Baba Aparajith

{{short description|Indian cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}

{{Indian name|Aparajith|Baba}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Baba Aparajith

| image = Baba Aparajith.jpg

| caption = Aparajith during the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy

| country = India

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|07|08|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right arm off break

| role = Batting All-rounder

| family = Baba Indrajith (twin-brother)

| club1 = Tamil Nadu

| year1 = 2011/12–2023/24

| club2 = Rugpanj Tigers

| year2 = 2021/22

| club3 = Kerala

| year3 = 2024/25

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 96

| runs1 = 4,697

| bat avg1 = 38.18

| 100s/50s1 = 11/23

| top score1 = 212

| deliveries1 = 5,327

| wickets1 = 66

| bowl avg1 = 40.87

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/86

| catches/stumpings1 = 90/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 107

| runs2 = 3,869

| bat avg2 = 42.98

| 100s/50s2 = 7/27

| top score2 = 137

| deliveries2 = 2,465

| wickets2 = 71

| bowl avg2 = 28.80

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/30

| catches/stumpings2 = 50/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 63

| runs3 = 1,147

| bat avg3 = 27.30

| 100s/50s3 = 0/4

| top score3 = 67

| deliveries3 = 362

| wickets3 = 17

| bowl avg3 = 21.41

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 2/9

| catches/stumpings3 = 31/–

| date = 14 October

| year = 2024

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/baba-aparajith-477071 ESPNcricinfo

}}

Baba Aparajith (born 8 July 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder.{{cite web|title=India / Players / Baba Aparajith|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/477071.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=8 November 2017}} He is a right-handed batsman and off break bowler, who plays first-class cricket for Kerala having previously represented Tamil Nadu. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team in the 2012 Under-19 World Cup.{{cite web|last1=Tiwari|first1=Manas|title=The Baba twins: Another example of Indian cricket’s harsh side|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/sports/aparajith-baba-indrajith-duleep-trophy-another-example-of-indian-crickets-harsh-side/856325/|website=The Financial Express|location=India|access-date=8 November 2017|date=15 September 2017}} He was a member of the Chennai Super Kings squad in the Indian Premier League for five seasons without making an appearance.{{Cite web |date=2018-02-16 |title=Benched for five years, Baba Aparajith disappointed with another IPL snub |url=https://www.crictracker.com/benched-for-five-years-baba-aparajith-disappointed-with-another-ipl-snub/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=CricTracker |language=en}}

On 4 October 2013 he scored his first double century playing for South Zone against West Zone in the Duleep Trophy.{{cite web|title=Duleep Trophy: Baba Aparajith, Manish Pandey power South Zone to 553/7|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/duleep-trophy-baba-aparajith-manish-pandey-power-south-zone-to-5537/1178408|website=The Indian Express|access-date=8 November 2017|date=4 October 2013}}

He was the leading run-scorer for Tamil Nadu in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 417 runs in four matches.{{cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12014;team=2184;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Tamil Nadu batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 April 2018}} In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Red for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24173214/sanju-samson-picked-india-passing-yo-yo-test |title=Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=23 July 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018}} In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/deodhar-trophy-2019-squads-india-a-india-b-india-c-parthiv-patel-shubman-gill-anuma-vihari-ranchi/article29788595.ece |title=Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up |work=SportStar |access-date=25 October 2019}}