Amit Sharma (cricketer)

This article is about the Indian cricketer. For the director, see Amit Sharma (director). For the biologist, see Amit Prakash Sharma.

Amit Sharma

Personal information
Full name	Amit Sharma
Born	(1974-11-20) 20 November 1974 Jullundur, Punjab, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off spin
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992/93–1999/00	Punjab
2000/01–2003/04	Himachal Pradesh
FC debut	13 March 1993 Punjab v Madhya Pradesh
Last FC	28 December 2003 Himachal Pradesh v Maharashtra
LA debut	6 December 1993 Punjab v Services
Last LA	12 January 2003 North Zone v West Zone
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 53 40 Runs scored 2,106 791 Batting average 28.08 24.71 100s/50s 3/9 0/3 Top score 161 94 Balls bowled 1,554 838 Wickets 17 21 Bowling average 47.35 31.95 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3/21 3/22 Catches/stumpings 40/– 15/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 September 2008

Amit Sharma (born 20 November 1974), is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. Amit Sharma was considered as an allrounder and was the captain of the U-19 team that visited England in 1994 season and won the test series 1-0 that included a Test match century in the second game. The team lost 2–0 in the ODI series. Prominent members of the squad who made it to International cricket included VVS Laxman, Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Iqbal Siddiqui. The England team featured Marcus Trescothick, Michael Vaughan and Vikram Solanki in their squad.

Amit Sharma made his debut in Ranji Trophy domestic cricket in the 1992/93 season but never achieved his true potential. He never received an opportunity to play International Cricket and retired from domestic cricket after the 2003/04 season.

External links

• Amit Sharma at ESPNcricinfo