Yashpal Sharma (cricketer)
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Born | Ludhiana, Punjab, India | 11 August 1954|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 July 2021 New Delhi, India | (aged 66)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1973/74–1986/87 | Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987/88–1989/90 | Haryana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991/92–1992/93 | Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 13 July 2021 |
Yashpal Sharma (
Early career
Yashpal Sharma first drew attention when he scored 260 for Punjab schools against Jammu & Kashmir schools in 1972.
International career
His knock of 99 in the
He made his highest first class score against
After a few ordinary performances, Sharma was picked for the Indian team for the
In the semifinal against
Retirement
Back home, he failed completely against the touring
Chief selector
He served as India's national cricket selector from 2003 to 2006.[25] During the tumultuous period of Indian cricket between 2005 and 2007, he supported Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly over the coach Greg Chappell and was also ousted from the selection committee in 2005.[26][27] After being removed from national selection committee prior to the home series against Sri Lanka in 2005, he accused Chappell of questioning his integrity and interfering with selection of the team.[28] However, Chappell remarked that his spat with Ganguly was "blown out of proportion" and went on to say, "He [Yashpal] was frustrated that he lost a job which he obviously wanted to keep. I had no part in him losing his job, but he had to take it out on someone.".[29]
He again became selector for the national team in 2008 and served until 2011.[30] During his second tenure as selector, India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He later served as the coach for Uttar Pradesh Ranji Team.[31] In 2014, he was appointed as the head of Delhi's cricket advisory committee.[32]
Death
He died on 13 July 2021 at age 66 due to a massive heart attack.[33][34]
Legacy
In 2021, the Board of Control for Cricket in India conducted a day/night benefit cricket match in honour of Yashpal Sharma.[35]
In popular culture
A Bollywood film titled 83 released in 2021 about the event of India's first world cup win at Lords. The film features Jatin Sarna as Sharma and is directed and produced by Kabir Khan and Anurag Kashyap respectively.[36][37]
Notes
- Cricketarchive and the current version of Cricinfo supply no middle name for Sharma. But a middle name 'Baburam' appears in an older version of Cricinfo, Indian Cricket and Sujit Mukherjee.[1]
References
- ^ Yashpal Sharma at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ^ "India's Yashpal Sharma dies aged 66". ESPNcricinfo. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Yashpal Sharma". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "India's 1983 World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma dies of cardiac arrest". The Times of India. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Yashpal Sharma: 12 facts about India's World Cup 1983 hero". Cricket Country. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Former India cricketer Yashpal Sharma dies of heart attack". The Indian Express. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of India vs Pakistan 2nd ODI 1978/79 – Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of India vs England 2nd Test 1979 – Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of India vs Australia 3rd Test 1979/80 – Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of India vs Australia 4th Test 1979/80 – Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Australia vs India 5th Test 1979/80 – Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Former India cricketer and World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma passes away". Firstpost. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Australia vs India 2nd Test 1980/81 – Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Yashpal Sharma Profile – ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of India vs England 5th Test 1981/82 – Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Yashpal Sharma: A gutsy cricketer and India's World Cup hero". Cricket Country. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Yashpal Sharma, the man who started India's 1983 World Cup campaign with a bang". Hindustan Times. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of India vs West Indies 4th Match 1983 – Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Yashpal Sharma Obituary". The Times. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of England vs India 1st SF 1983 – Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "In praise of two batsmen who chose to be dour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Kapil the brightest in starry '83 reunion". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Prudential World Cup, 1983 Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (13 July 2021). "Yashpal Sharma, 1983 World Cup winning cricketer, passes away". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Yashpal Sharma dies: How Yashpal 'the selector' helped Sourav Ganguly's revival after Greg Chappell saga". India Today. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Decision to pick Ganguly was a collective one – Yashpal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Sharma claims Chappell is vindictive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Chappell caught in yet another Indian storm". smh.com.au. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Sourav spat was 'blown out of proportion' – Chappell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Meet the selectors". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Suvajit Mustafi (11 August 2015). "Yashpal Sharma: 12 facts about India's World Cup 1983 hero". Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Dahiya back as Delhi Ranji coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma passes away aged 66". Cricbuzz. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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- ^ "Leading players for Yashpal Sharma benefit match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Sacred Games actor Jatin Sarna to play Yashpal Sharma in 83". The Indian Express. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "'83: Jatin Sarna as Yashpal Sharma looks fearless; see". The Asian Age. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- Sujit Mukherjee, Matched Winners, Orient Longman publishers (1996), p 152-164