Son of legendary film director, who directed the hit ’12th Fail’, scores five CENTURIES in four matches

Agni Chopra played in the youth teams of the Mumbai Cricket Team but shifted to Mizoram after failing to get into the Mumbai first team.

Son of legendary film director, who directed the hit ’12th Fail’, scores five CENTURIES in four matches

Agni Chopra with parents, Anupama Chopra and Vidhu Vinod Chopra (Image via Hamara Photos)

Vidhu Vinod Chopra recently set India cinema on fire as he released ’12th Fail’. The director, who directed movies like ‘Parinda’ and ‘Mission Kashmir’, made 12th Fail based on the life of IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma. While he receives praise for his brilliant cinema, his son is making a name for himself with great performances in the Ranji Trophy. 

Agni Chopra, who’s born in Detroit, Michigan, USA, plays for the Mizoram Cricket Team. He started off in Mumbai, even captaining the U-19 team of the Mumbai Cricket Team. Unable to break into the Mumbai team, the youngster shifted to Mizoram. After a mandatory one-year cooling off period set by the Mumbai Cricket Association, he could finally play for the state.

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Making his debut for Mizoram in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he scored 234 runs in seven innings. His maiden Vijay Hazare campaign didn’t fare well, managing only 174 runs, but he’s shown his skills in the Ranji Trophy. 

Agni Chopra scores four consecutive centuries in the Ranji trophy

Chopra made his First Class debut on 5th January against Sikkim in the Ranji Plate group. The Plate group is the 2nd Tier of the Ranji trophy, which includes only six teams. In his first innings, he scored a massive 192 and then a 92. Unfortunately the game ended with a win for Sikkim as Mizoram suffered 7 ducks in the first innings. 

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Agni Chopra used to play for the Mumbai youth teams before shifting to Mizoram (Image via TOI)

Their next game they faced Nagaland, which ended in a draw. He once again scored a century, scoring 164 off 150. Unfortunately he didn’t fire much in the 2nd innings, as he scored only 15. In Mizoram’s third match against Arunachal Pradesh, he scored his 3rd FC century, finishing the innings with 114 . Mizoram finally won their first game of the season, as they had to chase only 77. 

Chopra scored his first twin centuries in Mizoram’s ongoing match with Meghalaya. In the first innings he scored 105 off 90 before being dismissed and in the 2nd innings he scored 101. As of now, he averages 98.88 in First Class cricket. 

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