Pushkar Sharma captained the Mumbai Under-16 team during the 2014–15 season,[4] with Prithvi Shaw playing under his leadership. Additionally, Pushkar Sharma trained alongside Arjun Tendulkar in the Mumbai Under-16 probables squad.[5]
Pushkar Sharma and Yashaswi Jaiswal played together in the Mumbai Under-16 camp.
Uganda Cricket Series (Uganda)2024
Pushkar Sharma starred for Kutchi Tigers CC in the UCA National Premier League - 2024, claiming 3 wickets and scoring 35 runs to secure victory on April 14, 2024, earning the Man of the Match award.[6]
Npca Super Division 50 Over League (Kenya)
2021
In the 2021 Nairobi Province Cricket Association (NPCA) 50 overs Super League, batsman Pushkar Sharma emerged as the top scorer, amassing 841 runs in just 14 innings, including four centuries and a three half-century to his name. he was awarded Best Batsman of the tournament.
2023
In 2023, his total score in the NPCA league was 730 runs, making him the second-highest run scorer in the league.
On September 3, 2023, Pushkar scored 103 runs against the Stray Lions A Team and 67 runs in 60 balls with 8 boundaries against the SwaminBapa A team.
2024
On 23 June 2024, Pushkar Sharma scored 49 runs in 41 balls against Nairobi Gymkhana A Team, and on 30 June 2024, he scored 135 runs in 93 balls with 11 fours and 5 sixes against Stray Lions A Team.[7]
Npca T20 League (Kenya) 2024
On February 11, 2024, Pushkar Sharma scored 74 runs against Swamibapa Sports Club in the Nairobi Province Cricket Association (NPCA) league.[8]
On 17 February, Pushkar Sharma scored 51 runs against Kanbis Sports Club,[9] he continued his form on 18 February, scoring 68 runs against SCLPS,[10] to achieve a feat by of three consecutive half-centuries.
Pushkar Sharma scored 319 runs in 6 matches, finishing as the top scorer for Ruaraka Sports Club and securing the 4th position in the NPCA T20 league.
Ghanshyam T10 (Kenya) 2024
In the Ghanshyam T10 tournament, Pushkar Sharma captained the Ghanshyam Mavericks. Sharma scored 26 runs off 13 balls, including 2 sixes, while Janeman Malan added 50 runs off 19 balls with 4 sixes. They successfully chased a target of 130 runs in 10 overs against the Mahadev Strikers on 16 June 2024.[11]
In his debut match on November 17, 2022, Pushkar Sharma achieved an unbeaten score of 15* against Saint Helena.
In the fourth match against Seychelles, Kenya won by 7 wickets. Pushkar scored 33 runs, the highest in the match, which included 5 fours and 1 six for the Kenya team.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier (2022–23)
In November 2023, he played his first match in the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier against Rwanda. He took his debut wicket against Rwanda, claiming 1 wicket for 19 runs in his 4 overs.[13] In the second match against Nigeria, he claimed 1 wicket for 15 runs in 3 overs.[14] In the third match against Tanzania, Pushkar scored an unbeaten 32 runs in a 17-balls.[15] Wrapping up the qualifiers, Pushkar contributed 21 runs against Zimbabwe, only to be dismissed by a stumping off Sikandar Raza bowling.[16]
Nigeria Tour of Kenya (2024)
On 15 July 2024, Pushkar Sharma quick-fired 39 runs off 21 balls, including 5 fours and 2 sixes, for Kenya in the second match against Nigeria.[17]
2024 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League (Kenya)
Pushkar Sharma has been selected to represent Kenya in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League 2024, where he emerged as a key player for the national team. He scored his maiden fifty against Denmark, making 60 runs off 75 balls, and followed that performance with 50 runs from 45 balls against Kuwait.
