Jitesh Sharma

Jitesh Sharma

Personal information
Full name	Jitesh Mohan Sharma
Born	(1993-10-22) 22 October 1993 (age 32) Amravati, Maharashtra, India
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side	India (2023–2025)
T20I debut(cap  109)	3 October 2023 v  Nepal
Last T20I	19 December 2025 v  South Africa
T20I shirt no.	6
Domestic team information
Years	Team

Men's cricket
Representing   India
Asia Cup
Winner	2025 UAE
Asian Games
	2022 Hangzhou

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 December 2025

Jitesh Mohan Sharma (born 22 October 1993) is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper-batter. ^[1] He represents Vidarbha in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League. Jitesh was a member of the Indian team that won the 2025 Asia Cup and medalled gold at the 2022 Asian Games.

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. In 2025 he was in squad of Asia cup 2025 and even the emerging nations Asia cup captain of emerging India team ^[9] .He played in India tour of Australia and did 23 runs in 13 deliveries in third t20i after Sanju Samson was dropped from the team. ^[10] He was in South Africa tour of India team and in first t20i did 10 runs in 5 deliveries ^[11] and in 2nd t20i did 27 runs for 17 deliveries ^[12] Even after all these performances unfortunately for him he was not picked in T20i World Cup 2026 due to change in team combinations by the selectors ^[13]

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.
9. "India squadfor emerging asia cup".
10. "AUS vs IND Cricket Scorecard, 3rd T20I at Hobart, November 02, 2025". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 5 November 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
11. "https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-in-india-2025-26-1479563/india-vs-south-africa-1st-t20i-1479576/full-scorecard".{{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
12. "IND vs SA Cricket Scorecard, 2nd T20I at New Chandigarh, December 11, 2025". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
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External links

• Jitesh Sharma  at ESPNcricinfo