Chirag Suri

Chirag Suri
Personal information
Full name Chirag Suri
Born (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm off break
Role Batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 75) 6 March 2018 v West Indies
Last ODI 30 August 2018 v Nepal
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017 Gujarat Lions
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 4 2 12
Runs scored 69 137 246
Batting average 17.25 34.25 22.36
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/1
Top score 38 81 78*
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 4/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 30 August 2018

Chirag Suri (Hindi: चिराग सूरी; born 18 February 1995) is an Indian-born Emirati cricketer.[1]

Chirag Suri used to go to school at Repton School, Dubai, UAE, where he developed his skills. He was very well known through the staff and students and his friends even commented on him joining the Indian cricket team. But he chose to join the Emirati cricket team.

He played Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014.[2][3][4][5][6] He was one of the six Associates cricketers in the 2017 Indian Premier League auction.[7] In February 2017, he was bought by the Gujarat Lions team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs.[8]

He made his first-class debut for the United Arab Emirates against Namibia in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 16 September 2017.[9]

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the United Arab Emirates against the West Indies in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier on 6 March 2018.[10]

In August 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Chirag Suri player pofile". ndtv.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  2. ↑ "united arab emirates under 19s squad". icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  3. ↑ "Suri offers example of UAE's rise in cricket world". thenational.ae. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  4. ↑ "Chirag Suri ready to step into the big league". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  5. ↑ "Chirag Suri". sport360.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  6. ↑ "Chirag Suri Profile". cricketwa.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  7. ↑ Player list finalized for IPL 2017 auction
  8. ↑ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "ICC Intercontinental Cup at Windhoek, Sep 16–19 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "6th Match, Group A, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Harare, Mar 6 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Emirates Cricket Board officially announces team to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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