Ronnie Irani
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Test debut (cap 577) | 6 June 1996 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 22 August 1999 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 137) | 23 May 1996 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 26 February 2003 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1990–1993 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–2007 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 April 2017 |
Ronald Charles Irani (born 26 October 1971) is an English former cricketer. He played three Tests for England in 1996 and 1999, but found a niche in One Day Internationals, where he gained much praise for his performances.
He spent most of his career at
Irani was a genuine
Personal life
Irani's father Jimmy Irani arrived in Bolton from
Domestic career
He started his career playing for Lancashire in 1990, before he moved to Essex in 1994.[2] At Essex, he gained cult status,[3] before he became captain in 2000,[4] and is generally accepted to have done a decent job in charge, helping to bring through promising players such as Alastair Cook, Will Jefferson and Ravi Bopara. After Graham Gooch stepped down as the club's head coach prior to the start of the 2005 season, Irani assumed some of these responsibilities in addition to his role as county captain.[3]
In June 2007, he rejected a new contract with Essex and announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the end of the 2007 season. He retired with immediate effect later that month.[5]
International career
Irani was awarded fans' player of the series in Natwest Series 2002 featuring India and Sri Lanka for his allround performance.[citation needed] He scored 169 runs and took 8 wickets in the tri-series.
After retirement
After his retirement, he co-hosted The Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast with Scottish former footballer
Irani also appeared as a guest on the BBC quiz show A Question of Sport.[6]
In 2009 Irani's autobiography "No Boundaries" was published.[7] He was part of a celebrity 'consortium' (along with Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans) who clubbed together to pay for Paul Gascoigne to receive treatment for alcoholism in the US.[8]
In 2015, Irani took up the position of Cricket Committee Chairman at Essex and expressed his desire for the club to improve its performances.[9] He left the role in 2021.
Irani is also the co-founder/inventor of OrthoSole, an orthotic insole.[10]
Personality
He is known by many sports fans for an "Exercise Routine" during an England One-Day International in Australia. He was doing a warm-up while fielding, and unbeknown to Irani, the Australian fans were imitating his routine behind his back. When he discovered what they were doing, he played up to the tens of thousands of fans and became quicker as to make the fans carry on even more.[1][11]
Irani is a long time supporter of
References
- ^ ISBN 9781843582199. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ "Teams Ronnie Irani played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Ronnie Irani". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ "Player Profile: Ronnie Irani". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ "Injury forces Irani's retirement". BBC Sport. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ "Ronnie Irani". IMDb.
- ISBN 9781844548613.
- ^ "Chris Evans and Ronnie Irani help Gazza get treatment". 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Essex: Ronnie Irani wants 'massive' improvement". BBC Sport.
- ^ "The OrthoSole Story". OrthoSole.
- YouTube
- ^ "Q&A: Ronnie Irani". ManUtd.com.