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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
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| country = [[India]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|10|7}}
| birth_place = [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], India
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| nickname = Shanu
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Legbreak googly
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| club1 = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
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| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 49
| runs1 = 3,340
| bat avg1 = 43.37
| 100s/50s1 = 8/14
| top score1 = 338
| deliveries1 = 1094
| wickets1 = 18
| bowl avg1 = 39.77
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| runs2 = 2,317
| bat avg2 = 40.64
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| top score2 = 159
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| bowl avg2 = 18.25
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| runs3 = 1,025
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| top score3 = 99[[Not out|*]]
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| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/500135.html ESPNcricinfo
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'''Prashant Chopra''' (born 7 October 1992) is an Indian [[cricket]]er. He was in the [[2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] champion India Team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/under-19-world-cup-2012-prashant-chopra-in-india-u-19-world-cup-squad-570921|title=Prashant Chopra in India U-19 World Cup squad|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> Chopra represents [[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]] in the Ranji Trophy and holds the record of most runs by a Himachal Pradesh batsman in a Ranji Trophy season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2016-17/content/story/1072170.html|title=Stats highlights for the Ranji Trophy 2016-17|newspaper=Cricinfo|access-date=2016-12-12}}</ref>

==Career==
In October 2017 in the [[2017–18 Ranji Trophy]], he made 271 [[not out]] on the opening day in the fixture between Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. This was the second-most runs scored in one day in the Ranji Trophy and the joint-highest score made by a player for Himachal Pradesh.<ref name="Chopra271">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8050/report/1118622/day/1/ |title=Chopra's 271* helps Himachal soar to 459 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=6 October 2017 |accessdate=6 October 2017}}</ref> Chopra went on to make 338, the [[List of Ranji Trophy triple centuries|tenth-highest total]] by a batsman in the Ranji Trophy and the first triple-century by a batsman for Himachal Pradesh.<ref name="Chopra338">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1123225.html |title=Chopra triple-ton helps Himachal amass 729 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=7 October 2017 |accessdate=7 October 2017}}</ref> He was the leading run-scorer for Himachal Pradesh in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 581 runs in five matches.<ref name="Ranji1718">{{cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12014;team=1803;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Himachal Pradesh batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=3 April 2018}}</ref>

In January 2018, he was bought by the [[Rajasthan Royals]] in the [[List of 2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2018 IPL auction]].<ref name="IPL2018">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |accessdate=27 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the [[2018–19 Duleep Trophy]].<ref name="Duleep18">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24173214/sanju-samson-picked-india-passing-yo-yo-test |title=Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=23 July 2018 |accessdate=23 July 2018}}</ref>

He was the leading run-scorer for Himachal Pradesh in the [[2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy]], with 329 runs in six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=11523;team=1803;type=tournament |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Himachal Pradesh: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=9 October 2018}}</ref> In October 2018, he was named in India B's squad for the [[2018–19 Deodhar Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1162570.html |title=Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=19 October 2018}}</ref> The following month, he scored his 3,000th run in first-class cricket, batting for Himachal Pradesh against [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] in the [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ranji-trophy-digest-mixed-bag-for-india-stars-new-states-take-baby-steps-1930305.html |title=Ranji Trophy Digest: Mixed Bag For India Stars, New States Take Baby Steps |work=Network18 Media and Investments Ltd |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref>

He was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28087425/where-do-eight-franchises-stand-2020-auction |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=15 November 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ ESPNcricinfo]

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[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:India Green cricketers]]
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