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India has a set of clinical swing bowlers who could swing the bowl both ways with a free-flowing bowling action. Sandeep Sharma can be termed as one of the most underrated swing bowlers who have a stellar IPL career but never had a genuine stint with the national team. His international debut was against Zimbabwe in a T20 series of 2015. He was only lucky to feature in just two T20 matches and then waiting at the lobby ever since. Still a vital part of the RR and Punjab state team, the Punjabi medium pacer is only 29 and his IPL performances are quite promising for the last few seasons. In this blog, Sandeep Sharma’s career, stats, wife, social media, etc.
- This is the story of Sandeep Sharma.
Who is Sandeep Sharma Cricketer?
| Name | Sandeep Sharma |
| Age | 29 years |
| Date of Birth | 18 May 1993 |
| Birth Place | Patiala, Punjab |
| Coach | Kamaljeet Singh |
| Sandeep Sharma IPL Team | RR |
| Sandeep Sharma IPL Price | 50.00 Lac |
| Sandeep Sharma Height | 168 cm |
| Weight | 62 kg |
| Sandeep Sharma Wife | Tasha Sathwick |
| Parent | Balwinder Sharma and Naina Wati |
| Net worth | 2-4 Million |
| ODI debut | Not Yet |
| Test debut | Not Yet |
| IPL debut | Vs SRH, May 11, 2013 |
| T20I debut | 17 July 2015 v Zimbabwe |
| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium fast |
| Team played for | India, Punjab, India A, India Green, India U19, India U23, India Board President’s XI, North Zone, Kings XI Punjab, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals |
Sandeep Sharma: Early Career
Started as a batsman, Sandeep switched as a swing bowler during the school days after his coach Kamaljeet Singh’s advice. As a budding fast-medium bowler, the boy from Patiala was nothing but a prodigy. Known for his accuracy and exceptional ability to produce conventional swingers, Sandeep was named to the Indian squad for the Under-19 World Cup 2010 held in New Zealand. He was just 16 then. Although people noticed the young bowler in that tournament, Sandeep Sharma’s breakout event was the 2012 U19 World Cup in Australia where the Indian junior team clinched the title under the captaincy of Unmukt Chand.
There was no surprise when Sandeep was picked by KXIP in the auction ahead of IPL 2013 because he was the joint leading wicket taker for India in the U19 World Cup campaign with 12 wickets and bagged four of them in the final against the hosts Australia itself. In the 2012-2013 Ranji campaign, Sandeep was on fiery form taking 42 wickets from 9 matches with an impressive average of 19.41. In the same year, he became Punjab’s leading wicket-taker in the Vijay Hazare Trophy scalping 10 from 6 matches. His arrival to the IPL was inevitable after such great performances.
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Sandeep Sharma International Career
In July 2015, Sandeep Sharma was picked in the 15-man squad for the limited overs tour of Zimbabwe. He made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe on 17 July 2015.
Sandeep Sharma IPL Career
Sandeep Sharma, then and now, has been the new ball bowler who could take early wickets with his swing bowling. Sandeep was never too bad to be dropped from the squad at any point of his IPL career. Every time he had a bad match, he would return in the very next match with a peach of a performance. In his debut season, Sandeep got only 4 matches to play for KXIP and clinched eight wickets from them. That was the lowest wicket tally in any IPL season he had played. In fact, Sandeep has never ended an IPL season without taking at least 12 wickets. He became a routine bowler for KXIP during his span of 2013-2017 with 71 wickets from 56 matches. 2018 IPL auction was a mega auction where franchises could only hold on to three players before the auction.
In March 2023, Rajasthan Royals bought Sandeep Sharma for the 2023 IPL as a replacement for the injured Prasidh Krishna, after being the unsold player in the 2023 IPL auction.
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Sandeep Sharma Wife
Sandeep Sharma, & Tasha Sathwick got married in 2021. Tasha Sathwick is a jewelry designer & a blogger. Just like Sandeep, she is also a fitness enthusiast and likes to work out. The couple has been dating since 2015. Sandeep and Tasha got engaged and took to their respective social media accounts to share the happy news with their fans.
