Sanju Samson was ruled out of the last T20I games vs Sri Lanka and the BCCI named Jitesh Sharma in his place.
Team India’s wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson has been ruled out of the remainder of the 3-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. Samson injured his left knee while trying to bowl near the boundary ropes during the first T20I at the Wankhede Stadium. in Mumbai. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Jitesh Sharma in place of Sanju Samson,” the BCCI said in a statement.
Here’s everything you need to know about Jitesh Sharma.
beginning
The 29-year-old Jitesh Sharma was born on October 22, 1993 in Amravati, Maharashtra and is known for his aggressive nature at the top of the order. Before playing for the Punjab Kings, Sharma was also a part of the Mumbai Indians which saw him IPL The 2016 auction on the back of his strong performances in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2015–16.
Jitesh plays for Vidarbha in the domestic circuit and made his Ranji debut in 2015 against Odisha.
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Jitesh has played 176 T20 matches and has scored 1787 runs at a strike rate of around 148. He averages 30.28 with a highest score of 106 and nine fifties and only one century to his name. As far as his first-class record is concerned, Sharma has played 23 innings and scored 553 runs at an average of 24.04, including three half-centuries.
IPL 2022
In last year’s IPL, Sharma played 12 innings and scored 234 runs at a strike rate of 163.64 with a highest score of 44.
India’s updated squad for Sri Lanka T20Is
Hardik Pandya (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Akshar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel , Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar