Jitesh Sharma

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Jitesh Sharma
Personal information
Full name
Jitesh Mohan Sharma
Born (1993-10-22) 22 October 1993 (age 31)
Amravati, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
Role Wicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  109)3 October 2023 v  Nepal
Last T20I14 January 2024 v  Afghanistan
T20I shirt no.6
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Men's cricket
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asia Cup
2025 United Arab Emirates
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
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]

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Domestic career

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]

International career

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Jitesh Sharma". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Central Zone, Jaipur, Feb 27 2014, Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Vidarbha v Odisha at Nagpur, Oct 1-4, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 — Vidarbha: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "রিঙ্কুকে ডেকেও পেল না মোহনবাগান! পি সেন ট্রফি এবার জমজমাট, তারকার মেলা ময়দানে" [Mohun Bagan did not even call Rinku! The P Sen Trophy is now in a crowded, star-studded arena]. the wall.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: The Wall Bureau. 17 June 2023. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Banerjee, Sayak (19 June 2023). "Keen to learn, selection in India's white-ball teams don't worry Jitesh Sharma". telegraphindia.com. Kolkata: The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "IND vs AUS, Australia in India 2023/24, 4th T20I at Raipur, December 01, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "IND vs AUS, Australia in India 2023/24, 5th T20I at Bengaluru, December 03, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.


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