Ashok Menaria (born 29 October 1990) is an Indian

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er. He is a

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batsman and

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bowler who plays for

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. He played for the

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from 2011 to 2013. Menaria began his competitive cricketing career playing for

Under-15s, in their winless 2005-06 Polly Umrigar Trophy run. The following season he represented the Under-17s team, and, in a game against Karnataka Under-17s, scored the second-highest innings total in the 2006-07 Vijay Merchant Trophy - starring alongside Ankit Lamba in an unbeaten partnership of 397 - himself contributing 227 of these runs. Following four appearances in Rajasthan Under-19s' 2008-09 Vinoo Mankad Trophy campaign, Menaria made his first-class debut against

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in November 2008. He appeared in 79 first-class matches for Rajasthan and scored 4677 runs. His best score is 230. Menaria also took 20 wickets in first class cricket. From 2011 to 2013, Ashok Menaria was a member of the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier Leagu

Menaria captained India's 15-man squad for the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In th
World Cup
unfortunately, he did not perform at all. In five innings, he only scored 31 runs and got six wickets. He was the leading run-scorer for

Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity is a Bangladeshi cricket team that has played List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier League in 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2021–22. Its name translates as "Khelaghar Social Welfare Association". Khelaghar is a ...

in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, with 662 runs in 15 matches.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Menaria, Ashok 1990 births Living people Indian cricketers Rajasthan cricketers Rajasthan Royals cricketers Central Zone cricketers India Red cricketers Cricketers from Jaipur Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club cricketers Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity cricketers