Sanjeev Sharma
Sanjeev Chaman Sharma 
pronunciation (born 25 August 1965, in Delhi) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 23 ODIs from 1988 to 1997. As right arm medium pace bowler, he was one of several bowlers tried out as Kapil Dev's opening partners in the 80's. He made an impressive start by polishing off the tail on his Test debut against New Zealand in 1988-89 to finish with three for 37. He toured West Indies in 1989 where he was compared alongside West India greats Ambrose and Walsh. Vivian Richards called him the best Indian fast bowler he had ever faced which did not go down well with Kapil Dev. After a career that spanned nearly 20 years, he announced his retirement from competitive cricket in November 2004
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| Full name | Sanjeev Chaman Sharma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 August 1965[1] Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium pace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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His best batting figure against Uttar Pradesh is 117 not-out in the first innings and 55 not-out in the second innings at Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi during Ranji Trophy in 1991. He was awarded the man of the match for this stellar batting performance.
In August 2019, he was appointed as the coach of Senior Arunachal Pradesh Cricket Team.[2]
These days, he spends his time running a franchise of UClean in Delhi. UClean is India's largest laundry and dry-cleaning chain which works on the franchise model.
Key Assignments
- 2005-2006: National Selector (BCCI) for Team India U-19
- 2006-2009: Chairman of Junior Selection Committee (BCCI)
- 2010-2011: Coach for Delhi Ranji Trophy Team
- 2011-2012: Chief Coach for Delhi Ranji Trophy Team
- 2012-2013: Coach for Delhi Ranji Trophy Team
- 2013-2014: Chief Coach for Delhi Ranji Trophy Team
- 2018-2019: Coach for Sikkim Ranji Trophy Team
- 2019-2020: Coach for Arunachal Pradesh Ranji Team
Achievements
- National Selector of India U-19 Team that was runners-up in ICC Under 19 World Cup 2006 in Sri-Lanka.
- Chairman of Junior Selection Committee for India U-19 Team that won the ICC U-19 World Cup 2008 in Malaysia under the Captaincy of Virat Kholi..
Coaching Experiences
- 1985-1987: Coach cum Player at Golkar Cricket Club, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
- 1994-1997: Coach cum Player at Ardmore Cricket Club (Irish League), Ireland.
- 1994-2002: Coach cum Player at Brother's Union Cricket Club, Mohamaden Sporting, Biman Airways and Sujan Tarun Cricket Club (Dhaka League).
- 1997-2000: Coach cum Player at Sion Mills Cricket Club (Irish League), Ireland.
- 1999-2004: Coach cum Player for Rajasthan Ranji Team, India.
- 2002: Coach of Thailand National Team.
- 2003-2004: Coach cum Player at Brunette Cricket Club (Irish League), Ireland.
- 2004-2005: Coach cum Player at Kidsgroove Cricket Club (Stafford-shire League), United Kingdom.
- 2005-2007: Coach cum Player at Millennium League, New Jersey, United States.
- 2017: Coach at Chittagong Vikings, Bangladesh Premier League.
- 2017: Appointed by BCCI-NCA as coach for North Zone, Zonal Cricket Academy U19 Camp at Mohali, Punjab, India.
- 2017: Appointed by BCCI-NCA as coach for West Zone, Zonal Cricket Academy U19 Camp at Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
- 2018: Appointed by BCCI-NCA as coach for Zonal Cricket Tournament, Zonal Cricket Academy U19 at Una, Himachal Pradesh, India.
- 2018-2019: Appointed by BCCI as coach of Senior Sikkim Cricket Team.
- 2019-2020: Appointed by BCCI-NCA as coach for U19 NCA Camp at Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
- 2019-2020: Appointed by BCCI-NCA as coach for Inter NCA Cricket tournament at Surat, Gujarat, India.
- 2019-2020: Appointed by BCCI as fast bowling coach for India U19 Camp at Bangaluru, Karnataka, India.
- 2019-2020: Appointed as coach of Senior Arunachal Pradesh Cricket Team.
References
- Sanjeev Sharma
- "BCCI eases entry for new domestic teams as logistical challenges emerge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.