Joginder Sharma

Joginder Sharma

Personal information
Full name	Joginder Singh Sharma
Born	23 October 1983 mokhra,Rohtak, Haryana, India
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	India
ODI debut (cap 158)	23 December 2004 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	24 January 2007 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 16)	19 September 2007 v England
Last T20I	24 September 2007 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002/03–present	Haryana
2008–2012	Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20I Matches 4 44 45 4 Runs scored 35 2043 522 – Batting average 35.00 30.49 18.64 – 100s/50s 0/0 4/9 0/0 –/– Top score 29* 139 44 – Balls bowled 150 8972 2018 87 Wickets 1 200 63 4 Bowling average 115.00 20.05 25.41 34.50 5 wickets in innings 0 14 0 0 10 wickets in match n/a 5 n/a n/a Best bowling 1/28 8/24 4/13 2/20 Catches/stumpings 3/– 4/– 9/– 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 September 2008

Joginder Sharma  pronunciation  (born 23 October 1983 in Rohtak, Haryana, India) is an Indian cricketer and police officer who made sporadic appearances for the Indian cricket team.

Style of play

A bowling all rounder, he is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler and captains his state, Haryana.

First class

Sharma made his first-class debut for Haryana against Madhya Pradesh in the 2002/03 Ranji Trophy, hitting 81 before taking 11/84 to lead Haryana to a 103 run victory.^[1] He had made his debut in the limited over domestic arena the season before.^[2] Sharma finished his debut season with 24 wickets at 17.41 and 280 runs at 46.66^[3][4] He followed this with 148 runs at 68.51 and 23 wickets at 23.39 in 2003/04 Ranji season.^[5][6] He was selected for the North Zone team for the Duleep Trophy, and took 6/59 in a match against West Zone during the victorious campaign.^[7]

National attention

Sharma gained national attention in a match for India A against the national team at Bangalore, when he dismissed Rahul Dravid, V. V. S. Laxman and Yuvraj Singh.^[2][8] He also played for the Rest of India side, which defeated Mumbai in the Irani Trophy.^[9]

Having scored two successive centuries, and securing a 14/116 in the 2004/05 Ranji Trophy against Vidarbha,^[10] Sharma won his place in the Indian side for the Bangladesh tour. He had limited batting opportunities, scoring 34 in two brief knocks at the end of the innings without being dismissed, but his bowling was ineffective, taking 1/99, and was dropped after playing in that ODI series.^[11] He ended the Ranji Trophy with 36 wickets, the second highest at 15.47 and 472 runs at 52.^[12][13] In 2005/06, he topped the Duleep Trophy bowling averages.^[14]

Domestic season

Sharma performed strongly in the 2006/07 Indian domestic season to bring himself into contention for national selection. His batting for North Zone in the Duleep Trophy yielded 421 runs in three matches, and he was subsequently the leading wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy, taking 39 wickets in seven matches, as well as two ten-wicket hauls and a hat trick.^[15] Despite being unable to prevent Haryana from being relegated to the Plate division, he was recalled in January 2007 to the team at the expense of Irfan Pathan for the ODI series against the West Indies.^[15] He was selected for the second ODI in Cuttack, but after scoring 1 and failing to take a wicket,^[11] Pathan was immediately recalled and Sharma dropped. Sharma was not named in the Indian squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Finding a place

Sharma found a place for himself in the 2007 World Twenty20 in South Africa. He bowled the final over of the semi final against Australia, with Michael Hussey facing and Australia needing 22 runs to win, taking two wickets as India won by 15 runs.

He also bowled the final over in the final against Pakistan with thirteen runs required and only one wicket in hand. His first ball went for a wide and the next was borderline but not called by the umpire. The third was a full toss which was pulled straight back over his head for six by Misbah-ul-Haq. Misbah attempted to scoop the ball over the fine leg fielder from the fourth ball but mistimed it and was caught by Sreesanth, giving India the win.The Haryana government announced a cash reward of Rs 21 lakh for Joginder Sharma in recognition of his contribution to the Indian victory.^[16]His winning moment had earned him a job with Haryana Police.Now eight & a half years later,he enjoys life as a Deputy superintendent Of Police.

References

1. "Haryana vs Madhya Pradesh at Rohtak 9–12 November 2002". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
2. Vaidyanathan, Siddhartha. "Joginder Sharma". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
3. "Bowling – Most Wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
4. "Batting – Most Runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
5. "Bowling – Most Wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
6. "Batting – Most Runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
7. "Chopra guides North Zone home". Cricinfo. 2004-02-25. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
8. Premachandran, Dileep (29 September 2004). "India A take charge despite Ganguly's effort". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
9. "Rest of India crush Mumbai". Cricinfo. 25 September 2004. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
10. "Vidarbha vs Haryana at Nagpur 13–16 December 2004". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
11. "Statsguru – Joginder Sharma – ODIs – Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
12. "Bowling – Most Wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
13. "Batting – Most Runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
14. "Bowling – Best averages". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
15. Vaidyanathan, Siddhartha (12 January 2007). "Joginder gets a second chance". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
16. "Haryana CM announces Rs.21 lakh cash reward for Joginder Sharma". Punjab Newsline Network. Retrieved 2007-09-26.