Rahul Sharma (cricketer, born 1986)
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| Full name | Rahul Sharma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 November 1986 Jalandhar,Punjab,India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak googly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap193) | 8 December 2011 vWest Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 28 July 2012 vSri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap41) | 3 February 2012 vAustralia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 3 February 2012 vAustralia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–present | Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Deccan Chargers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Pune Warriors India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Delhi Daredevils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rahul Sharma(born 30 November 1986) is an Indiancricketer.He is primarily a right-handed legbreak and googlybowler.He has been a member of thePunjab cricket teamsince 2006. He came into the limelight due to his impressive bowling performances in IPL 2011 forPune Warriors.
Early career
[edit]Rahul started as a medium pacer but soon turned to leg spin after his coach suggested him.[1]He made his debut in first class cricket on 25 December 2006 forPunjabagainst Rajasthan, but had to wait till 2009 to play again. In 2009–10 season of theRanji Trophy,he took 13 wickets in seven first class games. Rahul played only one Ranji match in the 2010–11 season.
Indian Premier League
[edit]In 2010, Rahul Sharma made his IPL debut forDeccan Chargers.He took just five wickets and went at 8.08 an over in the six matches he played forDeccan Chargers.In the 2011 IPL, Rahul Sharma made a name for himself with some good bowling performances forPune Warriors.His figures of 4-0-7-2 againstMumbai Indianswere the most economical of2011 Indian Premier Leagueand the performance created enough of a buzz to see his name trend on Twitter in India. In 2013, Sharma’s reputation got damped in a single game asChris Gaylesmacked him for 5 continuous sixes in a single over in an IPL Game betweenRoyal Challengers BengaluruandPune Warriors India,Gayle gone to score 175* which still stands as the highest individual score in IPL history and RCB set a 263 total which was then the highest team total in IPL until 2024.[2][3][4]Later In 2015 Rahul Sharma was bought byChennai Super Kingsin the IPL 8 auction.
Other leagues
[edit]In September 2022, he was named in theBhilwara Kingssquad for the 2022 Legends League Cricket.[5]
International career
[edit]On 8 December 2011, Rahul made his ODI debut for India in the 4th ODI against the West Indies and took three wickets. All three batsmen were bowled. In the same match Virender Sehwag set a new record(219) for the highest score in ODIs.
Rahul scored his first run, and only run, in One Day Internationals against Australia at theMelbourne Cricket Groundon 5 February 2012. He scored 1 run off 2 balls before being bowled byXavier Doherty.
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On 1 February 2012, Rahul made hisTwenty20International debut for India in the 1st T20 of the series against Australia at theStadium Australia/Sydney Olympic Park currently known asANZ Stadium.He injured his finger while bowling his first over but came back later to continue bowling. His firstTwenty20International wicket was that ofDavid Husseywho was bowled clean.
Bell's Palsy
[edit]Rahul Sharma[7]had suffered from a form of facial paralysis calledBell's Palsya few days before the beginning of the IPL 2010 series.
Controversies
[edit]Rahul Sharma was caught along withWayne Parnellafter he tested positive for consumption of drugs in a rave party.[8]He later said he had no clue about the rave party and had gone there to attend a birthday celebration.[9]
References
[edit]- ^"Warriors' lone beacon".Hindustan Times.6 May 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 21 October 2012.Retrieved28 July2012.
- ^"John Doe finds his identity".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved28 July2012.
- ^"Rahul Sharma: This IPL's star bowler battles nerve disorder to spin success story".The Indian Express.6 May 2011.Retrieved28 July2012.
- ^"Rahul Sharma benefits from Harbhajan tips".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved28 July2012.
- ^"Bhilwara Kings Squad - Legends League Cricket, 2023 Squad".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved27 December2023.
- ^"Rahul Sharma left out of Indian team for first ODI against Sri Lanka".The Times of India.21 July 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 26 January 2013.
- ^"Rahul Sharma: The man who stared adversity in the eye | Indian Premier League 2011".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved28 July2012.
- ^"Rave party: Rahul Sharma faces arrest after testing positive for drugs - Indian Express".
- ^"Had no clue about the rave party: Rahul Sharma".
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