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| Full name | Ajay Mehra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1969 (age 53–54)[1] Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Vijay Mehra (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989/90–1997/98 | Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998/99–1999/00 | Rajasthan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 August 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ajay Mehra (born 1969) is an Indian former first-class cricketer and sports commentator. During his playing career he represented Punjab and Rajasthan. His father Vijay Mehra played Test cricket for India.
Early and personal life
Mehra was born in 1969 in Delhi to Vijay Mehra, an international cricketer, and Kusum Mehra, a professor at Lady Sriram College in Delhi.[2] He has a sister.[3]
Career
A right-handed batsman, Mehra made his first-class debut for Punjab at the age of 20 during the 1989–90 Ranji Trophy. He played most of his cricket for Punjab, before finishing his career with a two-season stint with Rajasthan between 1998/99 and 1999/00. He also played for Rest of India team in the 1994–95 Irani Cup, Board President's XI in a first-class match against England A in 1995 and North Zone in the 1995–96 Duleep Trophy.[4] He scored more than 2000 runs in 46 first-class appearances, with five centuries.[1]
Mehra took to sports commentary after his playing days and worked as a commentator for several networks such as Doordarshan, ESPN India and Neo Sports.[5] Apart from cricket, he also did commentary on kabaddi and Pro Wrestling League.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Ajay Mehra". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ↑ "Former Test batsman Vijay Mehra dies". Rediff. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ↑ "Vijay Mehra dies at 68". ESPNcricinfo. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Ajay Mehra". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ↑ "Ajay Mehra". News18. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ↑ Ugra, Sharda (1 June 2016). "For the love of commentary". LiveMint. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
External links
- Ajay Mehra at ESPNcricinfo
- Ajay Mehra at CricketArchive (subscription required)