Varun Aaron

Varun Aaron
Personal information
Full name
Varun Raymond Aaron
Born (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989
Jamshedpur, Bihar, (now Jharkhand), India
NicknameRoon
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 273)22 November 2011 v West Indies
Last Test14 November 2015 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 192)23 October 2011 v England
Last ODI2 November 2014 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.77
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09–2021/22Jharkhand
2011–2012Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 77)
2014–2016Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 45)
2014Durham
2017Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 77)
2018Leicestershire (squad no. 11)
2019–2020Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 77)
2022Gujarat Titans
2022/23Baroda
2023/24Jharkhand
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 9 9 66 88
Runs scored 35 8 837 326
Batting average 3.88 8.00 10.59 10.51
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 9 6* 72 34
Balls bowled 1,189 380 9,945 4,115
Wickets 18 11 173 141
Bowling average 52.61 38.09 33.27 26.47
5 wickets in innings 0 0 6 4
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/97 3/24 6/32 6/33
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 12/– 14/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up2014 Bangladesh
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 February 2024

Varun Raymond Aaron (born 29 October 1989) is an Indian former cricketer from Jamshedpur. A right-arm fast bowler, he first played for Jharkhand U-19 followed by Jharkhand Ranji team. He played his first One Day International (ODI) for India in October 2011 and made his Test debut the following month.