Parshav Chopra is an Indian cricketer who plays as a bowling all-rounder for the India Women’s Under-19 team that won the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, defeating England by 36 balls and 7 wickets on 29 January 2023. In 2023, he was bought by the franchise team Laskh Premier League UPW1 PL.
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Parshav Gaurav Chopra was born on Wednesday, 10 May 2006 (age 17 years; as of 2023) in Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. He grew up in a cricket-loving family with his grandfather, Parshuram Chopra, who was once a zonal-level cricketer, and a father and uncle who played club cricket. Talking about the family’s love for cricket in an interview, Parshav’s uncle Ram Chopra said:
It is our family that celebrates international cricket tournaments like festivals and most family discussions revolve around the sport. “
However, he started his sporting journey in skating before his father switched him to cricket. He won silver at the Uttar Pradesh U-14 Championship. He first started playing cricket at the age of 10 with his neighborhood boys. After that, his parents realized his passion for the sport and enrolled him in a cricket academy.
A childhood picture of Parshav (right) with his younger brother Raghav Chopra
He trained at two academies, Youngstar Cricket Academy and Yuvraj Singh Center of Excellence. As of 2023, he is in the 9th grade and continues his studies at his uncle Ram Chopra’s school in his hometown.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′4″
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
His father Gaurav Chopra runs a real estate business. His mother’s name is Sheetal Chopra. His younger brother’s name is Raghavi. He is also a cricketer and part of the UP Under-16 team.
Parshav Chopra with her parents and brother
Career
Domestic
Parshav Chopra represents Uttar Pradesh at the domestic level. He failed to make the Uttar Pradesh state under-16 team when he first went for trials at the age of 12, as he was under-age as per the rules. The following year, he was selected to play in the UP U-16 tour of Chhattisgarh. He was adjudged the best bowler in the U-16 Chhattisgarh tour. After that, he was selected for the U-19 camp. Parshav set a national record in the match against Baroda where he bowled 6 maiden overs with 3 wickets. In 2019, he played for the UP team in the U-19 Nationals. However, the tournament was suspended due to the Covid-19 lockdown. His excellent performance led to his selection in the National Cricket Academy. He played in the BCCI U-16 One Day Tournament (2018-19) in which he took 17 wickets. In the following season, he played in the BCCI U-19 One Day trophy. Taking 21 wickets, he was the second highest wicket-taker in the BCCI U-19 One Day trophy (2019-2020).
International
In the Women’s Quad U19 T20 Series (2022), she played for India A, who won the final match against India B Women by 7 wickets. On 27 November 2022, he made his T20I debut against New Zealand at the MCA Bandra Kurla Complex Ground in Mumbai in the home series. India won all five matches of the series. She was then named in the Indian squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The team consisted of: Shafali Verma (Captain), Shweta Sehrawat (Vice-Captain), Richa Ghosh (Captain), G Trisha, Soumya Tiwari, Sonia Mendia, Hrishita Basu (Captain), Sonam Yadav, Manath Kashyap, Hurley, Shalak Demd, Hurley. The tournament was held in South Africa in January 2023. During the World Cup, he took three wickets against New Zealand, restricting the Kiwis to 107 runs.
Farshawi in action during the ICC U-19 T20 World Cup match against New Zealand in South Africa
He picked up a wonderful four-wicket haul and won the man-of-the-match award to lead India to a 7-wicket win over Sri Lanka. On 29 January 2023, the Indian women’s cricket team won the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup after defeating England by seven wickets in the final at Senwe Park, Pottsfstrom, South Africa. Parshav was second in the World Cup with 11 wickets.
India’s U-19 team after winning the 2023 Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup
Women’s Premier League (WPL)
In 2023, she was signed by UP Warriorz for Rs 10 lakh in the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
the chosen ones
- Movie: MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), Shabaash Mithu (2022)
Facts/Trivia
- His batting style is right arm bat and his bowling style is leg break. Initially, he was a right-arm medium pace bowler; However, he switched to leg-spin after he idolized Shane Warne.
- In an interview, Parshav revealed that he was fulfilling his father’s dream of playing for India. It was his father’s unconditional support that pushed him to play for the Indian team and he names him as his coach. When Parshav started training, his father prepared a seven-day schedule for him.
- Trained under coaches JP Nautiyal and Vishal Bhatia.
Parshav with coach JP Nautiyal
Parshav sits between his coaches Vishal Bhatia (left) and Rahul Sharma (right)
- His hobbies are listening to music, swimming, skating and playing basketball, lawn tennis, table tennis and badminton.
- As a 13-year-old, Parshav Chopra was slapped on the lips when he walked out in Uttar Pradesh’s U-19 debut against Assam. Although the UP coach asked him to sit out if he wanted to, he took some time off the field and returned to pick three wickets in the match. He disclosed the incident to his parents later, fearing that they might ask him to quit the sport.
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