Gopal Sharma (cricketer)

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Gopal Sharma

India
Personal information
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Career statistics
Tests ODIs
Matches 5 11
Runs scored 11 11
Batting average 3.66 5.50
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score 10* 7
Balls bowled 1307 486
Wickets 10 10
Bowling average 41.79 36.10
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - n/a
Best bowling 4/88 3/29
Catches/stumpings 2/- 2/-

As of 4 February 2006
Source: [1]

Gopal Sharma pronunciation  (born August 3, 1960, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 5 Tests and 11 ODIs from 1985 to 1990. He was an off-spinner but was overshadowed by the spinners of the day for a place in the international squad - Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Maninder Singh, Arshad Ayub, Shivlal Yadav, Ravi Shastri and Narendra Hirwani.

He was the first person from Uttar Pradesh to represent India post-independence.

He was a member of the India Selection Committee representing the Central Zone in 2004/05 season[2].