Full Name

Chetan Sharma

Born

January 03, 1966, Ludhiana, Punjab

Age

58y 76d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Playing Role

Bowler

RELATIONS

Other

Commentator

A pocket-sized powerhouse, Chetan Sharma made up for his lack of height and build with a good action and thrust from the shoulders at the point of delivery. He made his international debut at 17 and a year later, aged 18 years, 288 days, played his first Test. He made it memorable by bowling Mohsin Khan with his fifth ball - the third Indian to take a wicket in his first over in Test cricket. He remained Kapil Dev's able partner for almost five years. Though the experts were of the view that he would not last long because of his slight physique, Chetan proved them wrong by some lion-hearted performances. He first gave notice when he took 14 wickets in three Tests in Sri Lanka in 1985, including his first five wicket haul. He did even better in England in 1986 when he took 16 wickets in two Tests, including the first ten-wicket haul by an Indian bowler in that country. Against the West Indies in 1987-88, he had his fourth five-wicket haul in Tests at New Delhi. He played his last Test in the West Indies in 1989 but continued to represent India in one day internationals until 1994-95. Chetan was also a more than useful tailend batsman, as he proved by holding out against McDermott, Hughes and Reid for over two hours in making 54 when sent in as a nightwatchman against Australia in 1985, or when hitting an exhilerating 101 not out when he was promoted to No. 4 against England in the MRF World Series match in 1989. In retirement, Chetan has found success as a popular TV commentator.
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Chetan Sharma Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests233934702163616/5810/18835.453.7456.8241
ODIs656328352336673/223/2234.864.9442.3000
FC121-19934112824337/72-26.053.3946.0-241
List A107-450436141155/165/1631.424.8139.1010

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests232793965422.00--01-170
ODIs653516456101*24.0050490.471031470
FC121145393714114*35.03--321--710
List A1076024852101*23.66--12--200
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Debut/Last Matches of Chetan Sharma

Recent Matches of Chetan Sharma

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Bengal vs Wills' XI21/3705-Nov-1995BrabourneList A
Bengal vs Ind Pres XI41/2703-Nov-1995PuneList A
Bengal vs Maharashtra--0/2801-Nov-1995PuneList A
East Zone vs Central Zone7 & 350/28 & 0/1211-Oct-1995AlwarFC
East Zone vs North Zone1 & 710/18330-Nov-1994Eden GardensFC

Photos of Chetan Sharma

Chetan Sharma
India's chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma strikes a pose
India's chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma (right) chats with bowling coach Bharat Arun
Chetan Sharma, Portrait
Chetan Sharma
Chetan Sharma played 23 Tests and 65 ODIs