Ashutosh Sharma got a big opportunity. (Photo- PTI)
Ashutosh Sharma: A big call has come from abroad for another rising star of Indian cricket. All-rounder Ashutosh Sharma, who made headlines with his explosive batting in domestic cricket and IPL, will now be seen playing on English soil. English county club Hampshire has included 27-year-old Indian all-rounder Ashutosh Sharma in its team for the One-Day Cup tournament. The club has officially announced this agreement.
Ashutosh Sharma got a big opportunity
There is also a special connection behind the inclusion of Ashutosh Sharma in this team. Actually, Ashutosh Sharma plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL, whose co-owner is GMR Group, and the same group also owns Hampshire Club. Ashutosh, who is known as an excellent batting all-rounder, has shown excellent performance for Delhi Capitals in the last two IPL seasons. During this period, he has scored more than 375 runs at a stormy strike rate of 170 and an average of 31.25. His journey in IPL started with Punjab Kings, after which in the IPL 2025 auction, Delhi Capitals included him in their team by paying a huge amount of Rs 3.80 crore.
This is how my career has been so far
Ashutosh Sharma started his domestic cricket career in the year 2017 with Madhya Pradesh team, but currently he plays for Railways team in the domestic circuit. Till now he has played a total of 91 matches including all three formats. Talking about List A cricket, he has scored 458 runs in 21 matches so far. Now it will be interesting to see what kind of impact this Indian all-rounder creates on the bouncy pitches of England.
Let us tell you, there is such a great record in the name of Ashutosh Sharma in the history of Indian cricket, which even big legends have not been able to break. He is the batsman to score the fastest half-century for India in T20 cricket. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy played in the year 2023, while playing for Railways, he had set this record by scoring a half-century in just 11 balls against Arunachal Pradesh.
