Chirag Suri
Personal information
Full name
Chirag Suri
Born (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29)
New Delhi, Delhi, India
BattingRight handed
RoleOpening Batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 75)6 March 2018 v West Indies
Last ODI23 February 2023 v Namibia
T20I debut (cap 42)22 October 2018 v Australia
Last T20I18 October 2022 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Gujarat Lions - IPL T20
2019Toronto Nationals - GT20
2018 - 2019Bengal Tigers - T10
2023Dubai Capitals - ILT20
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 37 31 2 45
Runs scored 946 817 137 1,123
Batting average 25.52 29.17 34.25 26.61
100s/50s 2/5 0/7 0/1 2/6
Top score 115 88 81 115
Catches/stumpings 10/– 0/– 1/– 13/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 December 2022

Chirag B Suri (born 18 February 1995) is an Indian-born cricketer who represented the United Arab Emirates national cricket team between 2017 and 2023.[1][2] In January 2021, Suri was named as the vice-captain of the United Arab Emirates cricket team.[3]

International career

Suri represented the UAE national under-19 cricket team at the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4][5][6][7] He made his first-class debut for the UAE senior team against Namibia in the 2015 – 17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 16 September 2017.[8]

He made his One Day International debut against the West Indies in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier on 6 March 2018.[9] In August 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[10] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the UAE in a one - off match against Australia on 22 October 2018.[11]

In September 2019, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE.[12] In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded a year-long full-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.[13]

Suri scored his first century in ODI cricket against Oman in February 2022, with 115 runs.[14][15]

Franchise career

Suri was one of six cricketers from ICC associate member countries in the 2017 Indian Premier League auction.[16] In February 2017, He was bought by the Gujarat Lions team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs.[17]

In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[18]

As a UAE player, Suri also participates in the T10 League.[19]

Personal life

Suri was born in New Delhi, India.[20] He moved to the UAE with his family in 2004.[21] He attended Repton School Dubai.[22] As of 2013, he was studying business management at Heriot-Watt University Dubai.[23] He got married in 2019.

References

  1. ^ "Chirag Suri player profile". ndtv.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ^ "From Ahmed Raza to Zahoor Khan - 13 UAE players who would be great cover options during IPL 2020". The National. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Zahoor Khan and Chirag Suri fit for UAE series against Ireland". The National. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ "united arab emirates under 19s squad". icc-cricket.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Suri offers example of UAE's rise in cricket world". thenational.ae. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Chirag Suri". sport360.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Chirag Suri Profile". cricketwa.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  8. ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup at Windhoek, Sep 16–19 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  9. ^ "6th Match, Group A, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Harare, Mar 6 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Emirates Cricket Board officially announces team to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Only T20I, Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Oct 22 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announces side to compete in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers 2019". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Chirag Suri century underpins record-breaking ODI win for UAE against Oman". The National. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  15. ^ Radley, Paul (10 October 2023). "Disillusioned UAE batsman Chirag Suri takes indefinite break from cricket". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  16. ^ Player list finalized for IPL 2017 auction
  17. ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Chirag Suri". Abu Dhabi T10 League. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  20. ^ Chirag Suri at ESPNcricinfo
  21. ^ Passela, Amith (28 December 2013). "Suri offers example of UAE's rise in cricket world". The National. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  22. ^ "UAE National Cricketer Chirag Suri Set to Launch Cricket Academy at Repton School Dubai". Day of Dubai. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Chirag Suri ready to step into the big league". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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