He became the player of the match in Sachin's last match, his career ended in the same, today he is earning crores of rupees
Former Indian cricketer and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha has turned 38. Born on 5 September 1986, Ojha's international career was not very long. He could play only 5 years for Team India. Ojha started his international career in 2008. His career ended just 5 years later in 2013 along with Sachin Tendulkar. Ojha played his last international match in 2013 against West Indies. In this Test match, he bowled brilliantly and became the Player of the Match by taking 5 wickets in both innings. After this, he could never return to the team. Ojha's career may have ended with Sachin, but he announced his retirement in 2022.
Earning in crores
Pragyan Ojha earned a lot in his short career. After retirement, he was also a member of the IPL Governing Council. Now Ojha is seen doing commentary. Now commentary is his main source of income. According to the report, he earned a total of 11 crore rupees from IPL. At the same time, including other earnings including Team India, his net worth is 5 million dollars i.e. around 40 crores rupees.
Entry into the team was received from IPL
Pragyan Ojha started showing his prowess even before joining Team India. He took 29 wickets in 6 matches in the 2006-07 season of Ranji Trophy. This earned him a place in India A. After this, in 2008, he made his debut for Deccan Chargers in IPL along with Rohit Sharma. This season was very good for him. He took 11 wickets in 13 matches with an economy of 7.67. 2 months after this performance, he got a chance to debut in ODI against Bangladesh in Karachi. Ojha then made his debut for Team India in T20 and Test in 2009.
Pragyan Ojha played a total of 24 Tests, 18 ODIs and 6 T20 Internationals in his career. Despite a good start, he could not play many matches for India. However, whenever he got a chance, he performed brilliantly. Ojha took 113 wickets in 24 Tests. During this, he achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets in an innings 7 times. He also achieved the feat of taking 10 wickets in his last match. Ojha took 21 wickets in 18 ODIs at an economy of just 4.46. He also took 10 wickets in 6 T20 International matches.
He played in the IPL from 2008 to 2015. During this time, he was in Deccan Chargers from 2008 to 2011, then in 2012 he moved to Mumbai Indians and played for this team till 2015. During this time, he won the trophy once for Deccan Chargers and twice for Mumbai.