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Full name Yashpal Sharma
Born August 11, 1954, Ludhiana, Punjab
Current age 54 years 11 days
Major teams India,Haryana,Punjab,Railways
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Other Umpire
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
37
59
11
1606
140
33.45
2
9
7
16
0
ODIs
42
40
9
883
89
28.48
1401
63.02
0
4
10
0
First-class
160
245
46
8933
201*
44.88
21
46
90
2
List A
74
70
16
1859
91
34.42
0
12
28
1
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
37
3
30
17
1
1/6
1/6
17.00
3.40
30.0
0
0
0
ODIs
42
8
201
199
1
1/27
1/27
199.00
5.94
201.0
0
0
0
First-class
160
3644
1584
47
5/106
33.70
2.60
77.5
1
0
List A
74
568
478
13
4/41
4/41
36.76
5.04
43.6
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v India at Lord's, Aug 2-7, 1979 scorecard
Last Test
India v West Indies at Delhi, Oct 29-Nov 3, 1983 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v India at Sialkot, Oct 13, 1978 scorecard
Last ODI
India v England at Chandigarh, Jan 27, 1985 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1973/74 - 1992/93
List A span
1977/78 - 1987/88
Profile
He had technical limitations but these lapses were covered by the qualities of courage, concentration, determination and patience and this saw Yashpal Sharma add a lot of substance to the Indian middle order from 1979 to 1983. An ideal man for a crisis, Yashpal could blunt the edge of any attack with solid defence, and though he might not have been a very attractive batsman to watch, none could argue against his value to the side. A score of 173 for North Zone against
South Zone in the Duleep Trophy in 1977-78 brought him close to national recognition. He toured Pakistan the following season but did not make the Test team. But he did well on the England tour in 1979, scoring 884 runs (58.93) and played in three of the four Tests. He was a regular member of the Indian team during the twin rubbers against Australia and Pakistan in 1979-80, making a number of valuable contributions including his maiden Test hundred against Australia at New Delhi. However an indifferent showing on the tour of Australia and New Zealand the following season (though he did get 201 not out against
Victoria) saw him lose his place. But he bounced back against England in 1981-82 and at Madras he scored 140, sharing a record 316 run stand with GR Viswanath. The two batted throughout the second day's play.
Yashpal then remained a regular member of the team on the tours of England in 1982, and Pakistan and West Indies in 1982-83, always being a difficult batsman to dislodge. He was one of the heroes of the 1983 World Cup-winning squad and his innovative batting and excellent running the wickets saw him make the transition comfortably in the one-day game. However a sudden lapse in form during the 1983-84 season against Pakistan and West Indies saw him lose his place in the Test side and he never regained it, though he did play in a few one day games. Yashpal served as an Indian selector for a couple years.
Partab Ramchand June 2008
