Jitesh Sharma is an Indian cricketer (wicketkeeper-batsman), who represents Vidarbha in Indian domestic cricket. As of 2022, he is also a part of the Punjab Kings franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In January 2023, he was named in India’s T20 International squad for the three-match T20 series between India and Sri Lanka; Jitesh Sharma was included in the team in place of Sanju Samson after Samson was ruled out due to a knee injury.
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Wiki/Biography
Jitesh Mohan Sharma was born on Friday, 22 October 1993 (age 30 years; as in 2023) in Amravati, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign is Libra.
Jitesh Sharma in childhood
He has studied till 12th class. Jitesh wanted to join the Indian Armed Forces since childhood. He initially started playing cricket during his school days as it gave him a chance to miss his classes. He continued the game to get some extra points to get recruited in the Indian Army. Talking about this in an interview, Jitesh said,
I really wanted to join the armed forces. In Maharashtra School Cricket, if you play state cricket you get 4% relaxation in army tests. I joined my school team because they played at the state level. I decided to give it a trial and so I started playing the game. My father never questioned me and the interesting thing is that my mother still doesn’t know that I am playing at a level like IPL. In those days, none of my cricket friends played the game – they all have normal jobs now.”
Further, sharing how he decided to make cricket his career, Jitesh said,
Somehow cricket has followed me. Once there were state trials for the BCCI Under-16 tournament and I scored runs there. But still the first option I had was Air Force and I told this to my father again. He agreed with my ambition but asked me to continue playing cricket to maintain my fitness levels. The next year I wanted to continue playing so I went for the Under-19 trials and once I got selected there too, I thought I can make something out of this cricket.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Mohan Sharma and mother’s name is Ashima Sharma. He has a younger brother, Nitesh Sharma.
Jitesh Sharma with his father
Jitesh Sharma with his mother
Jitesh Sharma with his brother
Wife
As of 2022, Jitesh Sharma is unmarried.
Cricket
domestic
Jitesh Sharma performed brilliantly in the 2012–13 Cooch Behar Trophy, scoring 537 runs in 12 innings with two centuries and one half-century.
Vidarbha
After solid performances in the 2012–13 Cooch Behar Trophy, Jitesh Sharma was included in the senior Vidarbha team in 2013. Sharma made his List A debut on 27 February 2014 in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy at Jaipur. For the first two seasons, he played only limited overs matches for Vidarbha, batting mostly in the top order. He played the match against Rajasthan.
Jitesh Sharma is playing cricket match for Vidarbha
On March 31 the same year, Jitesh made his T20 debut against UP in Nagpur. On 1 October 2015, Jitesh made his first-class debut in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy against Odisha at Nagpur. During the tournament, he scored 180 runs in seven matches at an average of 18.
Jitesh Sharma is playing test match
In 2015–16, he was the third-highest run-scorer in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, scoring 343 runs at a strike rate of 143.51 with one century and two half-centuries. In the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, Jitesh was the leading run-scorer for Vidarbha with 298 runs in seven matches.
Indian Premier League
Mumbai Indians
Impressed by Jitesh’s aggressive approach at the top of the order, IPL franchise Mumbai Indians bought Jitesh for Rs. Shortage of 10 during the 2016 IPL auction. Although Jitesh did not play any matches for the team, he was a part of the Mumbai Indians team that won season 10 of the Indian Premier League. He was released by Mumbai Indians in 2018.
Jitesh Sharma during the practice session of Mumbai Indians
punjab kings
In February 2022, IPL franchise Punjab Kings bought Jitesh Sharma for Rs. Rs 20 lakh during the auction. He made his IPL debut on 3 April 2022 against Chennai Super Kings. On his second ball of the match, Sharma hit Moeen Ali for a six over square leg. He hit three big sixes during his brilliant innings of 26 runs in 17 balls, which helped Punjab Kings win.
Jitesh Sharma celebrating Hardik Pandya’s wicket in the match
Subsequently, he played 10 IPL matches for Punjab Kings, scoring 234 runs (including 22 fours and 12 sixes) at a strike rate of 163.63.
Jitesh Sharma playing a cricket match for Punjab Kings against Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai
international
t20
In January 2023, Jitesh was named in India’s T20 International squad by the BCCI for India’s three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. Sharma was called up as a replacement for Sanju Samson, who suffered a knee injury while fielding in the first match of the series. He made his T20I debut on 3 October 2023 against Nepal during the 2022 Asian Games.
Facts/General Knowledge
- In his leisure time, Jitesh Sharma enjoys travelling, adventure sports and playing golf.
- He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper.
- Sharma has endorsed sports nutrition brand MyProtein on her Instagram account.
Jitesh Sharma endorsing My Protein products on Instagram
- Jitesh, a fitness enthusiast, follows a strict workout regimen.
Jitesh Sharma during his workout session
- His friends and family members fondly call him Jittu.
- Jitesh Sharma has several tattoos on his body, including a turtle tattoo on his back just below his neck, a star tattoo on his left arm, a tattoo on his left bicep and a trident tattoo on his right arm.
Jitesh Sharma’s tattoos
- He is fluent in three languages – Hindi, English and Marathi.
- In an interview, Jitesh revealed that he does not have any personal coach.
- Jitesh Sharma is a fan of Rohit Sharma’s batting style. In an interview, Jitesh shared the advice he received from Rohit Sharma and said,
When I was with MI, I was a top-order batsman and naturally, Rohit Sharma has been one of my favorite players. I once had a conversation with him in the nets, where he told me, ‘Focus on using the bowler’s pace. When the bowler’s pace increases, it is better to rely on his timing rather than his power-game. So, that advice stays with me and I try to follow it to this day.”
Jitesh Sharma with Rohit Sharma
- Jitesh considers South African cricketer AB de Villiers as his idol. In an interview, when Jitesh was asked if he wanted to work on creating a 360-degree game like De Villiers, he replied,
AB de Villiers has been my idol ever since I started batting in the middle order. Not 360 degrees but definitely trying to cover 250-260 degrees (laughs) (not trying to play 360 degree shots, but at least trying to cover 250-260 degrees).
- Sharma is known for playing a variety of strokes.
- While talking to the media, Jitesh told that he went into depression when he was dropped from Vidarbha’s Ranji Trophy.
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