Jitesh Sharma Biography Profile: Jitesh Sharma is an Indian cricketer. He made his international debut against Nepal on 3 October 2023 during the 2022 Asian Games. He plays domestic cricket for Vidarbha and plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Punjab Kings. He is a wicket-keeper batsman with an aggressive batting style.
In domestic cricket, he first played a List A match (one-day format) for Vidarbha on 27 February 2014. He made his first-class debut (multi-day format) in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy on 1 October 2015. In the 2018-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, he scored the most runs (298) for Vidarbha in seven matches.
Jitesh Sharma’s performance in the 2023 IPL season helped him get noticed by the Indian national team. He also played for Bhawanipore Club in the P. Sen Trophy.
Jitesh Sharma was first called up to the Indian team in January 2023 for the T20I series against Sri Lanka. He made his international debut against Nepal on 3 October 2023 during the 2022 Asian Games. After his call-up for the Australia T20I series in 2023, there is a lot of excitement that he may be selected for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
In the fourth T20I against Australia, he scored 35 runs off 19 balls. In the fifth T20I, he scored 24 runs off 16 balls.
Jitesh Sharma Biography Profile
| Full Name | Jitesh Mohan Sharma |
| Place where Jitesh born | Amravati, Maharashtra |
| Date Of Birth | 22 October 1993 |
| AGE (As on 30th March 2024) | 30 years 5 months 8 days |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Batting Style | Right-hand bat |
| Role | Wicket-keeper and Batsman |
| Jitesh Sharma Jersey No | No-6 |
| Father’s name | Mohan Sharma |
| Mother’s name | Ashima Sharma |
| Brother’s Name | Karnesh Sharma |
| Jitesh Sharma’s Instagram Handle | @jiteshsharma_ |
| Jitesh Sharma‘S Twitter Handle | @jiteshsharma_ |
Jitesh Sharma Stats
| Format | Mat | Innings | Not Out | Runs | Highest | Average | Ball Face | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| T20 International | 9 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 35 | 14.28 | 68 | 147.05 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| First Class | 18 | 27 | 0 | 661 | 69 | 24.48 | 1208 | 54.71 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 10 | 56 | 5 |
| List A | 47 | 43 | 1 | 1350 | 107 | 32.14 | 1708 | 79.03 | 2 | 7 | 149 | 21 | 46 | 6 |
| T20s | 108 | 100 | 14 | 2339 | 106 | 27.19 | 1574 | 148.60 | 1 | 10 | 226 | 107 | 67 | 16 |
Jitesh Sharma IPL Stats
| Year | Matches | Not Out | Runs Made | Highest | Average | Ball Fac | Strike Rate | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 128 | 29 | 16.00 | 102 | 125.49 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | 309 | 49* | 23.77 | 198 | 156.06 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2 | 234 | 44 | 29.25 | 143 | 163.64 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| Career | 34 | 3 | 671 | 49* | 25.17 | 370 | 156.49 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 35 | 16 | 4 |
Jitesh Sharma Facts
Cooch Behar Trophy 2012–13:
- First time in the senior team
- 537 runs in 12 innings
- Two centuries and one half-century
Ranji Trophy 2015-2016:
- First-class debut
- 180 runs in 7 matches
- Average of 18
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2015–16:
- 343 runs total
- One century and two fifties
- Strike rate of 143.51
- Third-highest run-scorer in tournament
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018–19:
- Leading run-scorer for Vidarbha
- 298 runs
Indian Premier League:
- 2017: Part of the winning Mumbai Indians team (no matches played)
- Debut for Punjab Kings: 26 runs off 17 balls (3 sixes) against Chennai Super Kings, leading to victory
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