Pushkar Shivkumar Sharma
Cricket information
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 43)17 November 2022 v St Helena
Career statistics
Competition T20I
Matches 4
Runs scored 80
Batting average 40
100s/50s 0
Top score 33
Balls bowled 0
Wickets 0
Bowling average 0
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 0
Catches/stumpings 0
Source: , 3 March 2023

Pushkar Shivkumar Sharma is an Indian-born Kenyan Cricketer.[1] He made his debut on 17 November 2022 against Saint Helena at the age of 22,[2] a year after scoring 841 runs from 14 innings in the NPCA (Nairobi Province Cricket Association) Super Division League.[3]

Career

He opened the batting for Kenya in the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers alongside Collins Obuya.[4] He led Mumbai Under-16 team in 2014-15, where Prithvi Shaw played under his captaincy.[5] Pushkar Sharma also trained alongside Arjun Tendulkar in Mumbai Under-16 probables squad.[6]

2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

In November 2023, he played his first match in the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier against Rwanda. He took 1 wicket for 19 runs in his 4 overs.[7] In the second match against Nigeria, he took 1 wicket for 15 runs in 3 overs. He scored just 6 runs off 9 balls.[8]

Biography

He was born in Thane, Maharashtra.[9] He joined YMCA club in Greater Noida before shifting to Mumbai, where he started playing for Al-Barkaat Malik English School.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "India-born cricketer Pushkar Sharma to play for his adopted country Kenya". ANI News. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. ↑ IANS (27 December 2022). "India-born Cricketer Pushkar Sharma Ready To Represent 'Adopted' Country Kenya". TheQuint. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "India-born cricketer Pushkar Sharma to play for his adopted country Kenya". ANI News. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Collins Obuya is like Virat Kohli for us, I opened along with him in Africa T20WC qualifiers: India-Born Kenyan cricketer Pushkar Sharma". cnbctv18.com. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Satyam, Ashish (7 February 2023). "Noida To Nairobi: Story Of Pushkar Sharma, Ex-Mumbai U-16 Captain Who Now Represents Kenya". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Kalamegam, Pradeep (11 June 2014). "Arjun Tendulkar included in Mumbai Under-16 probables squad". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Cricket scorecard - Kenya vs Rwanda, 1st Match, ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier 2023". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Cricket scorecard - Kenya vs Nigeria, 4th Match, ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier 2023". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "How cricketer Pushkar Sharma kept his dreams alive despite father's death and mounting debts". The Times of India. 22 June 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Satyam, Ashish (7 February 2023). "Noida To Nairobi: Story Of Pushkar Sharma, Ex-Mumbai U-16 Captain Who Now Represents Kenya". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.


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