Varun Aaron

Varun Aaron
Personal information
Full name Varun Raymond Aaron
Born (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm Fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 273) 22 November 2011 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Jharkhand Under-19s
2008–present Jharkhand
2008–2010 Kolkata Knight Riders
2011–2013 Delhi Daredevils
2014–present Royal Challengers Bangalore (#7)
2014–present Durham
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 7 9 31 21
Runs scored 34 8 549 91
Batting average 4.14 8.00 14.83 15.16
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 9 6* 72 34
Balls bowled 961 380 4,955 958
Wickets 14 11 83 34
Bowling average 54.85 38.09 35.30 25.23
5 wickets in innings 0 0 3 2
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/97 3/24 6/63 5/47
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 6/– 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 June 2015

Varun Raymond Aaron (born 29 October 1989) is an Indian cricketer from Jamshedpur, Bihar (now Jharkhand). He completed his education in Jain University, Bangalore. 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. He currently plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL.

Possessing a smooth run-up and a repeatable action, Aaron consistently bowls in excess of 150 km/h (93 mph) from close to the stumps with decent control.

Early years

Hailing from Jharkhand, Aaron has been part of the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai since he was spotted by a talent scout at the age of 15. In his first year with the Jharkhand Under-19 side, he also played for East Zone and was later part of the India Under-19 camp. He grew up admiring Andy Roberts, and pace has been his focus since his teens. This led to two stress fractures of the back soon after he made his Ranji Trophy debut in the 2008-09 season for Jharkhand, but he continues to focus on bowling quick. Having earlier been part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad, he made his IPL debut in 2011 for Delhi Daredevils.Currently he plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Domestic career

Aaron took 13 wickets in the 2010–11 Ranji Trophy and bowled a 153.4 km/h (95.3 mph) delivery.[1] He was part of the India Emerging Players squad that went to Australia in 2011,[2] and after impressing there earned a call-up to the India ODI squad for the series in England. Though he did not get a game on that trip, he made his India debut in Mumbai when England returned for an ODI series in October 2011. 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.[3]

In September 2014, he was signed by the Durham County Cricket Club for the 2014 County Championship.[4]

International career

ODI career

In his debut match for the National team, Varun extracted pace from a low and slow Wankhade pitch in the fourth ODI of the 2011 India-England ODI series. He took three wickets for 24 runs, all of which were bowled out, which included England's top scorer Tim Bresnan in that match. Previously, he had traveled to England during India's disastrous tour earlier that year, but remained benched. He 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 key strike for India.[5]

On January 25, 2014 Aaron made his international comeback after 2 years, having previously suffered from a back injury. He returned figures of 1/52.[6][7]

He also played in the 2014 Asia Cup where against Bangladesh he bowled 7.5 overs and conceded 74 runs for 1 wicket and bowled a ball traveling at 149.9 km/h. He made his odi comeback against Sri Lanka where he only able to bowl 4.1 overs before he injures his ankle. In the match he bowled a delivery at 152.5 km/h which is the fastest delivery of match.In ipl 2015 his fastest ball is 150.2 km/h making him the second fastest bowler of the tournament.

Test career

He was selected in the Test squad for the first time in India's home series against the West Indies. On 22 November 2011 he made his Test debut in the 3rd Test at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. In the first innings he took 3 wickets for 106 runs. Due to a back injury he had a two-year hiatus from national cricket.

In July 2014, Aaron was selected by India for the five match Test series to be played in England. After being benched for the first 3 tests, Aaron appeared in the 4th Test at Old Trafford. He took 3 wickets for 97 runs. He took 2 wicket for 153 runs from 29 overs. Varun had been selected for IND vs SL Test in August 2015.

Aaron has also played in the India vs. South Africa Test series in which he features in the 1st Test at Mohali on 5 November, 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "Varun Aaron says he won't compromise on pace". ESPNcricinfo. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dhawan to lead team in Emerging Players tournament". The Times of India. 2 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Varun Aaron | India Cricket | Cricket Players no. ESPN Cricinfo
  4. ↑ "Varun Aaron to join Durham". ESPNcricinfo. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Aaron, Meaker debut as England bat Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2011
  6. ↑ Harbhajan Singh out of Test squad; Rahul Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli in Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2011
  7. ↑ Key wickets give Varun Aaron hope CricketNext. Retrieved 25 November 2011
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