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Full name Chetan Sharma
Born January 3, 1966, Ludhiana, Punjab
Current age 42 years 240 days
Major teams India,Bengal,Haryana
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Commentator
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
23
27
9
396
54
22.00
0
1
1
7
0
ODIs
65
35
16
456
101*
24.00
504
90.47
1
0
31
4
7
0
First-class
121
145
39
3714
114*
35.03
3
21
71
0
List A
107
60
24
852
101*
23.66
1
2
20
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
23
39
3470
2163
61
6/58
10/188
35.45
3.74
56.8
2
4
1
ODIs
65
63
2835
2336
67
3/22
3/22
34.86
4.94
42.3
0
0
0
First-class
121
19934
11282
433
7/72
26.05
3.39
46.0
24
1
List A
107
4504
3614
115
5/16
5/16
31.42
4.81
39.1
0
1
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Pakistan v India at Lahore, Oct 17-22, 1984 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v India at Kingston, Apr 28-May 3, 1989 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
India v West Indies at Jamshedpur, Dec 7, 1983 scorecard
Last ODI
India v West Indies at Jaipur, Nov 11, 1994 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1982/83 - 1996/97
List A span
1983/84 - 1996/97
Profile
A pocket-sized powerhouse, Chetan Sharma made up for his lack of
height and build with a good action and thrust from the shoulders at
the point of delivery. He made his international debut at 17 and a
year later, aged 18 years, 288 days, played his first Test. He made it memorable by bowling Mohsin Khan with his fifth ball - the third Indian to take a wicket in his first over in Test cricket. He remained Kapil Dev's able partner for almost five years. Though the experts were of the view that he would not last long because of his slight physique, Chetan proved them wrong by some lion-hearted performances. He first gave notice when he took 14 wickets in three Tests in Sri Lanka in 1985, including his first five wicket haul. He did even better in England in 1986 when he took 16 wickets in two Tests, including the first ten-wicket haul by an Indian bowler in that country. Against the West Indies in 1987-88, he had his fourth five-wicket haul in Tests at New Delhi. He played his last Test in the West Indies in 1989 but continued to represent India in one day internationals until 1994-95. Chetan was also a more than useful tailend batsman, as he proved by holding out against McDermott, Hughes and Reid for over two hours in making 54 when sent in as a nightwatchman against Australia in 1985, or when hitting an exhilerating 101 not out when he was promoted to No. 4 against England in the MRF World Series match in 1989. In retirement, Chetan has found success as a popular TV commentator.
Partab Ramchand
