Full name Gopal Sharma
Born August 3, 1960, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Current age 58 years 203 days
Major teams India, Uttar Pradesh
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10* | 3.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| ODIs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5.50 | 24 | 45.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 104 | 127 | 24 | 2309 | 101* | 22.41 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 44 | 21 | 3 | 157 | 20 | 8.72 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 8 | 1307 | 418 | 10 | 4/88 | 4/88 | 41.80 | 1.91 | 130.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 11 | 10 | 486 | 361 | 10 | 3/29 | 3/29 | 36.10 | 4.45 | 48.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 104 | 24773 | 10596 | 353 | 9/59 | 30.01 | 2.56 | 70.1 | 23 | 6 | |||
| List A | 44 | 2274 | 1545 | 45 | 5/42 | 5/42 | 34.33 | 4.07 | 50.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Test debut | India v England at Kanpur, Jan 31-Feb 5, 1985 scorecard |
| Last Test | India v Sri Lanka at Chandigarh, Nov 23-27, 1990 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), Aug 25, 1985 scorecard |
| Last ODI | India v Pakistan at Sharjah, Apr 10, 1987 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1979/80 - 1993/94 |
| List A span | 1978/79 - 1991/92 |
A right-arm offspinner whose forte was accuracy and stamina, Gopal Sharma was on the fringe of selection for a long time before finally making his Test debut against England in his home state in 1984-85. Putting the in form L Sivaramakrishnan in the shade, Sharma took 3 for 115 in 60 overs. He toured Sri Lanka in 1985-86 but played in only one Test. He played in two more Tests against Pakistan the following season, achieving his best figures of 4 for 88 at
Jaipur. With Maninder, Shastri, Arshad Ayub, Shivlal Yadav and Narendra Hirwani around, he then became a forgotten man till he was brought back for one Test against Sri Lanka in 1990-91. He was the first cricketer from Uttar Pradesh to represent India since the Maharajkumar of Vizianagaram in 1936.
Partab Ramchand
- Decision to pick Ganguly was a collective one - Yashpal (Sep 13, 2006)
Feb 5, 1985
Gopal Sharma bowls
© Getty Images