Vivrant Sharma

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1999)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Vivrant Sharma

| image =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|10|30|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Leg-Break Googly

| role = All-rounder

| club1 = Jammu and Kashmir

| year1 = {{nowrap|2021–present}}

| clubnumber1 =

| club2 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| year2 = {{nowrap|2023}}

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 13 December

| debutyear1 = 2022

| debutfor1 = Jammu & Kashmir

| debutagainst1 = Madhya Pradesh

| type2 = List A

| debutdate2 = 21 February

| debutyear2 = 2021

| debutfor2 = Jammu & Kashmir

| debutagainst2 = Saurashtra

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 19

| runs1 = 805

| bat avg1 = 24.00

| 100s/50s1 = 1/3

| top score1 = 139

| deliveries1 = 180

| wickets1 = 1

| bowl avg1 = 129.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/22

| catches/stumpings1 = 13/0

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 27

| runs2 = 1,020

| bat avg2 = 39.23

| 100s/50s2 = 2/6

| top score2 = 154*

| deliveries2 = 432

| wickets2 = 10

| bowl avg2 = 48.30

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/22

| catches/stumpings2 = 13/0

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 24

| runs3 = 403

| bat avg3 = 23.87

| 100s/50s3 = 0/3

| top score3 = 69

| deliveries3 = 94

| wickets3 = 8

| bowl avg3 = 15.62

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 4/13

| catches/stumpings3 = 10/0

| date = 11 April 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1252370.html Cricinfo

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Vivrant Sharma (born 30 October 1999) is an Indian domestic cricketer.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1252370.html |title=Vivrant Sharma |work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=23 December 2022}} An integral part of the Jammu & Kashmir middle order, he came into the limelight for his explosive batting in the 2022-23 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He was Jammu & Kashmir's highest run scorer in the tournament amassing 395 runs at an average of 56.42.{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/who-is-vivrant-sharma-the-jk-batter-who-fetched-rs-2-6-crore-at-ipl-auction/articleshow/96458965.cms |title= Who is Vibrant Sharma |work=Times of India |access-date=23 December 2022}}

He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 November 2021, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280206.html |title=Elite, Group C, Vadodara, Nov 4 2021, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=4 November 2021}} After spending a year with Sunrisers Hyderabad as a net bowler, he was bought by them for Rs 2.6 crore, 13 times his base price in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-auction-2023-full-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-101671785341463.html |title=IPL Auction 2023: Full list of sold and unsold players|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=17 February 2023}} He was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad in November 2023 after just one season.{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/sunrisers-hyderabad-ipl-auction-2024-srh-full-list-of-players-retained-released-retention-deadline-day/article67572784.ece|title=Sunrisers Hyderabad full list of players retained, released and traded ahead of IPL 2024 auction|work=The Hindu Sportstar|access-date=26 November 2023}}

Early life

Vivrant Sharma was born on 30 October 1999 in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/vivrant-sharma-1252370|title = Vivrant Sharma|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date= 17 February 2023}}

Vivrant pursued his schooling in BSF senior secondary school and shifted his focus to cricket post his intermediate studies.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-auction-how-vivrant-sharma-went-from-being-srh-net-bowler-to-their-big-punt-101671814391302.html|title = IPL Auction: How Vivrant Sharma went from being SRH net bowler to their big punt|work=Hindustan Times |access-date= 17 February 2023}}

After losing his father Sushil Sharma at the age of 14 to a kidney failure, Vivrant's brother Vikrant took over the family responsibilities and made Vivrant concentrate on developing his cricket skills.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-auction-how-vivrant-sharma-went-from-being-srh-net-bowler-to-their-big-punt-101671814391302.html|title = IPL Auction: How Vivrant Sharma went from being SRH net bowler to their big punt|work=Hindustan Times |access-date= 17 February 2023}}

Vivrant started off as a right-handed batter, but in his sixth standard, following the footsteps of his brother Vikrant, he switched to become a left-handed batter and a leg spin bowler.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-auction-how-vivrant-sharma-went-from-being-srh-net-bowler-to-their-big-punt-101671814391302.html|title = IPL Auction: How Vivrant Sharma went from being SRH net bowler to their big punt|work=Hindustan Times |access-date= 17 February 2023}}

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