Full Name

Gopal Sharma

Born

August 03, 1960, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Age

63y 229d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

A right-arm offspinner whose forte was accuracy and stamina, Gopal Sharma was on the fringe of selection for a long time before finally making his Test debut against England in his home state in 1984-85. Putting the in form L Sivaramakrishnan in the shade, Sharma took 3 for 115 in 60 overs. He toured Sri Lanka in 1985-86 but played in only one Test. He played in two more Tests against Pakistan the following season, achieving his best figures of 4 for 88 at Jaipur. With Maninder, Shastri, Arshad Ayub, Shivlal Yadav and Narendra Hirwani around, he then became a forgotten man till he was brought back for one Test against Sri Lanka in 1990-91. He was the first cricketer from Uttar Pradesh to represent India since the Maharajkumar of Vizianagaram in 1936.
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Gopal Sharma Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests5411110*3.66--00-020
ODIs11201175.502445.83000020
FC104127242309101*22.41--211--480
List A44213157208.72--00--140

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests581307418104/884/8841.801.91130.7100
ODIs1110486361103/293/2936.104.4548.6000
FC104-24773105963539/59-30.012.5670.1-236
List A44-22741545455/425/4234.334.0750.5010
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Debut/Last Matches of Gopal Sharma

Recent Matches of Gopal Sharma

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Central Zone vs South Zone4 & 122/10708-Jan-1992WankhedeFC
Central Zone vs North Zone14 & 41/80 & 0/618-Jan-1991PatnaFC
India vs Sri Lanka01/26 & 0/3923-Nov-1990ChandigarhTest # 1156
Rest of Ind vs Bengal--2/46 & 2/10202-Nov-1990BengaluruFC
Central Zone vs South Zone22* & 22/107 & 0/10105-Jan-1990SecunderabadFC

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