Chetan Sharma

Chetan Sharma pronunciation (born 3 January 1966) is an Indian former cricket player who played Tests and ODIs as a fast bowler for Indian cricket team. Sharma was the first man to take a hat-trick in a Cricket World Cup, achieving this feat in the 1987 Cricket World Cup against New Zealand. His hat-trick was also the first time an Indian bowler took one in the ODI format. He was also a part of the Indian squad which won the 1985 World Championship of Cricket.

Chetan Sharma
Personal information
Born (1966-01-03) 3 January 1966
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 167)17 October 1984 v Pakistan
Last Test3 May 1989 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 45)7 December 1983 v West Indies
Last ODI11 November 1994 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982/83–1992/93Punjab (squad no. Sussex)
1993/94–1996/97Mumbai
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA
Matches 23 65 121 107
Runs scored 396 456 3,714 852
Batting average 22.00 24.00 35.03 23.66
100s/50s 0/1 1/0 3/21 1/2
Top score 54 101* 114* 101*
Balls bowled 3470 2,835 19,934 4,504
Wickets 61 67 433 115
Bowling average 35.45 34.86 26.05 31.42
5 wickets in innings 4 0 24 1
10 wickets in match 1 n/a 1 0
Best bowling 6/58 3/22 7/72 5/16
Catches/stumpings 7/– 7/– 71/– 20/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
World Championship of Cricket
Winner1985 Australia
ACC Asia Cup
Winner1984 United Arab Emirates
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 December 2020

After retirement Sharma appeared as a cricket pundit at multiple Indian TV news networks. On 24 December 2020, he was selected as chairman of the selection committee of Indian cricket team.

In November 2022, he was sacked from the position of BCCI national chief selector after team India's exit from the 2022 T20 World Cup. Later BCCI re-appointed him.

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