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What’s next?
In the 2021 IPL season, Sandeep Sharma only played 3 matches but couldn’t make a serious impact so far. In IPL 2023, he played a crucial role against CSK and bowled brilliantly in the last over when MS Dhoni on crease. There is no doubt about the potential Sandeep has and to dismiss a player like Virat Kohli 7 times in IPL, it’s not everyone’s piece of cake. With players like Bumrah, Natarajan, Siraj, Shardul Thakur, and Deepak Chahar already donning the Indian jersey across formats, Sandeep’s only hope to get back to the blues is to deliver a superb season in IPL 2023. Sandeep’s talent has been established in the past years through IPL but he just needs that one good season to reach the zenith of his career.
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Sandeep Sharma Stats
- Sandeep Sharma Bowling Stats
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 2 | 2 | 42 | 73 | 1 | 1/39 | 1/39 | 73.00 | 10.42 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 52 | 84 | 10151 | 4977 | 183 | 7/25 | 10/82 | 27.19 | 2.94 | 55.4 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| List A | 61 | 61 | 3188 | 2528 | 98 | 7/19 | 7/19 | 25.79 | 4.75 | 32.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T20 | 160 | 159 | 3501 | 4328 | 175 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 24.73 | 7.41 | 20.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
- Batting & Fielding | Sandeep Sharma Stats
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 1 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 52 | 68 | 11 | 605 | 51 | 10.61 | 1651 | 36.64 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| List A | 61 | 28 | 18 | 194 | 26* | 19.40 | 269 | 72.11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| T20 | 160 | 39 | 29 | 102 | 13* | 10.20 | 116 | 87.93 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
Sandeep Sharma IPL Stats
- Batting & Fielding IPL Stats of Sandeep Sharma
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 106 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 8.67 | 63 | 82.54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8* | 8.00 | 7 | 114.28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6.00 | 15 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5* | 0.00 | 3 | 200.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5* | 0.00 | 6 | 116.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 5* | 0.00 | 9 | 88.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9.00 | 14 | 64.28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 0.00 | 5 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- IPL Bowling Stats of Sandeep Sharma
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 106 | 2360 | 3052 | 116 | 4/20 | 26.31 | 7.76 | 20.34 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 42 | 50 | 2 | 1/20 | 25.00 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 120 | 153 | 2 | 1/18 | 76.50 | 7.65 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 141 | 203 | 3 | 1/20 | 67.66 | 8.63 | 47.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 312 | 374 | 14 | 3/34 | 26.71 | 7.19 | 22.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 256 | 352 | 12 | 3/19 | 29.33 | 8.25 | 21.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 264 | 333 | 12 | 2/17 | 27.75 | 7.56 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 288 | 398 | 17 | 4/20 | 23.41 | 8.29 | 16.94 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 300 | 366 | 15 | 2/11 | 24.40 | 7.32 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 300 | 350 | 13 | 4/25 | 26.92 | 7.00 | 23.07 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 241 | 354 | 18 | 3/15 | 19.66 | 8.81 | 13.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 96 | 119 | 8 | 3/21 | 14.87 | 7.43 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
Sandeep Sharma Social Media
🙏🏼 thank you https://t.co/Aca41B8VaJ
— Sandeep sharma (@sandeep25a) April 12, 2023
A Night To Remember 🥂🤗 https://t.co/1wXXRTvqql
— Sandeep sharma (@sandeep25a) March 8, 2023
Every Indian must be proud today.This is our first Indian made aircraft carrier and certainly not the last.With this our defences will be stronger and in the future I am sure we will keep producing such beauties. #INSVikrant pic.twitter.com/xPgu97u8h2
— Sandeep sharma (@sandeep25a) September 2, 2022
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In March 2023, Rajasthan Royals bought Sandeep Sharma for the 2023 IPL as a replacement for the injured Prasidh Krishna.
Sandeep Sharma was born on 18 May 1993, and currently he is 29 years old.
Sandeep Sharma and Tasha Sathwick got married in 2021.
