Anupama Chopra's Proud Mom Moment After Shashi Tharoor's 'Bradmanesque' Remark For Her Son

Last Updated:October 30, 2024, 19:38 IST

Anupama Chopra's son Agni Chopra became the end scorer within the Ranji Trophy Plate League within the 2023-24 season.

Shashi Tharoor became impressed with Agni Chopra's batting performance in top quality cricket. (Photo Credits: Twitter)

Journalist and film critic Anupama Chopra no doubt felt proud when Shashi Tharoor praised her son, Agni Chopra, shedding light on his emerging cricket career. Agni has been making waves within the domestic circuit since making his debut for Mizoram within the Ranji Trophy Plate League earlier this year. He has already aggregated 1,585 runs in nine top quality matches at an exceptional looking average of 99.06. Tharoor recommend the stats in a up-to-the-minute social media post in an are attempting and catch the attention of the Indian cricket fraternity.

“As one who browses Indian domestic scores on every occasion he can, I came up short with this amazing in finding — an Indian batsman who averages a Bradmanesque 99.06 in 9 top quality matches, with Eight centuries and Four fifties in 17 innings! His name is AgniDev Chopra, he became born in Detroit, and he plays for Mizoram,” the MP from Thiruvananthapuram shared on X.

The post attracted a reaction from Anupama, the wife of renowned filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra. “I gave birth to him,” the proud mother wrote, resharing Tharoor’s post.

I gave birth to him

Agni Chopra impressed with his batting prowess in his debut top quality season. The 25-year-old became the end scorer within the Ranji Trophy Plate League. He made six appearances within the red-ball competition and registered 939 runs at a strike rate of 103.30 while averaging over seventy 5. His tally included as many as 5 centuries and three fifties.

In February this year, Agni hit the headlines after smashing hundreds in his first four top quality matches. He became the first batter to reach the monumental feat in Indian domestic cricket. He logged scores of one zero five, one zero one, 114, 10, 164, 15, 166 and ninety two in those four Ranji Trophy fixtures to etch his name on the history books.

In spite of his parents being linked to films, Agni developed a passion for cricket at a tender age. “I in general have been asked this question from childhood will you go into movies but I never thought I would ever be in movies. ‘‘oh, I should get in because my dad makes movies and it will be a straightforward avenue for me’. I used to be never all for movies,” the youngster revealed in an interview with PTI.

Agni had up to now played for the Mumbai Below-19 and Below-23. His coach Khuspreet Singh, alternatively, later advised him to are attempting every other team. He reckoned Agni would get more playing time to demonstrate his skills which would possibly no longer be you can within the competitive Mumbai circuit.

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First Published:

October 30, 2024, 19:36 IST

News viral Anupama Chopra's Proud Mom Moment After Shashi Tharoor's 'Bradmanesque' Remark For Her Son