Ashutosh Sharma (cricketer)
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{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1998)}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ashutosh Sharma
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Ashutosh Rambabu Sharma
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|9|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India
| death_date =
| death place =
| nickname =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-handed
| role = Batter
| height = 1.87 m
| club1 = Madhya Pradesh
| year1 = 2017/18–present
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = Punjab Kings
| year2 = 2024
| club3 = Delhi Capitals
| year3 = 2025–present
| columns = 3
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 8
| runs1 = 370
| bat avg1 = 28.46
| 100s/50s1 = 1/2
| top score1 = 123
| deliveries1 = 120
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 14
| runs2 = 297
| bat avg2 = 22.84
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 75
| deliveries2 = 108
| wickets2 = 2
| bowl avg2 = 51.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = 1/10
| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–
| column3 =T20
| matches3 = 36
| runs3 = 871
| bat avg3 = 34.84
| 100s/50s3 = 0/8
| top score3 = 84
| deliveries3 = 53
| wickets3 = 3
| bowl avg3 = 29.33
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = 2/22
| catches/stumpings3 = 8/–
| date = 18 April 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1131978.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
Ashutosh Sharma (born 15 September 1998) is an Indian cricketer{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1131978.html |title=Ashutosh Sharma |access-date=12 January 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} who currently plays for Railways in domestic cricket having previously appeared for Madhya Pradesh and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman. He played his 1st IPL match on 4th April 2024 against Gujarat Titans.
Career
=Domestic career=
Ashutosh made his Twenty20 debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League on 12 January 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1130694.html |title=Central Zone, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Raipur, Jan 12 2018 |access-date=12 January 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his List A debut on 16 October 2019, for Madhya Pradesh in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1200790.html |title=Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Jaipur, Oct 16 2019 |access-date=16 October 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} In October 2023 he broke the record for the fastest to 50 runs by an Indian player in Twenty20 cricket, in 11 balls.{{Cite news |date=2023-10-17 |title=Railway's Ashutosh Sharma breaks Yuvraj Singh's record for fastest fifty in T20s by an Indian |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/railways-ashutosh-sharma-breaks-yuvraj-singhs-record-for-fastest-fifty-in-t20s-by-an-indian/articleshow/104505115.cms |access-date=2024-04-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{cite news |title=Ashutosh Sharma Breaks Yuvi’s Record for Fastest 50 in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy |url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/cricket/railways-ashutosh-sharma-breaks-yuvraj-singhs-record-for-fastest-50-in-syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-t20 |access-date=24 March 2025 |publisher=TheQuint |date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324125222/https://www.thequint.com/sports/cricket/railways-ashutosh-sharma-breaks-yuvraj-singhs-record-for-fastest-50-in-syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-t20 |archive-date=24 March 2025 |language=en}}
=IPL career=
Ashutosh was drafted by the Punjab Kings for IPL 2024 for 20 lakhs.{{Cite web |title=From ball boy to Punjab Kings new signing: Small town boy Ashutosh Sharma ready for IPL 2024 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/from-ball-boy-to-punjab-kings-new-signing-ashutosh-sharma-ipl-2024-2504552-2024-02-20 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=India Today |language=en}} He made his IPL debut on 4 April 2024 vs the Gujarat Titans. During the match, he played a crucial knock of 31 runs off 17 balls as an impact player as Punjab accelerated at the back end of their innings to successfully chase 200.{{Cite web |title=Impact Man Ashutosh Sharma: From breaking Yuvraj's record to making IPL chance count |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2024-punjab-kings-ashutosh-sharma-impact-sub-gt-vs-pbks-yuvraj-singh-2523527-2024-04-05 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Stay one more day: How PBKS almost missed out on Ahmedabad hero Ashutosh Sharma |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2024-gt-vs-pbks-ashutosh-sharma-sanjay-bangar-advice-ahmedabad-2523605-2024-04-05 |access-date=24 March 2025 |publisher=India Today |date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250324125126/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2024-gt-vs-pbks-ashutosh-sharma-sanjay-bangar-advice-ahmedabad-2523605-2024-04-05 |archive-date=24 March 2025 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Ashutosh Sharma's Journey: Umpiring for pocket money, depression after tiff with Chandrakant Pandit and then IPL glory |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ashutosh-sharmas-journey-umpiring-for-pocket-money-depression-after-tiff-with-chandrakant-pandit-and-then-ipl-glory/articleshow/109071646.cms |access-date=24 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324125053/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ashutosh-sharmas-journey-umpiring-for-pocket-money-depression-after-tiff-with-chandrakant-pandit-and-then-ipl-glory/articleshow/109071646.cms |archive-date=24 March 2025}} During the 2024 Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians, Ashutosh made 61 runs on 28 balls.{{Cite web |title=Who Is Ashutosh Sharma - Punjab Kings' Explosive Batter Who Once Sank Into Depression |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2024/who-is-ashutosh-sharma-punjab-kings-explosive-batter-who-once-sank-into-depression-5472357 |date=2024-04-18 |website=NDTV Sports |language=en}}
He was signed up by the Delhi Capitals for ₹3.80 crore in the 2025 IPL auction. During the team's first match of 2025 IPL against Lucknow Super Giants, he made 66 not out off 31 balls, after coming in to bat when the team was 65/5, and helped Delhi Capitals chase the target of 210.{{cite news|work=NDTV Sports|title=Ashutosh Sharma - Miracle Chase Master's Celebration Viral After Guiding DC To Terrific Win vs Rishabh Pant's LSG|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2025/ashutosh-sharma-miracle-chase-masters-celebration-viral-after-guiding-dc-to-terrific-win-vs-rishabh-pants-lsg-8002116|access-date=25 March 2025}}{{cite news|access-date=25 March 2025|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ashutosh-sharma-defies-imagination-pulls-off-a-heist-from-20-off-20-to-66-off-31-in-crazy-ipl-thriller-to-pin-lsg-101742837316396.html|work=Hindustan Times|title=Ashutosh Sharma defies imagination, pulls off a heist from 20 off 20 to 66 off 31 in crazy IPL thriller to pin LSG}}{{Cite web |title=Match 4 - LSG vs DC - IPL 2025 |url=https://www.iplt20.com/match/2025/1802 |date=2025-03-24 |website=iplt20.com}}
References
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External links
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Category:Madhya Pradesh cricketers
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