Sanchit Sharma

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Sanchit Sharma
Personal information
Full name
Sanchit Mohan Sharma
Born (2001-07-22) 22 July 2001 (age 22)
Sonipat, Haryana, India
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm Medium
Role Bowler
Relations Khushi Sharma (sister)
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  99)27 March 2023 v  Papua New Guinea
Last ODI6 June 2023 v  West Indies
T20I debut(cap  57)7 October 2021 v  Ireland
Last T20I16 February 2023 v  Afghanistan
Source: Cricinfo, 6 June 2023

Sanchit Mohan Sharma (born 22 July 2001) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. [1]

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Personal life

Sharma grew up in Ajman along with his sister Khushi Sharma, who made her debut for the UAE women's team in 2021. [2] Their Indian father Brij Mohan Sharma moved to the UAE in 1990 to work as a mechanical engineer, later establishing a metal trading firm there. He played cricket at high levels in his home state of Haryana. [3]

Career

In October 2021, he was named in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 Summer T20 Bash tournament. [4] He made his T20I debut on 7 October 2021, against Ireland. [5] Before his T20I debut, he was named in the UAE's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [6]

In March 2023, he was named in UAE's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off. [7] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for the UAE against Papua New Guinea in that tournament. [8]

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References

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