Joginder Sharma is a former Indian cricketer and DSP of Haryana Police. He is famous for bowling in the final over of the 2007 T20 World Cup, which India won.
Wiki/Biography
Joginder Sharma was born on Sunday, October 23, 1983, in Rohtak, Haryana, India (39 years old; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He started playing cricket at an early age as his brothers and cousins also played cricket. He graduated from M.D. University, Rohtak.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Weight (approximately): 70kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
He was born into a Hindu family.
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Om Prakash Sharma and mother’s name is Dhanpati. His father runs a sweet shop in the Kath Mandi area of Rohtak and his mother is a housewife. He is the youngest of four brothers. Deepak Sharma and Ashwani Sharma.
Joginder Sharma with father Om Prakash Sharma and mother Dhanwati
wife and children
His wife’s name is Shikhar Sharma. They have two sons named Udayveer Sharma and Manan Sharma.
Joginder Sharma with his wife Shikha Sharma and sons Udayveer Sharma (far left) and Manan Sharma (far right)
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Profession
domestic
In the 1999-2000 season, he represented the rest of India’s Under-16 team in the Polly Umrigar Trophy. He made his debut for Haryana in the 2002-03 Ranji Trophy against Madhya Pradesh and as a bowling all-rounder, he scored 81 runs and took 11 wickets for a total of 84 point. In his first season, he took 24 wickets and scored 280 runs. In the following Ranji season of 2003-04, he took 23 wickets and scored 148 runs. He was subsequently selected for the North Zone team, which won the Duleep Trophy, and took 6 wickets with a score of 59 against West Zone. He later played for India A and caught the attention of the selectors by dismissing Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Yuvraj Singh in one match. In the 2004-05 season, he took 14 wickets and scored 116 runs against Vidarbha and scored consecutive centuries during the season, finishing with 36 wickets and 472 runs. for the entire season. In the 2006-07 Ranji season, he took the most wickets and scored 421 runs in 3 games in the Duleep Trophy. He also captained Haryana during the domestic season.
Joginder Sharma (far right) in his early career
International
ODI
He made his ODI debut on 23 December 2004 against Bangladesh at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong, scoring 5 not out and taking one wicket for 28 runs. He played his last ODI against West Indies on 24 January 2007 at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.
2007 T20 World Cup
He only represented India in the 2007 T20 World Cup. On 19 September 2007, he made his debut against England at Kingsmeadow in Durban. On 22 September 2007, in the semi-final against Australia at Kingsmead, Durban, he took the wickets of Michael Hussey and Brett Lee and scored 37 runs. On 24 September 2007, in the final against Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, he took the wicket of Younis Khan and the final wicket of Misbah-ul-Haq to help India win by 5 points advantage to win the final and win the World Cup trophy.
Joginder Sharma (second from left) celebrates with other Indian players after winning the 2007 T20 World Cup
Indian Premier League (IPL)
He played for the Chennai Super Kings in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons.
retire
He retired from all forms of cricket on February 3, 2023 at the age of 39. He made his debut against Kings XI Punjab on 19 April 2008 at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, Chandigarh. He played his last match on 22 April 2011 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Joginder Sharma’s retirement letter
Statistical data
batting
ODI
- Highest score: 29 not out
T20I
Fielding and bowling
ODI
- Best bowling figure: 28 runs for 1 wicket
T20I
- Best bowling statistics: 2 wickets, 20 runs
police officer
He was appointed as DSP of Haryana Police on September 4, 2007. He joined on October 5, 2007 and completed his basic training from Haryana Police Academy, Madhuban. From 2023, he is posted in Hisar, Haryana. In 2020, amid the Covid-19 outbreak, the ICC appreciated his work and called him a real-life hero.
2007: #T20World Cup Heroes 🏆2020: Real World Heroes 💪
India’s Joginder Sharma, who retired as a police officer, is among those doing his bit during the global health crisis.
[📷 Joginder Sharma] pic.twitter.com/2IAAyjX3Se
— International Chamber of Commerce (@ICC) March 28, 2020
dispute
Police opened a case for threatening his cousin
In September 2011, his cousin Sonu Sharma complained that Joginder Sharma, his mother Dhanpati and sister-in-law Neelam Devi forcibly entered Sonu’s house, abused him and his mother Murti Devi, and beat them. He claimed that the quarrel took place over the issue of compensation for the acquisition of Sonu’s shop on Jhajjar Road. When asked about the incident, Joginder denied any quarrel with Sonu.
car collection
He owns a Mini Cooper and a Mahindra Thar.
Joginder Sharma and his Mini Cooper car
Joginder Sharma sitting on his Mahindra Thar
Facts/Trivia
- After winning the 2007 T20 World Cup, the Haryana government awarded him a bonus of Rs 21 lakh.
- In July 2017, his father was attacked and stabbed by two young men in his candy shop.
- He has a tattoo of Parshurama, one of the ten incarnations of the Hindu god Vishnu, on his arm.
- In November 2011, he met with a serious accident in Delhi when his Maruti Swift car hit another vehicle.
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Source: HIS Education