Later that season he made his ODI debut in the CB series in 2007 against Australia. He was also part of the 2007 world cup campaign and with some impressive performances there, remained on the radar of the selectors. A good ODI series against Sri Lanka away from home meant that he was selected for the test series that followed, but he could only manage to score 42 runs in three tests and thus was dropped after that. Since then he has only been part of the English team’s one-day plans.
Profile DateLine: 12th June 2008

Test Career Batting and Fielding (2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England	3	5	0	42	34	8.40	0	0	57.53	1

Test Career Bowling (2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
England	156	6	81	1	1-39	81.00	0	0	156.00	3.11

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2002-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	73	120	16	4099	229	39.41	8	18	51.31	47

First-Class Career Bowling (2002-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	5228	136	3477	80	5-75	43.46	1	0	65.35	3.99

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England	26	24	7	459	58	27.00	0	2	66.81	10

One-Day International Career Bowling (2006/07-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
England	223	1	187	4	2-43	46.75	0	0	55.75	5.03

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2001-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	106	99	25	2592	201*	35.02	3	15	32

One-Day Career Bowling (2003-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	2100	5	1904	66	3-13	28.84	0	0	31.81	5.44

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0.00	0

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2003-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	33	25	3	482	83	21.90	0	2	122.33	8

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2004-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	386	0	488	20	3-18	24.40	0	0	19.30	7.58

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (2002/03-2004)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England Under-19s	9	16	0	320	69	20.00	0	2	40.92	4

Youth Test Career Bowling (2002/03-2004)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
England Under-19s	534	23	263	14	3-19	18.78	0	0	38.14	2.95

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2002/03-2004)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England Under-19s	15	14	1	296	59	22.76	0	1	55.12	2

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (2003-2004)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
England Under-19s	36	0	35	0	0-17					5.83