Aakash Chopra’s appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against the touring Sri Lanka A at Arundel makes him the 11th Indian to do so since the great Ranjisinhnji made his first appearance for MCC in 1894. Following are the names of all Indian players who appeared in at least one first-class match for the MCC (in chronological order):

K.S. Ranjisin’hji (20 matches, 1894-1912)

Ahsan-ul Haq (1 match, 1901)

Shivajirao Gaekwad of Baroda (1 match, 1911)

K.S. Duleepsinhji (17 matches, 1924-1931)

Maharaja of Patiala Bhupendrasingh (5 matches, 1926-27)

Nawab of Pataudi Sr (16 matches, 1930-1933)

M. Jahangir Khan (4 matches, 1937-1939)

Swaranjit Singh (3 matches, 1956-1958)

C.G. Borde (1 match, 1966)

R. Shastri (1 match, 1987)

A. Chopra (1 match, 2007)

Note: Maharaja of Patiala appeared for the MCC during their tour of India in 1926-27. (MM)