Not to be confused with Karan Sharma (cricketer, born 1996).
Karn Sharma
CountryIndia
FullnameKarn Vinod Sharma
Birth date23 October 1987 (age 39)
Birth placeMeerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm leg break googly
RoleAll-rounder
Internationaltrue
Internationalspan2014
Onetesttrue
Testdebutdate9 December
Testdebutyear2014
TestdebutagainstAustralia
Testcap283
Lasttestdate9 December
Lasttestyear2014
LasttestagainstAustralia
Odidebutdate13 November
Odidebutyear2014
OdidebutagainstSri Lanka
Odicap204
Lastodidate16 November
Lastodiyear2014
LastodiagainstSri Lanka
Odishirt33
Onet20itrue
T20idebutdate7 September
T20idebutyear2014
T20idebutagainstEngland
T20icap49
Lastt20idate7 September
Lastt20iyear2014
Lastt20iagainstEngland
Club 1Railways
Year 12007–2017, 2019–present
Club 2Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Year 22009, 2023-2024
Club 3Sunrisers Hyderabad
Year 32013–2016
Clubnumber 333
Club 4Mumbai Indians
Year 42017, 2025
Clubnumber 412
Club 5Chennai Super Kings
Year 52018–2021
Clubnumber 536
Club 6Vidarbha
Year 62017
Club 7Andhra
Year 72018–2019
Columns4
Column 1Test
Matches 11
Runs 18
Bat avg 18.00
100s/50s 10/0
Top score 14*
Deliveries 1294
Wickets 14
Bowl avg 159.50
Fivefor 10
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 12/95
Catches/stumpings 10/–
Column 2ODI
Matches 22
Runs 2–
Bat avg 2–
100s/50s 2–
Top score 2–
Deliveries 2114
Wickets 20
Bowl avg 2–
Fivefor 2–
Tenfor 2–
Best bowling 2–
Catches/stumpings 23/–
Column 3T20I
Matches 31
Runs 3–

Karn Vinod Sharma (born 23 October 1987) is an Indian cricketer. He plays as an all-rounder for the Railways cricket team. He is a left-hand batsman and leg break bowler. He made his Twenty20 International debut against England in 2014. He made his One Day International debut for India against Sri Lanka on 13 November 2014.[1] He made his Test debut against Australia in Adelaide on 9 December 2014.

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut in 2007/08 Ranji season at Karnail Singh Stadium against Jammu and Kashmir, where he played as a specialist batsman. He scored 120 off 232 balls with 17 boundaries as Railways cricket team won by innings and 88 runs.

In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[2] He was the leading wicket-taker for Andhra in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with twelve dismissals in eight matches.[3]

International career

T20I career

Karn Sharma made his T20I debut on 7 September 2014 against England.[4]

ODI career

Karn Sharma made his ODI debut on 13 November 2014 against Sri Lanka. Sadly he had a terrible outing with the ball on debut and he didn't get a chance to bat for the team.

Test career

Karn Sharma made his Test debut on 9 December 2014 against Australia within a month of his ODI debut. He picked up 4 Wickets in 2 innings and dismissed his IPL teammate David Warner twice in the match. However he managed to score only 8 runs from 2 innings.

Indian Premier League

He featured for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2009.

He was signed up by the IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013. In a line-up comprising Dale Steyn, Thisara Perera and Amit Mishra, young Sharma was the bowler the opposition batsmen were expected to target.

He responded with a mature performance. His performance against Kings XI Punjab early on in the tournament was ample proof of his potential, as he beat the Kings XI batsmen with his spin.

He fortified a bowling attack with a decent economy rate and was a foil to Amit Mishra, the senior leg spinner in the side. He also contributed with the bat scoring a 39 when Sunrisers Hyderabad was staring at their first home defeat against Chennai Super Kings.

In 2014 IPL auctions, he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 3.75 crore, in a bidding war with Kings XI Punjab. He was the highest paid uncapped Indian player in IPL 2014.

In 2015, he was retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad and he plays as the lead spin bowler for the team. After being retained in the team for the 2016 season, he won the 2016 Indian Premier League with Sunrisers Hyderabad.

In February 2017, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 3.2 crores.[5] He won the 2017 Indian Premier League with Mumbai Indians, he bowled a valuable spell by giving away only 18 runs in 4 overs in the final, he also bowled 12 dot balls in the match.

In January 2018, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings for ₹5 crores in the 2018 IPL auction and subsequently went on to win the title that year and held the unique record for winning IPL title three years in row with 3 different teams.[6] In February 2022, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Sri Lanka tour of India, 4th ODI: India v Sri Lanka at Kolkata, Nov 13, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPNcricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 - Andhra: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Yuvraj Singh excluded from India's squad for ODIs against England, Sanju Samson, Karn Sharma selected". DNA India. 5 August 2014. Archived 9 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  5. ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPNcricinfo. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.