Título: Ravi Bopara
Seção: 2009 T20 World Cup, West Indies and Australia
Background: Ravinder Singh "Ravi" Bopara (born 4 May 1985) is an English cricketer who plays for Essex and England. Originally a top-order batsman, his developing medium pace bowling has made him an all-rounder and he has the best bowling figures for England in a Twenty20 International. Bopara has also played for Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League, Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League, Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League and Chittagong Vikings in the Bangladesh Premier League. Bopara was first called up to the England One Day International team in 2007, before a difficult Test debut in Sri Lanka saw him dropped in early 2008 after a string of three ducks.

Conteúdo: On 18 February 2009, Bopara, along with Amjad Khan, was invited to join the England Test squad on their tour of the West Indies as cover for Andrew Flintoff who was struggling with a hip injury. He scored 124 not out in a warm up match, earning him a place in the 4th Test against the West Indies. In the first innings he scored his maiden Test century with 104 off 143 balls before being caught. He was dropped for the next Test of the series, however he was re-selected for the first Test of the home series against the West Indies on 6 May. There he scored his second consecutive Test century, scoring 143 runs from 186 balls. He then scored another century in the second Test, becoming only the fifth England player to score three consecutive centuries. He credited his success to his coaching by Graham Gooch at Essex.  Bopara played well in England's opening game of the T20 World Cup, hitting 46 against the Netherlands. He made 37 against India before 55 against the West Indies, although England lost the match by 5 wickets. This meant that England progress no further in the competition despite being on home soil.  Australians Mitchell Johnson and Ricky Ponting stated to local media that during the upcoming 2009 Ashes series they were going to target Bopara in particular.  On 22 June, the England selectors announced a sixteen-man preliminary Ashes squad for that summer's series; it included Bopara. Cricinfo staff wrote that "Bopara's stock could not be higher". He found success in a

user: How did he do during this time?

assistant: He scored 124 not out in a warm up match, earning him a place in the 4th Test against the West Indies.

user: Did this earn him a spot in the world cup?

assistant: Bopara played well in England's opening game of the T20 World Cup,

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: On 22 June, the England selectors announced a sixteen-man preliminary Ashes squad for that summer's series; it included Bopara.

user: Did he do well with that team?

assistant: He found success in a warm-up match against Warwickshire, however, scoring 104 while opening with Andrew Strauss.

user: Did he win any awards?

assistant: September 2009 it was announced that Bopara had been awarded an "incremental contract" with England, as had Trott.

user: What other significant things did he accomplish?

assistant: He then scored another century in the second Test, becoming only the fifth England player to score three consecutive centuries.