Abhay Sharma (born 30 April 1969) is an Indian former first-class

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er who played for

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and

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. As of January 2016, he works as the fielding coach of

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and India Under-19s. In 2021, he was named as the fielding coach of Indian women's national cricket team. Abhay Sharma: Former Ranji trophy player, India U19 World Cup winning coach (2018), and a renowned coach for batting and fielding with National Cricket Academy.

Playing career

Sharma was a right-handed

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batsman representing teams such as Delhi, Railways, Rajasthan, Central Zone, India under-19s and the Board President's XI. In a career that spanned 1987/88 to 2003/04, he appeared in 89 first-class and 40

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matches. He was part of the Delhi team that won the

1988–89 Ranji Trophy The 1988–89 Ranji Trophy was the 55th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament that took place in India between October 1988 and March 1989. Delhi defeated Bengal by an innings and 210 runs in the final. Sachin ...

. He was the Railways captain when they won the Ranji Trophy in 2001-02. He finished his career with Railways, scoring over 4000 runs at an average of 35.38 and making 179 dismissals in first-class matches. Abhay Sharma: Former Ranji trophy player, India U19 World Cup winning coach (2018), and a renowned coach for batting and fielding with National Cricket Academy.

Coaching career

Sharma was the

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coach for seven years starting from 2007. Having completed coaching courses in batting, fielding and wicket-keeping in England, he was assigned to coach in the

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as well as India B in the

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. In 2013, he became the fielding and wicket-keeping coach of India A. He was appointed as the head coach of Himachal Pradesh in 2014 ahead of the

2014–15 Ranji Trophy The 2014–15 Ranji Trophy was the 81st edition of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 27 teams divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B advanced ...

. He became the fielding coach of India Under-19s in 2015. He had picked a 19-year-old

Karn Sharma Karn Vinod Sharma (born 23 October 1987) is an Indian cricketer. He plays as an all-rounder for the Railways cricket team. He is a left-hand batsman and leg break bowler. He made his Twenty20 International debut against England in 2014. He ma ...

in the Railways squad for

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. After Karn scored a century on his first-class debut that season, Abhay trained him on his

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bowling and has been his coach since then. He was named fielding of coach of

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for

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tour in June 2016. He worked under interim head coach

Sanjay Bangar Sanjay Bapusaheb Bangar (born 11 October 1972) is an Indian cricket commentator and the head of cricket development of the IPL franchise Punjab Kings. He is a former Indian international cricketer. He played as an all-rounder and represented ...

.Bangar named India coach for Zimbabwe tour
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* * 1969 births Living people Indian cricketers 20th-century Indian sportsmen Delhi cricketers Railways cricketers Rajasthan cricketers Central Zone cricketers Indian cricket coaches Wicket-keepers {{India-cricket-bio-stub