Suyyash Sharma is an Indian cricketer known for bowling googly. He played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2023 IPL. He has played for Dena Bank and Madras Club in DDCA tournaments.
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Wiki/Biography
Suyyash Sharma was born on Thursday, 15 May 2003 (age 20 years; as of 2023) in Bhajanpura, Delhi, India. Their zodiac sign is Taurus. He was interested in cricket since childhood and used to play in his neighbourhood. He initially took training from his brother who was a local level cricketer. He started playing cricket as a batsman and later became a spinner.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (Approx): 65 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: brown
Family
He was born in a Hindu family.
parents and siblings
He has an elder brother and an elder sister.
Suyyash Sharma’s family photo
wife and children
He is unmarried.
relationships/affairs
he is single.
livelihood
domestic
He was first spotted by veteran cricket coach Suresh Batra, who told former Delhi cricketer Kartar Nath about his bowling skills, especially the googly. Nath later asked him to participate in a trial after which he was selected for Dena Bank in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) league. Talking about this in an interview, Nath said,
He bowled very good googlies and at first glance we knew that this guy has a lot of potential. So, we included him in the Dena Bank team and he was given a stipend.”
Nath also tried to get him selected for the under-19 team; However, he was unsuccessful. After this he played for Madras Club in DDCA. In the 2021–22 season, Nath approached former Indian player Gursharan Singh, then a member of Delhi’s Cricket Advisory Committee, to take a look at his bowling. Singh was impressed by Sharma’s bowling skills, and Sharma was eventually selected for the Delhi Under-25 team after the intervention of DDCA president Rohan Jaitley (son of Arun Jaitley), who helped Sharma sort out issues with paperwork. . Talking about this in an interview, Singh said,
Kartar told me about the boy and I was impressed by his bowling. He had some issues with the paperwork, but DDCA President Rohan Jaitley made sure things were sorted out and the selectors eventually picked him for the Under-25 team.’
Indian Premier League (IPL)
Suyyash Sharma was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 2022 auction for the 2023 IPL season for his base price of Rs 20 lakh. He was asked to attend trials at the KKR Academy in Mumbai, where KKR scouts including Abhishek Nair were impressed by his skills. Former Delhi Under-25 coach and Indian bowler Pankaj Singh said that Suyyash can bowl at a good pace which makes it difficult for the batsmen to anticipate his balls. He said,
Before the auction, Abhishek (Nair) called me to see Suyyash and some other youngsters. And, I remember we discussed his googly and how he can be a surprise element for any team. The unique thing about him is that he can bowl leg spin and googlies at good pace. It is difficult for the batsmen to pick out his googly.”
KKR head coach Chandrakant Pandit said that Suyyash has fighting spirit and has performed well in the trial matches for KKR. He said,
We have seen him in our trial matches. He flies fast in the air. It is difficult to pick him because he bowls both inside and away from the batsman. “He has shown a good attitude and fighting spirit throughout the camp.”
In his first IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 6 April 2023, he performed amazingly and took 3 wickets for 30 runs in his quota of 4 overs, which also included the wickets of Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat and Karn Sharma. Were included. KKR won the match.
Anuj Rawat ☑️Dinesh Karthik ☑️
Watch Suyyash Sharma take two quick wickets in his debut match.
Live – https://t.co/V0OS7tFZTB #TATAIPL #KKRvRCB #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/3igG1jDWb4
– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 6 April 2023
KKR captain Nitish Rana mentioned Suyyash’s name in the post-match conference and said that he is a confident player and he made good use of the opportunity he got. He said,
Suyyash is a confident young man and has faith in himself. He grabbed his chances and it was great to see him bowling like that.”
Facts/General Knowledge
- His batting style is right-handed, and his bowling style is right-arm leg spin.
- In an interview, he said that he has four variations in his bowling which are leg-spin, googly, flipper and backspin.
- He said in an interview that even though the 2023 IPL season was his first season, he did not have any pressure regarding matches, fans or his performance and he likes challenges. He said that he always likes bowling against big players.
- He has a tattoo depicting a runner on his right leg.
Suyyash Sharma’s tattoo
- KKR CEO Venky Mysore revealed in an interview that KKR had set aside a certain amount to buy Suyyash and was surprised by buying him at a base price of Rs 30 lakh.
- After his first IPL performance, many fans compared his looks to Indian gold medalist Olympian Neeraj Chopra due to his long hair. Some fans appreciated his celebration in Main Hoon Na style, imitating KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan, who was also present in the audience and liked the celebration.
Neeraj Chopra in KKR 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/me8vMILokH
-Aditya Santa (@pahadowalibaat) 6 April 2023
Still haven’t recovered from Suyyash’s debut! #can’t stay calm pic.twitter.com/jxDBbgFlPl
– KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) 6 April 2023
- His coach Kartar Nath said in an interview that his mother called Nath during the onset of COVID-19 in 2020 and told him that Suyyash would no longer play cricket due to financial constraints; However, Nath was able to convince him to allow Suyash to continue. Suyyash’s elder brother also supported Suyyash to fulfill his dreams of making it big in cricket. Nath said,
At that time, things were not going well for Suyyash and one day his mother called me and said that he would be quitting cricket. I told him to give it some time and have some patience. It was the Covid period and I requested him to allow him to play some more time. He listened to me. His elder brother supported him a lot. He also played some local cricket, so despite the challenges, he made sure Suyyash continued his game.
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