Yashpal Sharma (cricketer)

Yashpal Sharma
Personal information
Born(1954-08-11)11 August 1954
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Died13 July 2021(2021-07-13) (aged 66)
New Delhi, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 145)2 August 1979 v England
Last Test3 November 1983 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 26)13 October 1978 v Pakistan
Last ODI27 January 1985 v England
ODI shirt no.68
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1973/74–1986/87Punjab
1987/88–1989/90Haryana
1991/92–1992/93Railways
Umpiring information
WODIs umpired2 (1997)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 37 42 160 74
Runs scored 1,606 883 8,933 1,859
Batting average 33.45 28.48 44.88 34.42
100s/50s 2/9 0/4 21/46 0/12
Top score 140 89 201* 91
Balls bowled 30 201 3,650 568
Wickets 1 1 47 13
Bowling average 17.00 199.00 33.70 36.76
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/6 1/27 5/106 4/41
Catches/stumpings 16/– 10/– 90/2 28/1
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner1983 England and Wales
Source: CricInfo, 13 July 2021

Yashpal Sharma (pronunciation; 11 August 1954 – 13 July 2021) was an Indian international cricketer. He was a middle order batsman who played during the 1970s and 80s. He was a member of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He represented India in 37 Tests and 42 One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1978 and 1985. His nephew Chetan Sharma was also a cricketer. He was fondly nicknamed by Sunil Gavaskar as the Crisis Man for India.