Jitesh Mohan Sharma (born 22 October 1993) is an Indian

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er who plays for the

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. He made his international debut against

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on 3 October 2023 during the

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. He plays for

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in domestic cricket and

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in the

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Domestic career

He made his

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debut on 27 February 2014, for Vidarbha in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his first-class debut in the

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on 1 October 2015. He was the leading run-scorer for Vidarbha in the

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, with 298 runs in seven matches. Jitesh Sharma's international prospects were widened during his excellent 2023 IPL season. He also appeared with Bhawanipore Club in P. Sen Trophy.

International career

He got his maiden call-up for

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in January 2023 against

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for T20I series. He made his international debut against

on 3 October 2023 during the

. His career is looked on to further expand after his call-up for the Australia T20I series in 2023 and there is hype that he is in contention for the 2024 T20 world cup. in the fourth T20I against Australia, he scored 35 runs off 19 balls. In the fifth T20I, he scored 24 runs off 16 balls.

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