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Indian cricketer (born 1960) For the politician, see Gopal Sharma (politician).

Gopal Sharma
Personal information
Born (1960-08-03) 3 August 1960 (age 64)
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
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 5 11
Runs scored 11 11
Batting average 3.66 5.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 10* 7
Balls bowled 1,307 486
Wickets 10 10
Bowling average 41.79 36.10
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/88 3/29
Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2006

Gopal Sharma pronunciation (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.

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.

References

  1. "Gopal Sharma". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. "More and Roy retained as selectors". ESPNcricinfo. 30 September 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2010.


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