Ashutosh Sharma (cricketer)

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Indian cricketer (born 1998)

Ashutosh Sharma

Personal information

Full name|

Ashutosh Rambabu Sharma

Born|  (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 26)
Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India
Height| 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-handed
Role| Batter
Domestic team information
Years| Team
2017/18–present| Madhya Pradesh
2024| Punjab Kings
2025–present| Delhi Capitals
Career statistics
| Competition | FC | LA | T20

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Matches | 8 | 14 | 36
Runs scored | 370 | 297 | 871
Batting average | 28.46 | 22.84 | 34.84
100s/50s | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/8
Top score | 123 | 75 | 84
Balls bowled | 120 | 108 | 53
Wickets | 0 | 2 | 3
Bowling average | – | 51.00 | 29.33
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0
10 wickets in match | 0 | – | –
Best bowling | – | 1/10 | 2/22
Catches/stumpings | 1/– | 5/– | 8/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 April 2025

Ashutosh Sharma (born 15 September 1998) is an Indian cricketer[1] who currently plays for Railways in domestic cricket having previously appeared for Madhya Pradesh and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman. He played his 1st IPL match on 4th April 2024 against Gujarat Titans.

## Career

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### Domestic career

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Ashutosh made his Twenty20 debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League on 12 January 2018.[2] He made his List A debut on 16 October 2019, for Madhya Pradesh in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[3] In October 2023 he broke the record for the fastest to 50 runs by an Indian player in Twenty20 cricket, in 11 balls.[4][5]

### IPL career

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Ashutosh was drafted by the Punjab Kings for IPL 2024 for 20 lakhs.[6] He made his IPL debut on 4 April 2024 vs the Gujarat Titans. During the match, he played a crucial knock of 31 runs off 17 balls as an impact player as Punjab accelerated at the back end of their innings to successfully chase 200.[7][8][9] During the 2024 Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians, Ashutosh made 61 runs on 28 balls.[10]

He was signed up by the Delhi Capitals for ₹3.80 crore in the 2025 IPL auction. During the team's first match of 2025 IPL against Lucknow Super Giants, he made 66 not out off 31 balls, after coming in to bat when the team was 65/5, and helped Delhi Capitals chase the target of 210.[11][12][13]

He played 13 matches for Delhi Capitals in the 18th season of IPL and scored 204 with a strike rate of 160.63, and he also includes a crucial knock against Lucknow Super Giants as an impact player, making 66 not out off 31 balls and helping his team to chase the difficult target.[14]

## References

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1. ^ "Ashutosh Sharma". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
2. ^ "Central Zone, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Raipur, Jan 12 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
3. ^ "Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Jaipur, Oct 16 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
4. ^ "Railway's Ashutosh Sharma breaks Yuvraj Singh's record for fastest fifty in T20s by an Indian". The Times of India. 17 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
5. ^ "Ashutosh Sharma Breaks Yuvi's Record for Fastest 50 in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". TheQuint. 18 October 2023. Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
6. ^ "From ball boy to Punjab Kings new signing: Small town boy Ashutosh Sharma ready for IPL 2024". India Today. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
7. ^ "Impact Man Ashutosh Sharma: From breaking Yuvraj's record to making IPL chance count". India Today. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
8. ^ "Stay one more day: How PBKS almost missed out on Ahmedabad hero Ashutosh Sharma". India Today. 5 April 2024. Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
9. ^ "Ashutosh Sharma's Journey: Umpiring for pocket money, depression after tiff with Chandrakant Pandit and then IPL glory". The Times of India. 5 April 2024. Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
10. ^ "Who Is Ashutosh Sharma - Punjab Kings' Explosive Batter Who Once Sank Into Depression". NDTV Sports. 18 April 2024.
11. ^ "Ashutosh Sharma - Miracle Chase Master's Celebration Viral After Guiding DC To Terrific Win vs Rishabh Pant's LSG". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
12. ^ "Ashutosh Sharma defies imagination, pulls off a heist from 20 off 20 to 66 off 31 in crazy IPL thriller to pin LSG". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
13. ^ "Match 4 - LSG vs DC - IPL 2025". iplt20.com. 24 March 2025.
14. ^ "Ashutosh Sharma IPL Career: Records, Age, Price, Team 2025, Stats - myKhel.com". mykhelcom. Retrieved 20 June 2025.

## External links

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* Ashutosh Sharma at ESPNcricinfo

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Madhya Pradesh cricket team - current squad

* Bundela (c)
* 30 Ojha (wk)
* Harpreet (vc)
* Ankit Sharma
* Dane (wk)
* Avesh
* Datey
* Dhaliwal
* Iyer
* Hirwani
* Jain
* Kushwah
* Pandey
* Patidar
* Sahani
* Ashutosh Sharma
* Tripathi
* Bais
* Patel
* Rameez Khan
* Rohera
* Sakure
* Shrivastava
* Ahmed

* Coach: Sodhi

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Delhi Capitals - current squad

* 1 Rahul (c, †)
* 2 Ferreira
* 07 Rizvi
* 13 du Plessis
* 20 Axar
* 23 Kuldeep
* 24 Abhishek (†)
* 27 Mohit
* 28 Nigam
* 30 Stubbs
* 33 Fraser-McGurk
* 49 Mukesh Kumar
* 50 Vijay
* 56 Starc
* 88 Brook
* – Ashutosh
* - Chameera
* – Mandal
* – Manvanth Kumar
* – Nair
* – Nalkande
* – Natarajan
* – Tiwari

* Head Coach: Hemang Badani
* Assistant Coach: Matthew Mott
* Bowling Coach: Munaf Patel

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