Sanjeev Sharma


Sanjeev Chaman Sharma is a former Indian cricketer who played in 22 Tests and 63 ODIs from 1988 to 1997. As right arm medium pace bowler, he was one of several bowlers tried out as Kapil Dev's opening partners in the 80's. He made an impressive start by polishing off the tail on his Test debut against New Zealand in 1988-89 to finish with three for 37. He toured West Indies in 1989 where he was compared alongside West India greats Ambrose and Walsh. Vivian Richards called him the best Indian fast bowler he had ever faced which did not go down well with Kapil Dev. After a career that spanned nearly 20 years, he announced his retirement from competitive cricket in November 2004
His best batting figure against Uttar Pradesh is 117 not-out in the first innings and 55 not-out in the second innings at Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi during Ranji Trophy in 1991. He was awarded the man of the match for this stellar batting performance.
In August 2019, he was appointed as the coach of Senior Arunachal Pradesh Cricket Team.

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