Karn Vinod Sharma (born 23 October 1987) is an Indian cricketer. He plays as an all-rounder for the

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. He is a left-hand batsman and leg break bowler. He made his

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debut against England in 2014. He made his

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debut for India against Sri Lanka on 13 November 2014. He made his Test debut against Australia in Adelaide on 9 December 2014.

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut in 2007/08 Ranji season at Karnail Singh Stadium against Jammu and Kashmir, where he played as a specialist batsman. He scored 120 off 232 balls with 17 boundaries as

won by innings and 88 runs. In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the

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. He was the leading wicket-taker for Andhra in the

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, with twelve dismissals in eight matches.

International career

T20I career

Karn Sharma made his T20I debut on 7 September 2014 against

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ODI career

Karn Sharma made his ODI debut on 13 November 2014 against

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. Sadly he had a terrible outing with the ball on debut and he didn't get a chance to bat for the team.

Test career

Karn Sharma made his Test debut on 9 December 2014 against

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within a month of his ODI debut. He picked up 4 Wickets in 2 innings and dismissed his IPL teammate David Warner twice in the match. However he managed to score only 8 runs from 2 innings.

Indian Premier League

He featured for

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in 2009. He was signed up by the IPL franchise

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in 2013. In a line-up comprising

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and Amit Mishra, young Sharma was the bowler the opposition batsmen were expected to target. He responded with a mature performance. His performance against

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early on in the tournament was ample proof of his potential, as he beat the Kings XI batsmen with his spin. He fortified an already strong bowling attack with a decent economy rate and was a good foil to Amit Mishra, the senior legspinner in the side. When he was given the chance also contributed with the bat scoring a stubborn unbeaten 39 when

was staring at their first home defeat against

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. In 2014 IPL auctions, he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 3.75 crore, in a bidding war with Kings XI Punjab. He was the highest paid uncapped Indian player in IPL 2014. In 2015, he was retained by the

and he plays as the lead spin bowler for the team. After being retained in the team for the 2016 season, he won the

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with Sunrisers Hyderabad. In February 2017, he was bought by the

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team for the

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for 3.2

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s. He won the

with Mumbai Indians, he bowled a valuable spell by giving away only 18 runs in 4 overs in the

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, he also bowled 12 dot balls in the match. In January 2018, he was bought by the

for ₹5 crores in the 2018 IPL auction and subsequently went on to win the title that year and held the unique record for winning IPL title three years in row with 3 different teams. In February 2022, he was bought by the

in the

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for the

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tournament.

References

External links

Karn Sharma - ESPNcricinfo

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