Gopal Sharma (born 3 August 1960) is a former Indian

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s 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.

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