Yashpal Sharma
In-game rating: 81/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Yashpal Sharma played 37 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1979 to 1983. The first came against England at Lord's, with scores of 11 and 5, and the last against West Indies at Arun Jaitley Stadium in 1983.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 1,015 runs at 30.8 in 24 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 140 from 298 balls against England at MA Chidambaram Stadium in 1982. In all: 2 hundreds, 9 fifties.
At home the average was 39.6 across 20 Tests; away it was 26.8 across 17 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 468 runs at 39.0 in 9 Tests. MA Chidambaram Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 311 runs at 62.2. India won 5 of the Tests Yashpal Sharma played and lost 5, with 27 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 37 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | 298 | England | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1982 | Drawn |
| 100* | 239 | Australia | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1979 | Drawn |
| 85* | 117 | Australia | Eden Gardens | 1979 | Drawn |
| 63* | 224 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 1983 | Drawn |
| 63 | – | West Indies | Sabina Park | 1983 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6 | 1 | West Indies | Antigua Recreation Ground | 1983 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 11 | 456 | 35.08 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 9 | 387 | 32.25 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| England | 9 | 468 | 39.00 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 6 | 247 | 27.44 | 0/2 | 1 | 6.00 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 48 | 48.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20 | 990 | 39.60 | 2/6 | 0 | – |
| Away | 17 | 616 | 26.78 | 0/3 | 1 | 7.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 | 591 | 39.40 | 1/4 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 24 | 1,015 | 30.76 | 1/5 | 1 | 17.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | 4 | 311 | 62.20 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 3 | 193 | 64.33 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 3 | 115 | 38.33 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Wankhede Stadium | 3 | 75 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Green Park | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Eden Gardens | 2 | 190 | 63.33 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1979 at Lord's
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 1983 at Arun Jaitley Stadium
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