Gopal Sharma

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Gopal Sharma
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Personal information
Born (1960-08-03) 3 August 1960 (age 65)
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 170)31 January 1985 v England
Last Test23 November 1990 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 55)25 August 1985 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI10 April 1987 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978/79–1993/94Uttar Pradesh
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 5 11 104 44
Runs scored 11 11 2,309 157
Batting average 3.66 5.50 22.41 8.72
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/11 0/0
Top score 10* 7 101* 20
Balls bowled 1,307 486 24,773 2,247
Wickets 10 10 353 45
Bowling average 41.79 36.10 30.01 34.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0 23 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 6 0
Best bowling 4/88 3/29 9/59 5/42
Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/– 48/– 14/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2006

Gopal Sharma <phonos file="Gopal_Sharma.ogg">pronunciation</phonos> (born 3 August 1960) is a former Indian cricketer who played in five Test matches and 11 One Day Internationals from 1985 to 1990. He was an off-spinner but was overshadowed by the spinners of the day for a place in the international squad – Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Maninder Singh, Arshad Ayub, Shivlal Yadav, Ravi Shastri and Narendra Hirwani.[1]

He was the first person from Uttar Pradesh to represent India post-independence. He was a member of the India Selection Committee representing the Central Zone in 2004/05 season.[2]

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