Gopal Sharma
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| Born | 3 August 1960 Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 170) | 31 January 1985 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 23 November 1990 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 55) | 25 August 1985 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 10 April 1987 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gopal Sharma (born 3 August 1960) is a former Indian cricketer who played in five Test matches and 11 One Day Internationals from 1985 to 1990. He was an off-spinner but was overshadowed by the spinners of the day for a place in the international squad – Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Maninder Singh, Arshad Ayub, Shivlal Yadav, Ravi Shastri and Narendra Hirwani.[1]
He was the first person from Uttar Pradesh to represent India post-independence. He was a member of the India Selection Committee representing the Central Zone in 2004/05 season.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gopal Sharma". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ "More and Roy retained as selectors". ESPNcricinfo. 30 September 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
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