Personal information | |
---|---|
Full name | Sanchit Mohan Sharma |
Born | Ajman, United Arab Emirates | 22 July 2001
Batting | Right handed |
Bowling | Right arm Medium |
Role | Bowler |
Relations | Khushi Sharma (sister) |
International information | |
National side |
|
ODI debut (cap 99) | 27 March 2023 v Papua New Guinea |
Last ODI | 6 June 2023 v West Indies |
T20I debut (cap 57) | 7 October 2021 v Ireland |
Last T20I | 16 February 2023 v Afghanistan |
Source: Cricinfo, 6 June 2023 |
Sanchit Mohan Sharma (born 22 July 2001) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1]
Sharma grew up in Ajman along with his sister Khushi Sharma, who made her debut for the UAE women's team in 2021.[2] Their Indian father Brij Mohan Sharma moved to the UAE in 1990 to work as a mechanical engineer, later establishing a metal trading firm there. He played cricket at high levels in his home state of Haryana.[3]
In October 2021, he was named in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 Summer T20 Bash tournament.[4] He made his T20I debut on 7 October 2021, against Ireland.[5] Before his T20I debut, he was named in the UAE's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6]
In March 2023, he was named in UAE's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[7] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for the UAE against Papua New Guinea in that tournament.[8]