Jitesh Sharma is an Indian cricketer (Wicketkeeper-Batter) who represents Vidarbha in Indian domestic cricket. From 2022, he is also 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 replaced Sanju Samson in the squad after Samson was ruled out with a knee injury.
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Wiki/Biography
Jitesh Mohan Sharma was born on Friday, October 22, 1993 (age 29 years; as of 2022) in Amravati, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign is Libra.
Jitesh Sharma as a child
He studied till 12th grade. Jitesh wanted to join the Indian Armed Forces since his childhood. He initially started playing cricket during his school days as it gave him an opportunity to skip classes. He continued the sport to get extra marks for enlisting in the Indian Army. Speaking about the same in an interview, Jitesh said:
I really wanted to join the armed forces. In Maharashtra school cricket, you will get 4% grace in army tests if you play state cricket. I joined my school team because they were playing at the state level. I decided to give it a try and started playing sports. My father never asked me and the funny thing is, my mother still doesn’t know that I play at an IPL-like level. None of my cricketing friends play sports in those days – they have normal jobs now.
Furthermore, Jitesh spoke about how he decided to pursue his cricket career,
For some reason cricket followed me. Once there were state trials, BCCI U-16 tournament and I scored runs there. But even then I had Air Force as my first option and I told this again to my father. He agreed with my ambition but only asked me to continue playing cricket to maintain my fitness level. Next year I wanted to continue playing so I went for the under-19 trials and when I got selected there I thought I could make something out of this cricket.”
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′8″
Hair color: brown
Eye Color: Black
family
parents and siblings
Jitesh Sharma’s father Mohan Sharma hails from Kangra in Himachal Pradesh. 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 single.
Cricket
Domestic
Jitesh Sharma produced brilliant performances in the 2012-13 Cooch Behar Trophy, scoring 537 runs in 12 innings with two centuries and a half-century.
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After a solid performance in the 2012-13 Cooch Behar Trophy, Jitesh Sharma was inducted into the Vidarbha senior team in 2013. Sharma made his debut on 27 February 2014 in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy at Jaipur. In the first two seasons, he played only limited matches for Vidarbha, batting mainly in the top order. He played in the match against Rajasthan.
Jitesh Sharma is playing a cricket match for Vidarbha
On 31 March that 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 a 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, Jeetesh was the leading run-scorer for Vidarbha, scoring 298 runs in seven matches.
Indian Premier League
Mumbai Indians
Impressed by Jitesh’s attacking approach, IPL franchise Mumbai Indians bought Jitesh for Rs. 10 missing in 2016 IPL auction. Although Jitesh did not play a single match for the team, he was part of the Mumbai Indians team that won the 10th season of the Indian Premier League. He was released by the Mumbai Indians in 2018.
Jitesh Sharma during Mumbai Indians training session
Kings of the Punjab
In February 2022, IPL franchise Punjab Kings picked up Jitesh Sharma for Rs. 20 GEL at the auction. He made his IPL debut on 3 April 2022 against Chennai Super Kings. In the second ball of the match, Sharma smacked Moeen Ali for a six over square leg. He hit three huge sixes for 26 runs off 17 balls in an impressive knock that helped Punjab Kings to victory.
Jitesh Sharma celebrates the wicket of Hardik Pandya in the match
He subsequently 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 plays a cricket match between Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
International
In January 2023, Jeetesh was named in India’s T20 International squad by the BCCI for India’s three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka. Sharma was called in as a replacement for Sanju Samson, who injured his knee while fielding in the first match of the series.
Facts/Trivia
- Jitesh Sharma likes to travel, do adventure sports and play golf in his spare time.
- He is a right-handed batsman and a keeper.
- Sharma has endorsed the sports nutrition brand My Proteinin on his Instagram.
Jitesh Sharma endorses My Proteinin products on Instagram
- A fitness enthusiast, Jitesh follows a strict training regime.
Jitesh Sharma during training
- He is fondly called Jitu by his friends and family members.
- Jitesh Sharma has several tattoos inked on his body, including a turtle tattoo on his back below his neck, a star tattoo on his left forearm, a tattoo on his left bicep, and a trishul tattoo on his right forearm.
Jitesh Sharma Tattoos
- He is fluent in three languages - Hindi, English and Marathi.
- In an interview, Jitesh revealed that he did not have a personal trainer.
- Jitesh Sharma admires Rohit Sharma for his batting style. In an interview, sharing advice from Rohit Sharma, Jitesh said:
When I was at MI, I was a top order batsman and naturally Rohit Sharma was one of my favorite players. I had an interaction with him once in the nets where he said, “Focus on using the speed of the bowler. When the pace of the bowler increases, it is better to trust your timing and not the power play.’ So this advice stayed with me and I still try to implement it.”
Jitesh Sharma with Rohit Sharma
- Jitesh considers South African cricketer AB de Villiers as his idol. In an interview, when asked if he would like to work on creating a 360-degree game like De Villiers, Jitesh said:
AB de Villiers has been my idol ever since I started batting in the middle orders. From 360 degrees nahi para to 250-260 degrees ki koshish jaroor karta hu (laughs) (Not trying to play 360-degree shots but trying to cover at least 250-260 degrees).
- Sharma is known for playing a variety of strokes.
- Talking to the media, Jitesh revealed that when he was kicked out of Vidarbha’s Ranji Trophy, he got depressed.
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