Bipul Sharma

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1983)}}

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

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

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Bipul Sharma

| image =

| country = India

| fullname = Bipul Sharma

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|9|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Amritsar, Punjab, India

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| role = All-rounder

| club1 = Punjab

| year1 = {{nowrap|2003/04–2012/13}}

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| club2 = Chandigarh Lions

| year2 = 2007–2009

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| club3 = Kings XI Punjab

| year3 = 2010–2013

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| club4 = Himachal Pradesh

| year4 = {{nowrap|2013/14–2017/18}}

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| club5 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| year5 = 2015–2018

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| club6 = Sikkim

| year6 = 2018/19

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| club7 = Chandigarh

| year7 = 2019-present

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| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 50

| runs1 = 2,514

| bat avg1 = 42.61

| 100s/50s1 = 6/14

| top score1 = 176

| deliveries1 = 8,432

| wickets1 = 115

| bowl avg1 = 30.69

| fivefor1 = 2

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 7/72

| catches/stumpings1 = 18/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 82

| runs2 = 1,504

| bat avg2 = 32.69

| 100s/50s2 = 1/8

| top score2 = 100

| deliveries2 = 3,572

| wickets2 = 85

| bowl avg2 = 28.81

| fivefor2 = 1

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/36

| catches/stumpings2 = 36/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 88

| runs3 = 871

| bat avg3 = 21.24

| 100s/50s3 = 0/2

| top score3 = 79*

| deliveries3 = 1,404

| wickets3 = 65

| bowl avg3 = 23.24

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 4/28

| catches/stumpings3 = 28/–

| date = 24 April

| year = 2015

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/content/player/35928.html ESPNcricinfo

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Bipul Sharma (born 28 September 1983) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Chandigarh in domestic cricket.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/content/player/35928.html Bipul Sharma – ESPNcricinfo] He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox.

He was originally signed by IPL team Kings XI Punjab for the 2010 season and he spent 4 years as a back-up player for the franchise making 15 appearances in total including just a single outing during the 2013 campaign. He was dropped from their roster for the 2014 season.

It looked likely that Sharma would go without an IPL team again for 2015 season before an injury Laxmi Shulka saw Sunrisers Hyderabad bring him in as a late replacement.{{Cite web|date=2015-04-19|title=Bipul Sharma replaces 'ill' Shukla in Sunrisers Hyderabad squad|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/472583/bipul-sharma-replaces-ill-shukla.html|access-date=2021-03-16|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}

While Sharma again received limited playing time while at Sunrisers Hyderabad he did appear in all 3 knockout games of their title winning campaign in the 2016 IPL. His performances included 27 off 11 balls in the eliminator against Kolkata Knight Riders as well as taking the crucial wicket of AB de Villiers in the final itself.{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sunrisers vs RCB Final 2016 – Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2016-968923/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-final-981019/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Sunrisers vs KKR Eliminator 2016 – Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2016-968923/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-eliminator-981015/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-03-16|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}

Bipul Sharma finished his IPL career with a record low dot ball percentage (26.83%).{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=Batsmen with lowest dot ball % in the IPL|url=https://t20-head-to-head.com/2021/02/28/batsmen-with-lowest-dot-ball-percentage-in-the-ipl/|access-date=2021-03-16|website=T20 Head to Head|language=en-GB}}

In 2020, he signed a contract to play for Formby in the Liverpool League, UK. The contract was later delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic but Sharma is due to appear for them in the summer of 2021.{{Cite web|last=Hirst|first=Steven|date=2020-11-02|title=Formby sign IPL star Bipul Sharma|url=https://www.cricx.com/news/formby-sign-ipl-star-bipul-sharma-2/|access-date=2021-03-16|website=CricX|language=en-GB}}