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Full name Gopal Sharma
Born August 3, 1960, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Current age 48 years 72 days
Major teams India,Uttar Pradesh
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
5
4
1
11
10*
3.66
0
0
0
2
0
ODIs
11
2
0
11
7
5.50
24
45.83
0
0
0
0
2
0
First-class
104
127
24
2309
101*
22.41
2
11
48
0
List A
44
21
3
157
20
8.72
0
0
15
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
5
8
1307
418
10
4/88
4/88
41.80
1.91
130.7
1
0
0
ODIs
11
10
486
361
10
3/29
3/29
36.10
4.45
48.6
0
0
0
First-class
104
24773
10596
353
9/59
30.01
2.56
70.1
23
6
List A
44
2274
1491
46
5/42
5/42
32.41
3.93
49.4
0
1
0
Career statistics
Test debut
India v England at Kanpur, Jan 31-Feb 5, 1985 scorecard
Last Test
India v Sri Lanka at Chandigarh, Nov 23-27, 1990 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), Aug 25, 1985 scorecard
Last ODI
India v Pakistan at Sharjah, Apr 10, 1987 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1979/80 - 1993/94
List A span
1978/79 - 1991/92
Profile
A right-arm offspinner whose forte was accuracy and stamina, Gopal Sharma was on the fringe of selection for a long time before finally making his Test debut against England in his home state in 1984-85. Putting the in form L Sivaramakrishnan in the shade, Sharma took 3 for 115 in 60 overs. He toured Sri Lanka in 1985-86 but played in only one Test. He played in two more Tests against Pakistan the following season, achieving his best figures of 4 for 88 at
Jaipur. With Maninder, Shastri, Arshad Ayub, Shivlal Yadav and Narendra Hirwani around, he then became a forgotten man till he was brought back for one Test against Sri Lanka in 1990-91. He was the first cricketer from Uttar Pradesh to represent India since the Maharajkumar of Vizianagaram in 1936.
Partab Ramchand
