Yashpal Sharma (cricketer)

Yashpal Sharma

Personal information
Born	(1954-08-11)11 August 1954 Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Died	13 July 2021(2021-07-13) (aged 66) New Delhi, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	India (1978–1985)
Test debut (cap 145)	2 August 1979 v England
Last Test	3 November 1983 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 26)	13 October 1978 v Pakistan
Last ODI	27 January 1985 v England
ODI shirt no.	68
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1973/74–1986/87	Punjab
1987/88–1989/90	Haryana
1991/92–1992/93	Railways
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 Winner 1983 England and Wales
Source: CricInfo, 13 July 2021

Yashpal Sharma (pronunciation^ⓘ; 11 August 1954 – 13 July 2021)^[1] was an Indian international cricketer.^[2] He was a middle order batsman who played during the 1970s and 80s.^[3] He was a member of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.^[4] He represented India in 37 Tests and 42 One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1978 and 1985. His nephew Chetan Sharma was also a cricketer.^[5] He was fondly nicknamed by Sunil Gavaskar as the Crisis Man for India.^[6]