Ravinder Singh "Ravi" Bopara (born 4 May 1985) is an English cricketer who plays for Essex and England in all three formats. Originally a top-order batsman, his developing medium pace bowling has made him an all-rounder and he has the best bowling figures for England in a Twenty20 International. Bopara has also played for Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League, Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League, Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League and Chittagong Vikings in the Bangladesh Premier League.

Ravi Bopara

Personal information
Full name	Ravinder Singh Bopara
Born	(1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 33) Forest Gate, London
Nickname	Ravi, Puppy
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batting All-rounder
International information
National side	England (2007–2015)
Test debut (cap 637)	1 December 2007 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	19 July 2012 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 202)	2 February 2007 v Australia
Last ODI	13 March 2015 v Afghanistan
ODI shirt no.	10 (previously 42)
T20I debut (cap 39)	13 June 2008 v New Zealand
Last T20I	7 September 2014 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002–present	Essex
2006–2008	Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
2009–2010	Kings XI Punjab
2009/10	Auckland Aces
2010/11–2012/13	Dolphins
2012/13	Chittagong Kings
2013/14	Sydney Sixers
2015	Sunrisers Hyderabad
2015	Sylhet Super Stars
2016	Dhaka Dynamites
2017	Rangpur Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 13 120 38 206 Runs scored 575 2,695 711 12,018 Batting average 31.94 30.62 28.44 40.32 100s/50s 3/0 1/14 0/3 28/51 Top score 143 101 * 65* 229 Balls bowled 434 1,860 322 14,898 Wickets 1 40 16 248 Bowling average 290.00 38.07 24.18 36.52 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 3 10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a 0 Best bowling 1/39 4/38 4/10 5/49 Catches/stumpings 6/– 35/– 7/– 107/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 September 2018

Bopara was first called up to the England One Day International team in 2007, before a difficult Test debut in Sri Lanka saw him dropped in early 2008 after a string of three ducks. He regained his place for a Test against the West Indies in the winter of 2008–09; on his return to the side, Bopara became the fifth batsman to score three consecutive Test centuries for England. Despite this success, during the 2009 Ashes Bopara again struggled and was dropped for the final Test of the series. At the start of the 2016 season he took over the captaincy of the Essex one day team.