Matches (16)
BAN v NZ (1)
Asian Games (W) (2)
Malaysia Tri (1)
CPL 2023 (1)
County DIV1 (5)
County DIV2 (3)
RHF Trophy (1)
Gulf T20I (1)
ENG v IRE (1)

Full Name

Inderbir Singh Sodhi

Born

October 31, 1992, Ludhiana, India

Age

30y 325d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak

Playing Role

Bowler

There is little in Ish Sodhi's statistics to suggest he is an international-quality legspinner, but New Zealand's selectors have seen enough in his aggressive approach and keen attitude to hand him a Test debut after only one full season of first-class cricket. Known chiefly for the turn he generates and the flight he fearlessly trusts, Sodhi's journey to top-level cricket has been a triumph of determination over significant odds.

Born in Ludhiana, in the Indian state of Punjab, Sodhi began his cricket in south Auckland, where his parents had migrated in his youth. Papatoetoe High School is not renowned for its cricket, and perhaps as a result, Sodhi had trouble establishing himself in regional representative teams, and may have also been a victim of Auckland's pitches that provide little aid to spin bowlers, and captains who are not versed in how to use them.

Undeterred, Sodhi left school early and a training stint with Dipak Patel and Matt Horne was when his career finally got some traction. A move to Northern Districts allayed the frustration of not being able to displace the spinner in the Auckland side, and after an encouraging 2012-13 season, Sodhi earned a trip to the subcontinent with New Zealand A, which cleared the path to the New Zealand side.
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Ish Sodhi Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests193538032319546/868/17342.943.6570.4210
ODIs464422872093554/584/5838.055.4941.5100
T20Is10299211928221264/284/2822.397.9916.8300
FC9315817177100153037/3012/6233.053.4956.612172
List A105100519344351364/104/1032.615.1238.1300
T20s251245522668132856/116/1123.907.8218.3610

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests192745246522.78106449.2404637110
ODIs46234166258.7323770.040077100
T20Is1022811155199.11137113.130099310
FC9313719258782*21.92481853.6901332037380
List A105561254648*12.4068479.82003619230
T20s2517735380519.04351108.26012517580
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Photos of Ish Sodhi

Jimmy Neesham, Mark Chapman and Ish Sodhi watch the haka at the World Cup squad announcement
Ish Sodhi claimed the wicket of Will Jacks
Matt Carter and Ish Sodhi squeezed Birmingham Phoenix
Ish Sodhi is mobbed by team-mates after dismissing Saim Ayub
New Zealand's players pose with the trophy after completing a 2-1 series win
Ish Sodhi's 10 off 4 balls tied the game