Aniket Choudhary (Cricketer)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Aniket Choudhary

• Does Aniket Choudhary smoke?: Not Known

• Does Aniket Choudhary drink alcohol?: Not Known

• During his school days, Aniket used to play basketball as there wasn’t any cricket team in his school but he used to play cricket daily in his home with a light bat and ball.

• When his father saw his interest towards cricket, his family shifted from Bikaner to Jaipur in 2004 to fulfil his dream of becoming a professional cricketer. His father enrolled him in Surana Cricket Academy, Jaipur.

• He later got chance to work with the former South Africa bowler ‘Meyrick Pringle’ who worked in his late friend Shamsher Singh’s local academy in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

• He made his first-class debut in 2011 for ‘Rajasthan’ against ‘Rest of India’ at Jaipur, in which he picked 4 wickets in first innings.

• In 2013, ‘Kings XI Punjab’ bought him for the ‘2013 Indian Premier League’ (IPL) auction but he didn’t get the chance to play.

• In 2016, he was chosen to come to the Indian nets for bowling Indian batsmen and helping the team to prepare for the New Zealand cricketer Trent Boult.

• After that, he got selected to play for ‘India A’ against ‘Bangladesh’ in which he picked 4 wickets.

• In 2017, ‘Royal Challengers Bangalore’ (RCB) bought him for Rs. 2 crores for the ‘2017 Indian Premier League’ (IPL) auction.

• In 2018, ‘Royal Challengers Bangalore’ (RCB) again bought him for Rs. 30 lakhs for the ‘2018 Indian Premier League’ (IPL) auction.

• He also works in an Income Tax Department in Delhi.