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Jitesh Sharma

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Jitesh Sharma
Personal information
Full name
Jitesh Mohan Sharma
Born (1993-10-22) 22 October 1993 (age 31)
Amravati, Maharashtra, India
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 109)3 October 2023 v Nepal
Last T20I14 January 2024 v Afghanistan
T20I shirt no.6
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentVidarbha
2016–2017Mumbai Indians
2022–2024Punjab Kings
2025–presentRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 9 18 56 132
Runs scored 100 661 1,533 2,713
Batting average 14.28 24.48 32.61 26.59
100s/50s 0/0 0/4 2/8 1/10
Top score 35 69 107 106
Catches/stumpings 3/1 56/5 55/11 88/18
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 April 2025

Jitesh Sharma (born 22 October 1993) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the national team. He made his international debut against Nepal on 3 October 2023 during the 2022 Asian Games. He plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League.[1]

Domestic career

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He made his List A debut on 27 February 2014, for Vidarbha in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[2] He made his first-class debut in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy on 1 October 2015.[3] He was the leading run-scorer for Vidarbha in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 298 runs in seven matches. Jitesh Sharma's international prospects were widened during his excellent 2023 IPL season.[4]

He also appeared with Bhawanipore Club in P. Sen Trophy.[5][6]

International career

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He got his maiden call-up for Indian cricket team in January 2023 against Sri Lanka for T20I series. He made his international debut against Nepal on 3 October 2023 during the 2022 Asian Games. His career looked on to further expand after his call-up for the Australia T20I series in 2023. In the fourth T20I match of that series, he scored 35 runs off 19 balls which is his highest individual score till date [7] and in the fifth and final T20I match, he scored 24 runs off 16 balls.[8] In 2024, he was selected once again for a 3-match home T20I series against Afghanistan. In the first match, he scored 31 runs off 20 deliveries but was out for a duck after facing only 2 deliveries in the next match.

References

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  1. ^ "Jitesh Sharma". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Central Zone, Jaipur, Feb 27 2014, Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Vidarbha v Odisha at Nagpur, Oct 1-4, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 — Vidarbha: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. ^ "রিঙ্কুকে ডেকেও পেল না মোহনবাগান! পি সেন ট্রফি এবার জমজমাট, তারকার মেলা ময়দানে" [Mohun Bagan did not even call Rinku! The P Sen Trophy is now in a crowded, star-studded arena]. the wall.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: The Wall Bureau. 17 June 2023. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  6. ^ Banerjee, Sayak (19 June 2023). "Keen to learn, selection in India's white-ball teams don't worry Jitesh Sharma". telegraphindia.com. Kolkata: The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  7. ^ "IND vs AUS, Australia in India 2023/24, 4th T20I at Raipur, December 01, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  8. ^ "IND vs AUS, Australia in India 2023/24, 5th T20I at Bengaluru, December 03, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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