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Full name | Jitesh Mohan Sharma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Amravati, Maharashtra, India | 22 October 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National side |
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T20I debut(cap 109) | 3 October 2023 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 14 January 2024 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–present | Vidarbha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Mumbai Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | Punjab Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 May 2025 |
Jitesh Sharma (born 22 October 1993) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the national team. He made his international debut against Nepal on 3 October 2023 during the 2022 Asian Games. He plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League. [1]
He made his List A debut on 27 February 2014, for Vidarbha in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy. [2] He made his first-class debut in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy on 1 October 2015. [3] He was the leading run-scorer for Vidarbha in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 298 runs in seven matches. Jitesh Sharma's international prospects were widened during his excellent 2023 IPL season. [4]
He also appeared with Bhawanipore Club in P. Sen Trophy. [5] [6]
He got his maiden call-up for Indian cricket team in January 2023 against Sri Lanka for T20I series. He made his international debut against Nepal on 3 October 2023 during the 2022 Asian Games. His career looked on to further expand after his call-up for the Australia T20I series in 2023. In the fourth T20I match of that series, he scored 35 runs off 19 balls which is his highest individual score till date [7] and in the fifth and final T20I match, he scored 24 runs off 16 balls. [8] In 2024, he was selected once again for a 3-match home T20I series against Afghanistan. In the first match, he scored 31 runs off 20 deliveries but was out for a duck after facing only 2 deliveries in the next match.