Warwickshire confirm Chopra exit

VARUN Chopra will leave Warwickshire at the end of the season when his current contract expires.

The 29-year-old stepped down as captain earlier this year, having joined the club from Essex ahead of the 2010 season.

He has scored more than 6,000 first-class runs for the county and was part of the Bears' victorious T20 Blast campaign in 2014.

A Warwickshire statement said: “Both parties believe that now is a good time for Varun to accept a fresh challenge and he is now able to talk to other counties in order to realise his own career ambitions.

"In the meantime, he remains fully committed to the club and will continue to perform at his best through to the end of the current season.

"Everyone at Edgbaston would like to thank Varun for his contribution to Warwickshire CCC and Birmingham Bears over the last seven seasons.

"He will be fondly remembered by all for the role that he has played, especially in the club's first NatWest T20 Blast triumph in 2014, and wish him the very best for the future."