Ajay Mehra (born 1969) is an Indian former first-class

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er and sports commentator. During his playing career he represented

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. His father Vijay Mehra played

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for India.

Early and personal life

Mehra was born in 1969 in

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to Vijay Mehra, an international cricketer, and Kusum Mehra, a professor at Lady Sriram College in Delhi. He has a sister.

Career

A right-handed batsman, Mehra made his first-class debut for Punjab at the age of 20 during the

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. He played most of his cricket for Punjab, before finishing his career with a two-season stint with Rajasthan between 1998/99 and 1999/00. He also played for Rest of India team in the 1994–95 Irani Cup, Board President's XI in a first-class match against England A in 1995 and North Zone in the 1995–96 Duleep Trophy. He scored more than 2000 runs in 46 first-class appearances, with five centuries. Mehra took to sports commentary after his playing days and worked as a commentator for several networks such as

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. Apart from cricket, he also did commentary on

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mehra, Ajay 1969 births Living people Indian cricketers Punjab, India cricketers Rajasthan cricketers North Zone cricketers Indian cricket commentators