Full name Rajesh Kumar Chauhan
Born December 19, 1966, Ranchi, Bihar
Current age 42 years 339 days
Major teams India, Madhya Pradesh
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 21 | 17 | 3 | 98 | 23 | 7.00 | 348 | 28.16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| ODIs | 35 | 18 | 5 | 132 | 32 | 10.15 | 171 | 77.19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| First-class | 99 | 131 | 28 | 1957 | 100* | 19.00 | 1 | 5 | 77 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 99 | 64 | 17 | 650 | 55 | 13.82 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 21 | 34 | 4749 | 1857 | 47 | 4/48 | 7/107 | 39.51 | 2.34 | 101.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 35 | 34 | 1634 | 1216 | 29 | 3/29 | 3/29 | 41.93 | 4.46 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 99 | 25300 | 10290 | 318 | 7/39 | 32.35 | 2.44 | 79.5 | 19 | 4 | |||
| List A | 99 | 5004 | 3205 | 101 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 31.73 | 3.84 | 49.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | India v England at Kolkata, Jan 29-Feb 2, 1993 scorecard |
| Last Test | India v Australia at Kolkata, Mar 18-21, 1998 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Jul 25, 1993 scorecard |
| Last ODI | India v Sri Lanka at Margao, Dec 28, 1997 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1988/89 - 2000/01 |
| List A span | 1991/92 - 1999/00 |
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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