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Agni Chopra, son of one of the popular directors as well as producer in the Bollywood industry, Vishnu Vinod Chopra has been picked as first domestic player in MLC draft by MI New York.

According to the recent reports from Cricbuzz, the 26-year-old cricketer was roped by the franchise for a sum of $50,000 ahead of Major League Cricket (MLC) domestic players draft.

Agni Chopra caught the spotlight with his stellar performance in the first class games, scoring 4 centuries in 4 games, creating a record in the Ranji Season 2023-24.

He represented Mizoram in the 2024-25 season, where he went on to amass 1804 runs that he played at an amazing average of 94.94 with the help of 5 fifties and 9 hundreds to his name.

Moreover, his citizenship in the United States of America (USA) by his birth in Detroit, Michigan, helped him to get qualified for Major League Cricket. His decision of representing USA has been understood by CricTips as Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) doesn’t allow foreign passport players playing in Ranji Trophy.

Also, BCCI will not allow the Indian cricketers to play in the foreign leagues before announcing their retirement. Therefore, it is clear that Agni Chopra will not represent the Indian cricket team in the international circuit. We can expect the 26-year-old cricketer to play across the foreign leagues.

However, the defending champions, MI New York has also drafted the likes of Tajinder Singh Dhillon ($50,000) alongside Sharad Lumba ($15,000) ahead of the MLC domestic players draft.

The left-handed cricketer is expected to play a key role for MI New York. Having a look at his T20 stats, the opening batter has played 14 matches and scored 439 runs that he played at an average of 33.76 with the strike-rate hovering around 140.

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