Jitesh Sharma took a spectacular grab to get rid of RCB captain Virat Kohli, here is all you need to know about him, his GF, IPL 2023 team and price
Virat Kohli was eliminated by Punjab Kings’ wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma during the pivotal Indian Premier League match on Thursday at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.
In IPL 2023, Kohli struck back-to-back centuries while scoring a reasonable 59 runs off 47 balls against PBKS. The 34-year-old’s comeback as the RCB captain owing to fitness worries with Faf du Plessis made it a special game for him.
Kohli, however, was unable to turn his fifty into a triple-digit score. This season, was his fourth IPL century.
Cricketer Jitesh Sharma: Biography, age, family, parents, gf, IPL 2023 team, price, batting stats
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Kohli tried to play the first pitch of the 17th over the outside leg well, but he was only able to get an edge on it from Harpreet Brar.
Jitesh, the wicketkeeper, made a fantastic diving catch while paying close attention to put an end to Kohli’s time in the middle.
While the wicketkeeper is making headlines, let us have a look at his personal and professional life.
Who is Jitesh Sharma?
Jitesh Sharma also referred to as Jitu, plays domestic cricket for the Indian Premier League’s Punjab Kings and Vidarbha team. He is from Amravati, a city in Maharashtra.
He also played his first domestic cricket match against the Rajasthan team in the year 2014.
Jitesh was born on October 22, 1993, in Amravati, Maharashtra and is currently 29 years old.
He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman who competes for India in domestic cricket and is known as Sixer King in that nation’s domestic league.
When he scored 26 runs in 17 balls and hit three towering sixes against Chennai Super King in his IPL debut, he attracted widespread notice.
A look at Jitesh Sharma’s family
His mother is Ashima Sharma, a housewife, and his father is Ajay Kumar Sharma, a former employee of a private company. His cousin is Karnesh Sharma.
Jitesh Sharma’s girlfriend
There is no information about Jitesh Sharma’s dating life but he’s said to be single and unmarried.
Jitesh Sharma’s domestic career and debute
Jitesh Sharma, also known as “Jitu,” made his domestic T20 cricket debut on March 31, 2014, in Nagpur against the Uttar Pradesh side.
In 54 T20 matches, Jitesh has scored 1329 runs at an average of 28.27 with a strike rate of 141.83. In his T20 cricket career, he has also hit one hundred and eight half-centuries.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022 season also saw Jitesh put out a spectacular performance, scoring 214 runs at an average of 53.50 across 8 games. The cricket analysts were very impressed by his strike rate of 235.16 throughout this time.
Jitesh Sharma’s First Class cricket debut
He made his First-Class cricket debut on October 1st, 2015 while competing for the Vidarbha team against the Orissa side.
He has also played in 16 first-class games thus far, in which he has scored 553 runs for an average of 24.04.
Jitesh Sharma’s List A cricket debut
Jitesh played his first game of List A cricket on February 27, 2014, against the Rajasthan team. He has played in 41 List A games since then, scoring 1266 runs at an average of 34.21.
Jitesh Sharma’s IPL career and debut
He signed up for the IPL franchise Mumbai Indians in 2016 but was released without playing a single game in 2018.
In the IPL 2022 auction, the Punjab Kings paid 20 lakhs for him, and he is currently showing off his batting and wicketkeeping abilities.
On April 4, 2022, he made his IPL debut against the CSK club. In that game, he scored 26 runs and hit three huge sixes.