Ashok Menaria


Ashok Menaria is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler who plays for Rajasthan [cricket team|Rajasthan]. From 2011 to 2013, he played for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
Menaria began his competitive cricketing career playing for Rajasthan Under-15s, in their winless 2005-06 Polly Umrigar Trophy run. The following season he represented the Under-17s team, and, in a game against Karnataka Under-17s, scored the second-highest innings total in the 2006-07 Vijay Merchant Trophy - starring alongside Ankit Lamba in an unbeaten partnership of 397 - himself contributing 227 of these runs.
Following four appearances in Rajasthan Under-19s' 2008-09 Vinoo Mankad Trophy campaign, Menaria made his first-class debut against Mumbai in November 2008. He appeared in 79 first-class matches for Rajasthan and scored 4677 runs. His best score is 230. Menaria also took 20 wickets in first class cricket.
From 2011 to 2013, Ashok Menaria was a member of the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
Menaria captained India's 15-man squad for the 2010 ICC [Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]. In the World Cup in five innings, he only scored 31 runs and got six wickets.
He was the leading run-scorer for Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity in the 2017–18 [Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League], with 662 runs in 15 matches.