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Vikram Solanki
England
Player profile
Full name Vikram Singh Solanki
Born April 1, 1976, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Current age 32 years 188 days
Major teams England, Rajasthan, Worcestershire
Nickname Vik
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height
6 ft 0 in
Education Regis School, Wolverhampton
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| ODIs |
51 |
46 |
5 |
1097 |
106 |
26.75 |
1504 |
72.93 |
2 |
5 |
135 |
7 |
16 |
0 |
| T20Is |
3 |
3 |
0 |
76 |
43 |
25.33 |
61 |
124.59 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| First-class |
235 |
387 |
24 |
13306 |
270 |
36.65 |
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25 |
71 |
|
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244 |
0 |
| List A |
334 |
307 |
25 |
8953 |
164* |
31.74 |
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13 |
51 |
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126 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
31 |
30 |
0 |
841 |
92 |
28.03 |
637 |
132.02 |
0 |
6 |
109 |
16 |
20 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| ODIs |
51 |
7 |
111 |
105 |
1 |
1/17 |
1/17 |
105.00 |
5.67 |
111.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| T20Is |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| First-class |
235 |
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6829 |
3956 |
84 |
5/40 |
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47.09 |
3.47 |
81.2 |
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4 |
1 |
| List A |
334 |
|
1043 |
925 |
26 |
4/14 |
4/14 |
35.57 |
5.32 |
40.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
31 |
6 |
66 |
100 |
3 |
1/9 |
1/9 |
33.33 |
9.09 |
22.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| ODI debut |
South Africa v England at Bloemfontein, Jan 23, 2000 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
England v Sri Lanka at Leeds, Jul 1, 2006 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| T20I debut |
England v Australia at Southampton, Jun 13, 2005 scorecard |
| Last T20I |
England v India at Durban, Sep 19, 2007 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1995 |
| Last First-class |
Worcestershire v Middlesex at Kidderminster, Sep 17-19, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1993 |
| Last List A |
Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff, Sep 21, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Worcestershire v Gloucestershire at Worcester, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Worcestershire v Glamorgan at Worcester, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard |
One of the most elegant batsmen of his generation, and a hobby horse
of Ian Botham's in his regular commentary-box tirades, Vikram Solanki
flirted with the England one-day side in South Africa in 1999-2000, before
slipping out of the picture until after the 2003 World Cup. Born in Udaipur,
India, but raised in Wolverhampton, Solanki made his debut for
Worcestershire as a 16-year-old and instantly caught the eye with his wristy
driving and effortless flicks. Test recognition seemed only a matter of time
as he worked his way through the various representative levels and onto two
England A tours, but he was a disappointment in his first eight ODIs, with a
top score of 24 and a rash of lapses in his usually silken fielding. But he
has continued to score heavily for Worcestershire, and after the retirement of several senior players in 2003 he was recalled at the age of 26. He started gloriously with a sparkling century against South Africa at The Oval, flirted with oblivion while mustering 11 runs in three outings against Bangladesh, but was recalled to the squad for England's Champions Trophy campaign at the end of the 2004 season. After a decade at New Road, he was appointed Worcestershire's captain in 2005, and has remained on the periphery of England's one-day set-up ever since.
Andrew Miller January 2006
NBC Denis Compton Award 1996
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Vikram Solanki sweeps during his 140
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Apr 18, 2008 |
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Vikram Solanki drives on the front foot during his 140
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Sep 19, 2007 |
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Vikram Solanki pulls through midwicket
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