Ajay Mehra
Indian cricketer and sports commentator
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Ajay Mehra (born 5 October 1969[1]) 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.
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| Full name | Ajay Mehra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 1969[1][2] 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[3] He has a sister.[4]
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.[5] He scored more than 2000 runs in 46 first-class appearances, with five centuries.[2]
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.[6] Apart from cricket, he also did commentary on kabaddi and Pro Wrestling League.[7]