Jitesh Sharma

Jitesh Sharma

Full Name

Jitesh Mohan Sharma

Birth Date

October 22, 1993

Other Name

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Role

Wicket Keeper Batter

Birth Place

Amravati, Maharashtra, India

Batting Style

Right-hand Batsman

Bowling Style

–

IPL Debut

2022

Team

Punjab Kings Punjab Kings

Jitesh is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket and Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.

Domestic Career:

  • List A debut: on 27 February 2014, for Vidarbha in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy
  • First class debut: in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy on 1 October 2015

He was the leading run-scorer for Vidarbha in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 298 runs in seven matches. Jitesh Sharma’s international prospects were widened during his excellent 2023 IPL season.

International Career:

He got his maiden call-up for the Indian cricket team in January 2023 against Sri Lanka for the T20I series. He made his international debut against Nepal on 3 October 2023 during the 2022 Asian Games. In the fourth T20I against Australia, he scored 35 runs off 19 balls. In the fifth T20I, he scored 24 runs off 16 balls.

BATTING AND FIELDING
Year Mat Runs HS Avg S/R 100 50 4s 6s
2024 2 36 27 18.00 124.14 0 0 2 2
2023 14 309 49* 23.77 156.06 0 0 22 21
2022 12 234 44 29.25 163.64 0 0 22 12
All IPL 28 579 49* 25.17 156.49 0 0 46 35

BOWLING
Year Mat Ov Runs Wkts Avg Eco Best 4W
2024 2 – – – – – – –
2023 14 – – – – – – –
2022 12 – – – – – – –
All IPL 28 – – – – – – –

FIELDING STATISTICS
IPL Season Match Catch Taken Stumps
2024 2 4 0
2023 14 3 2
2022 12 9 2
All IPL 28 16 4

CAREER STATISTICS
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 4 17 47 92
Runs Scored 40 632 1350 2,101
Batting Average 20.00 25.28 32.14 28.78
100s / 50s 0/0 0/4 2/7 1/9
Top Score 35 69 107 106
Catches / Stumpings 3/– 51/5 46/6 59/14

JITESH SHARMA’S IPL AUCTION PRICE HISTORY
Year Price Team
2022 20 Lakh Punjab
2023 20 Lakh Punjab
2024 20 Lakh Punjab