Yashpal Sharma
80India · BAT · 1978 to 1985
BATTING
- Matches
- 42
- Innings
- 40
- Runs
- 883
- Average
- 28.48
- Strike rate
- 63.02
- High score
- 89
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 4
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 1
- Average
- 199
- Economy
- 5.94
- Strike rate
- 201
- Best figures
- 1/27
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 10 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Yashpal Sharma played 42 ODIs for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1978 to 1985. The first came against Pakistan at Jinnah Stadium, with a score of 11, and the last against England at Sector 16 Stadium in 1985.
The highest score in the archive is 89 from 120 balls against West Indies at Old Trafford in 1983, in a match India won. In all: 4 fifties. At home the average was 36.0 across 12 ODIs; away it was 25.6 across 18 ODIs, markedly stronger at home.
The most runs came against England: 200 runs at 28.6 in 9 ODIs. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 3 ODIs and 65 runs at 21.7. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. India won 17 of the ODIs Yashpal Sharma played and lost 25.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 42 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | 120 | West Indies | Old Trafford | 1983 | Won |
| 72 | 105 | New Zealand | Adelaide Oval | 1980 | Won |
| 61 | 115 | England | Old Trafford | 1983 | Won |
| 56* | 52 | Pakistan | Municipal Stadium | 1982 | Lost |
| 40 | 40 | Australia | County Ground | 1983 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/27 | 3 | England | Kennington Oval | 1982 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 200 | 28.57 | 0/1 | 1 | 75.00 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 139 | 34.75 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 7 | 155 | 22.14 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 7 | 166 | 23.71 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 6 | 129 | 25.80 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 67 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 27 | 27.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 216 | 36.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Away | 18 | 359 | 25.64 | 0/2 | 1 | 157.00 |
| Neutral | 12 | 308 | 28.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 40 | 872 | 29.07 | 0/4 | 1 | 199.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Old Trafford | 2 | 150 | 75.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Barabati Stadium | 2 | 38 | 38.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2 | 38 | 38.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 26 | 26.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1978 at Jinnah Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1985 at Sector 16 Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 11 August 1954
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,401
- Ducks
- 0
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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