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Varun Chopra heading back to Essex from Warwickshire

Varun Chopra of Warwickshire
Image: Varun Chopra will be back at Essex next season

Varun Chopra will return to Essex next season after signing a three-year deal with the county where he began his career.

The Barking-born opening batsman will leave Warwickshire at the end of the current campaign and move back to Chelmsford on a contract running until the end of September 2019.

Chopra scored a century on his Championship debut for Essex in 2006 and stayed at the County Ground until 2010 before joining Warwickshire.

Chopra, 29, was part of the Warwickshire side that won the 2012 County Championship and the NatWest T20 Blast in 2014 and has been the county's leading run-scorer in four of the last five seasons.

"I am delighted to be re-joining Essex, a club where I have fond memories from the early stages of my career," Chopra said.

"I look forward to returning as a more developed player and being part of a talented, ambitious and exciting team led by Chris Silverwood.

"As I enter a key stage in my career, I am intent on contributing in all formats of the game and in doing that, I hope to achieve my desire to play for England.

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"I would like to take this opportunity to thank Warwickshire, the players and the fans at Edgbaston for their support over the past even seasons."

Essex head coach Silverwood added: "We are delighted Varun is re-joining us and coming back to the club where he started his professional career. His Division One experience will be invaluable to our batting line-up and younger players.

"It is great to have an Essex man coming back to the club and he will be a great addition for us moving forward."

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