Baba Aparajith

In this Indian name, the name Baba is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Aparajith.

Baba Aparajith (born 8 July 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder.^[1] 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.^[2] He was a member of the Chennai Super Kings squad in the Indian Premier League for five seasons without making an appearance.^[3]

Baba Aparajith

Aparajith during the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy
Personal information
Born	(1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 31) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off break
Role	Batting All-rounder
Relations	Baba Indrajith (twin-brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011/12–2023/24	Tamil Nadu
2021/22	Rugpanj Tigers
2024/25	Kerala
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 96 107 63 Runs scored 4,697 3,869 1,147 Batting average 38.18 42.98 27.30 100s/50s 11/23 7/27 0/4 Top score 212 137 67 Balls bowled 5,327 2,465 362 Wickets 66 71 17 Bowling average 40.87 28.80 21.41 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/86 4/30 2/9 Catches/stumpings 90/– 50/– 31/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 October 2024

On 4 October 2013 he scored his first double century playing for South Zone against West Zone in the Duleep Trophy.^[4]

He was the leading run-scorer for Tamil Nadu in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 417 runs in four matches.^[5] In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Red for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.^[6] In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.^[7]