Who is cricketer Ashok Sharma: Who is the king of stormy pace, Ashok Sharma? Why did the selectors bet on a bowler who scored 154? For what special reason was Ashok Sharma selected in Team India?
New Delhi: A big good news has come for bowler Ashok Sharma, who surprised everyone with his stormy pace in IPL 2026. He has been included in the India-A team for the ongoing ODI tri-series in Sri Lanka. Ashok has replaced injured bowler Yudhveer Singh in the team, who had not played in any of the three India A matches till now. Ashok Sharma made headlines in IPL 2026 by bowling the ball at a speed of 154.2 kilometers per hour. While playing for Gujarat Titans (GT), he took 6 wickets in 6 matches, but proved to be a bit expensive with an economy rate of 10.85.
India’s new bowler will wreak havoc in Sri Lanka
- Yudhveer had felt discomfort in his right shoulder while bowling on June 13 and earlier during a fielding session on June 11.
- BCCI issued a statement saying, “The Men’s Selection Committee has included Ashok Sharma in place of Yudhveer Singh in the India-A squad for the ongoing tri-series in Sri Lanka.
- Yudhveer had complained of pain in his right shoulder while bowling on June 13 and fielding on June 11.”
Will Ashok Sharma lead Team India to victory?
- India A team has so far lost two out of three matches in this ‘A’ Tri-Series being held in Dambulla, Sri Lanka. On Monday, the team had to face defeat in a thrilling Super Over against host Sri Lanka.
- Now the team’s next and last league match will be against Afghanistan-A on Wednesday. The final of the series will be played on Sunday.
Updated India A squad for tri-series: Tilak Verma (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain), Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Suryansh Shedge, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Vipraj Nigam, Yash Thakur, Anshul Kamboj, Arshad Khan, Anukul Roy, Ashok Sharma.