Amit Sharma (cricketer)

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1974)}}

{{About|the Indian cricketer|the director|Amit Sharma (director)|the biologist| Amit Prakash Sharma}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Amit Sharma

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| country = India

| fullname = Amit Sharma

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|11|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Jullundur, Punjab, India

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right arm off spin

| role = All-rounder

| club1 = Punjab

| year1 = {{nowrap|1992/93–1999/00}}

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| club2 = Himachal Pradesh

| year2 = 2000/01–2003/04

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| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 13 March

| debutyear1 = 1993

| debutfor1 = Punjab

| debutagainst1 = Madhya Pradesh

| lastdate1 = 28 December

| lastyear1 = 2003

| lastfor1 = Himachal Pradesh

| lastagainst1 = Maharashtra

| type2 = LA

| debutdate2 = 6 December

| debutyear2 = 1993

| debutfor2 = Punjab

| debutagainst2 = Services

| lastdate2 = 12 January

| lastyear2 = 2003

| lastfor2 = North Zone

| lastagainst2 = West Zone

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 53

| runs1 = 2,106

| bat avg1 = 28.08

| 100s/50s1 = 3/9

| top score1 = 161

| deliveries1 = 1,554

| wickets1 = 17

| bowl avg1 = 47.35

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/21

| catches/stumpings1 = 40/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 40

| runs2 = 791

| bat avg2 = 24.71

| 100s/50s2 = 0/3

| top score2 = 94

| deliveries2 = 838

| wickets2 = 21

| bowl avg2 = 31.95

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/22

| catches/stumpings2 = 15/–

| date = 30 September

| year = 2008

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9517/9517.html CricketArchive

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Amit Sharma (born 20 November 1974), is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. Amit Sharma was considered as an allrounder and was the captain of the U-19 team that visited England in 1994 season and won the test series 1-0 that included a Test match century in the second game. The team lost 2–0 in the ODI series. Prominent members of the squad who made it to International cricket included VVS Laxman, Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Iqbal Siddiqui. The England team featured Marcus Trescothick, Michael Vaughan and Vikram Solanki in their squad.

Amit Sharma made his debut in Ranji Trophy domestic cricket in the 1992/93 season but never achieved his true potential. He never received an opportunity to play International Cricket and retired from domestic cricket after the 2003/04 season.