Finishing as Kenya's second top scorer and fifth overall in the league, he accumulated 195 runs in 5 matches, averaging 39.00, with additional contributions of 35 runs against Qatar and 39 runs against Papua New Guinea.[18]
2024 ICC Men's T20 Africa World Cup Sub Regional Qualiier B (Kenya)
Pushkar Sharma has been selected to participate in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 Africa World Cup Sub Regional Qualiier B, which is set to take place in Kenya. The tournament is part of the qualification pathway for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Pushkar Sharma scored 43 runs in a match against Gambia during this league.[19] In the final match against Zimbabwe, Pushkar took the wicket of Sikandar Raza.[20]
In 2019, he moved to Kenya and joined Ruaraka Sports Club, performing strongly in Nairobi cricket circuit. Sharma standout performances in Kenya NPCA Super League, where he became the top scorer with 841 runs in 14 innings, helped establish his reputation. This dedication and skill led to his selection for Kenya national cricket team in 2022,[23] fulfilling his goal of representing his adopted country on the international stage.[24]
Family
Pushkar Sharma married Sita Sharma on December 7, 2023.[25] On 21st October 2024, Sharma was blessed with his first daughter, named Vidhi Sharma.[26] Pushkar Sharma has two elder sisters: Jyoti Sharma, who is based in Ghaziabad, India, and Nidhi Sharma, who is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Biography
He currently resides in Nairobi, Kenya, and works as a marketing manager for Hirani Telecommunication Ltd. Pushkar plays domestic cricket for Ruaraka Sports Club and represents the Kenya national team internationally.
Brand Ambassador
Pushkar Sharma is currently the brand ambassador for IndiaFirst Life Insurance.[27] He is also associated with several sponsorships, including Optex Opticians Limited,[28] Trintere Eye Care Limited, Sarucha Industries Limited, GS Sports Limited, and M Sports Limited.
Related Research Articles
The Kenya men's national cricket team represents the Republic of Kenya in international cricket. Kenya is an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) which has Twenty20 International (T20I) status after the ICC granted T20I status to all its members.
The Nepal men's national cricket team represents Nepal in men's International cricket and is governed by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). They have been a Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1996. Nepal were awarded Twenty20 International (T20I) status by the ICC in June 2014 until the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier and earned One Day International (ODI) status in 2018.
The Bermuda men's national cricket team represents the British overseas territory of Bermuda in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB), which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1966.
The Canada national cricket team represents Canada in international cricket. The team is administered by Cricket Canada, which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1968.
The Uganda national cricket team, nicknamed the Cricket Cranes, is the men's team that represents Uganda in international cricket. The team is organised by the Uganda Cricket Association, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1998.
Rohit Gurunath Sharma is an Indian international cricketer who currently plays for and captains the India national cricket team in Test and One Day International (ODI) matches. Previously, he also captained the team in Twenty20 International (T20I) matches and led India's win in 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, subsequent to which he retired from T20s in June 2024. He is considered to be one of the best batsmen of his generation and one of the greatest white-ball opening batters of all time.
Kieron Adrian Pollard is a Trinidadian cricketer, who captained the West Indies cricket team in limited overs cricket. He currently plays in various T20 leagues around the globe as an all-rounder. He also captains MI Cape Town, MI Emirates and MI New York in the SA20, ILT20 and MLC respectively. He is currently serving as the batting coach of the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.He is also the assistant coach of the England cricket team for the 2024 ICC World Twenty20. He was part of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 winning team for West Indies. During his period, he was one of the most aggressive batsman and he also has the record of six 6s in an over against Sri Lanka.
Paras Khadka is a Nepalese former cricketer who is the current Secretary of Cricket Association of Nepal and President of Bagmati Province Cricket Association. He captained the Nepalese cricket team from 2008 to 2019. An all-rounder, Khadka was a right-handed batsman, and a right-arm medium-fast as well as an off-break bowler. He made his debut against Malaysia in April 2004. Khadka played in Nepal's inaugural One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands, in August 2018. He is considered as the greatest cricketer of Nepal.
