Aniruddha Chore (born 10 October 1991) is an Indian

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er who plays as a

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. After playing for

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from 2011/12 to 2014/15 in India, Chore went on to play play for

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for the 2022 season in Ireland.

Career

In October 2011, Chore scored an unbeaten 253 runs in the Col C K Nayudu Trophy, the highest individual score for

at any level. Chore made his first-class debut on 3 November 2011, for Vidarbha in the

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. Later the same month, in his third first-class match, Chore scored his maiden century, with 157 runs against

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. After playing in ten first-class matches, Chore moved to Oman in 2018 for more opportunities. Chore went to Oman with two other cricketers, with the aim to play for the national team within three years, and to play in ICC tournaments. In 2020, Chore was named the best player in the Oman One-Day Premier League. In January 2021, Chore signed for

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in Northern Ireland. Prior to moving to Northern Ireland, Chore had played for the Oman A cricket team. In July 2021, Chore scored 121

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for North Down against

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. By August 2021, Chore had scored 478 runs without being dismissed, leading him to gain comparisons to

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, and being called the "signing of the season". In February 2022, Chore was named the Club Male Player of the Year at the ITW Irish Cricket Awards. On 12 May 2022, Chore played in first

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match for

, where he top-scored for the team in the fixture against

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in the fourth match of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chore, Aniruddha 1991 births Living people Indian cricketers Vidarbha cricketers Northern Knights cricketers Cricketers from Nagpur Indian emigrants to Ireland