Sharad Vesawkar

Sharad Vesawkar
Personal information
Born (1988-10-06) 6 October 1988
United Arab Emirates
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Role Batsman
Website www.sharadvesawkar.com
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 11) 16 March 2014 v Hong Kong
Last T20I 17 July 2015 v Papua New Guinea
T20I shirt no. 5
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2013 APF (National League)
2014–2014 Panchakanya Tej (NPL)
2015–2015 Sudur Pashchimanchal Academy (SPA Cup)
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 10 4 14 32
Runs scored 199 170 296 489
Batting average 19.90 34.00 24.66 23.28
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/1 0/0
Top score 40 89 54 44
Balls bowled – 24 – 6
Wickets – 0 – 0
Bowling average – – – –
5 wickets in innings – 0 – 0
10 wickets in match – 0 – 0
Best bowling – – – –
Catches/stumpings 3/– 2/– 1/– 8/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 August 2015

Sharad Vesawkar (Nepali: शरद भेषावकर) (born 6 October 1988) is a Nepalese cricketer. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm off break bowler.[1] He made his debut for Nepal against UAE in March 2004.[2]

He is currently the no. 80 ranked T20I batsman in the world, achieving the 250 rating benchmark on 17 July 2015.[3]

Sharad Vesawkar became the third Nepalese cricketer to score an international century, when he slammed an unbeaten 105 off 134 balls against Fiji during the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five in February 2010.[4]

He is the captain of Panchakanya Tej of the Nepal Premier League. He also represents the APF Club of the National League and Sudur Pashchimanchal Academy, which plays in the SPA Cup.

Personal life

Sharad Vesawkar was born and raised in UAE, as the second son of Dilip Vesawkar, an engineer, and his wife Himali. He, along with his brother, Mahendra, learnt to play cricket in his childhood in the country. The family returned to Nepal in 1995 after his father's retirement.[5] Currently, he is dating a Nepalese movie actress Nisha Adhikari.[6]

International career

Vesawkar first represented his country at Under-15 level, playing in the Under-15 Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates in December 2002. In his second match against Qatar Under-15s[7] he scored a century to win the man of the match award.[8]

He first played at Under-19 level in April 2003 on a tour of India. Later in the year, he played in the Youth Asia Cup in Karachi[7] and won the man of the match award in the final against Malaysia Under-19s.[9] The following year he played in the ACC Under-17 Cup in India and the 2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.[7]

In 2004, he made his début for the Nepal senior side[7] in what was also his first first-class match against the UAE in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup. He also played an Intercontinental Cup match against Malaysia the next month.[10] He also played in the 2004 ACC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur that year in addition to ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, the UAE and Hong Kong.

In 2005, he played ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Malaysia,[7] the UAE and Hong Kong.[10] The games against the UAE and Hong Kong also counted towards the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[11] He played in the ACC Under-19 Cup in Nepal that November. He played for Nepal Under-19s in a second Under-19 World Cup in February 2006.[7]

In March 2006 he played in a play-off match against Namibia to decide the final spot in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Needing an outright win to qualify, Nepal could only secure a draw after there was no play on the first day.[12] Later in the year he played on a tour of Pakistan with Nepal in addition to playing in the ACC Trophy and ACC Premier League.

Career highlights

Sharad Vesawkar is a player who gained popularity among the supporters as a defensive batsman when he first came to reckoning in 2004, however, to one’s surprise he portrayed a batsman completely opposite to his pro-claimed identity in 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier which exuberantly lead Nepal to the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.

His game play drastically transformed from a toddler/nudger to an aggressive player who happens to be an extremely attacking player when needed. He blasted three sixes when 17 runs were required in the last over as Nepal completed their highest ever chase of 183 runs against Kenya[13] during the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier which recorded one of the most unprecedented victories in history of Nepalese and Associate cricket.

He continued his form smashing 10 of the 13 required, and took a single off the last ball leading to a nail-biting five-wicket victory against Hong Kong[14] in the quarter-final of the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. In the match against UAE[15] for third position, he scored an unbeaten 43 runs off just 29 balls including two sixes in first two balls of last over to seal the match. In short, Sharad's batting played a pivotal part leading Nepal to the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.

Sharad started his career in 2004 and faced many difficulties. Lack of citizenship was the worst thing he faced over the years. He finally got his citizenship before the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier and in return he paved the path of 2014 ICC World Twenty20 for Nepal.

He scored an unbeaten 91 off just 45 balls against Singapore in the knock-out match of the Sagarmatha Cement Journey to World Cup tournament in December 2013. He scored 32 runs off the thirty-ninth over that includes 5 SIXes and a two.[16][17]

He also scored 40 runs against Bangladesh[18] and 37 runs against Afghanistan[19] in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.

In August 2014, he traveled to the USA as he was called to play for the Punjab Lions in a Chicago-based tournament. He also played in the North Texas League during the weekends.

Man of the Match awards

The following list illustrates all the matches in which Vesawkar won Man of the Match award while representing Nepal in international series/tournaments.[20]

S.N. Event/Series Opponent Venue Match Performance
1 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five,
Nepal		  Fiji
(One-day)		 Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground,
Kathmandu		 105*(134)
Scorecard

References

  1. ↑ "Sharad Vesawkar". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "United Arab Emirates v Nepal at Sharjah, Mar 25-27, 2004 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Men's T20 - Player Rankings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nepal v Fiji at Kirtipur, Feb 24, 2010 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Official website of Sharad Vesawkar". sharadvesawkar.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Nisha Adhikari admitted her affair with cricketer Sharad Vesawkar". Nepali Actress.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Other matches played by Sharad Vesawkar at CricketArchive
  8. ↑ Scorecard of Nepal Under-15s v Qatar Under-15s, 12 December 2002 at CricketArchive
  9. ↑ Scorecard of Malaysia Under-19s v Nepal Under-19s, 27 July 2003 at CricketArchive
  10. 1 2 First-class matches played by Sharad Vesawkar at CricketArchive
  11. ↑ 2005 ACC Fast Track Nations Points Table
  12. ↑ Scorecard of Namibia v Nepal, 23 March 2006 at CricketArchive
  13. ↑ "15th Match, Group B: Kenya v Nepal at Dubai (CA2), Nov 16, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "60th Match, Quarter-Final: Hong Kong v Nepal at Abu Dhabi, Nov 27, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "71st Match, 3rd place play-off: United Arab Emirates v Nepal at Abu Dhabi, Nov 30, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "Sharad Veshwakar Hits 5 Sixes In An Over". YouTube. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "6th Match, First Round Group A: Bangladesh v Nepal at Chittagong, Mar 18, 2014 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  19. ↑ "9th Match, First Round Group A: Afghanistan v Nepal at Chittagong, Mar 20, 2014 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "Matches In Which Sharad Vesawkar Won An Award". cricketarchive.co.uk.

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