Rakep Patel is a Kenyan international cricketer. A product of the Nairobi Gymkhana Club, he is a wicket-keeper–batsman who plays right-handed, and occasionally bowls off spin.
Harmanpreet KaurEsenkal( HAHR-mən-preet KOR; born 8 March 1989) is an Indian cricketer who captains the India women's national team in all formats. She plays as an all-rounder. In 2018, she became the first woman for India to score a century in a T20 International match. Kaur is the only Indian woman cricketer with more than 3,000 runs in T20Is. She is one of only three Indian women to have scored more than 3,000 runs in Women's ODI. In 2019, during the series against South Africa, she became the first Indian cricketer to play in 100 international Twenty20 matches.
Suryakumar Ashok Yadav is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed middle-order batter. He represents the India national cricket team and captains the Twenty20 International side. He was part of the national team that won the 2023 Asia Cup and the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Gyanendra Malla is a Nepalese cricket coach and former captain of the Nepal national cricket team, currently serving as head coach of Nepal A team. He was a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. He made his debut against Namibia in March 2006. He was one of the cricketers who played in Nepal's first One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands, in August 2018.
Shreyas Santosh Iyer is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team as a right-handed batter. Currently, he is bought by Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.He has played in all formats for the Indian cricket team. Iyer scored a century in his debut test match and a half-century in the second innings against New Zealand in November 2021, thus becoming the first Indian player to achieve the milestone. Iyer plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and captained the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League from 2022 to 2024. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team at the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was named in the India Squad for 2023 Cricket World Cup, and scored a century against New Zealand in the semi-finals. He was a part of the Indian squad that won the 2023 Asia Cup. He won his first IPL title as captain in the 2024 Indian Premier League, becoming the 5th Indian player to lead a team to the IPL title victory.
Hardik Himanshu Pandya is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team. An all-rounder who bats right-handed in the middle-order and bowls right-arm fast-medium deliveries. He is currently one of the best all-rounders in the world in white-ball cricket. Pandya has represented India in all 3 formats. He captains Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He occasionally plays for his regional team Baroda in domestic cricket. He captained Indian team for some time and was the vice captain of the team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup, where he bowled the last match-winning over in the final.
Dipendra Singh Airee is a Nepalese cricketer. In August 2018, he was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first-ever One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands. During the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Airee scored the fastest fifty in T20Is, off just 9 balls, against Mongolia. In April 2024, he became the only third player in T20Is to hit six consecutive sixes in an over, doing it against Qatar in the ACC Premier Cup. Considered as one of Nepal's finest All-rounders, he is currently the second best T20I all-rounder in the world according to the ICC Men's Player Rankings. He is also dubbed as “The Tiger” for his aggressive batting skills.
Timothy Hays David is a Singaporean and Australian cricketer. He played for the Singapore national cricket team between 2019 and 2020, before switching allegiance to Australia in 2022. He was part of the Australian team's squad for the 2022 T20 World Cup. He has played for various Twenty20 franchise teams. He made his international debut for Singapore in July 2019 and played 14 T20Is making his debut for Australia in 2022 against India.
Yashasvi Bhupendra Kumar Jaiswal is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team. He made his international debut in the first Test against the West Indies in July 2023, scoring a century in his first innings in Test cricket. He plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. It was co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States from 1 to 29 June 2024; the tournament was hosted by the West Indies for the second time, and it was also the first major ICC tournament to feature matches played in the United States.
Queentor Abel is a Kenyan cricketer and the current captain of the women's national cricket team. An all-rounder, Abel bats right-handed and is a right-arm offbreak bowler.
Sarah Dambanevana is a Zimbabwean cricket umpire and former international cricketer. She played for the Zimbabwe women's cricket team between 2009 and 2014, including at the 2011 World Cup Qualifier. In 2022, she was added to the Development Panel of ICC Umpires. She was one of the female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. She became the first female Zimbabwean umpire to make her debut appearance in ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
