Mohit Sharma (Cricketer) Wiki, Age, Height, Weight, Biography, Family, Career, Net Worth, Wife, & More
Mohit Sharma is an Indian cricketer who lives in Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, Haryana. He is a bowler who plays as right-handed batsman and right arm fast-medium bowler. In domestic matches, he plays for Haryana team. In 2013, he made his International Debut. In 2022, he is the part of Gujarat titans as net bowler.
| Real name | Mohit Mahipal Sharma |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Date of birth | 18 September 1988 |
| Age (as 2022) | 33 years old |
| Birth Place | Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, Haryana |
| Parents | Father: Mahipal Sharma Mother: Sunita Sharna |
| Siblings | Not Known |
| Hometown | Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, Haryana |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Coach | Ian Pont |
| Batting Style | Right-handed |
| Bowling Style | Right arm Fast-medium Bowler |
| Net Worth | Not Known |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 8 March 2016 |
| Wife | Shweta Sharma |
| Children | 1 Son |
Birth & Early Life
Mohit was born on 18 September 1988 at Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, Haryana. Mohit has studied in Aggarwal Public School, Ballabhgarh.
| School | Aggarwal Public School, Ballabhgarh |
| College | Not Known |
| Education Qualification | Not Known |
Career
Domestic Career
Mohit started his career while playing in domestic matches. In 2011, he made his debut in First class matches against Gujarat on 21 to 24 December 2011. From 2011-18, he played 44 matches and took 127 wickets in 76 innings with 4 haul wickets 4 times and 5 haul wickets 7 times with the economy of 2.75 in First Class matches. After that he made is debut in List A against Punjab on 20 February 2012. From 2012-21, he played 71 matches and took 77 wickets with the economy of 4.93 and took 4 haul wickets 2 times in List A.
IPL Career
In 2013, Mohit made is IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings and he played 15 matches and became second best bowler in that season by taking 20 wickets. After that in 2014 IPL auction Chennai bought him back at the price of Rs.2crore, in that year he won the purple cap by taking 23 wickets and became the best bowler in that season. In 2015, he was regular member of Chennai and played 16 matches and took 14 wickets and Mohit was moved to Kings XI Punjab in 2016 because CSK was faced two years ban. From Punjab side he played 14 matches and took 13 wickets in 2016. From 2016 to 2018, he was part of Punjab at the price of Rs.2.40crore. Later on In 2019 IPL auction Punjab released him and then again Mohit was bought by Chennai at price of Rs.5crore But they gave me 1 match to play. After that in 2020 IPL auction he was released by Chennai and then Mohit was bought by Delhi Capitals at price of Rs.50 Lakh. In 2022, he was roped by new franchise Gujarat titans as net bowler in IPL 2022 season.
International Career
Mohit made his ODI debut on 1 August 2013 against Zimbabwe in 4th ODI. He took his first wicket opening batsman Sikandar Raza and in that match he took 2 wickets and gave 26 runs in 10 overs and became the man of the match on his Debut match. After his debut match he was named in ODI squad for the home series against West Indies and the tour of South Africa. Later on he also made his debut in T-20 against Australia on 30 March 2014.
In 2015, he received a call for World Cup squad after Ishant Sharma was not added in tournament due to injury. In that World Cup 2015, he took 13 wickets in the tournament. After that he played few matches till the end of year and after that he did not get any single match in International matches.
From 2013 to 15, Mohit had played 26 matches and took 31 wickets with the economy of 5.46 in ODI format. From 2014 to15 he played 8 matches and took 6 wickets in T-20 Tournament.
| International Debut | ODI: 1 August 2013 against Zimbabwe T-20: on 30 March 2014 against Australia Test: Not Yet get chance |
| Domestic Debut | First Class: 21-24 December 2011 against Gujarat List A: 20 February 2012 against Punjab IPL: 13 April 2013 against RCB |
| Jersey Number | 18 |
Personal Life
Mohit Sharma got married with his longtime girlfriend Shweta Sharma. She is from Kolkata and has done course in Hotel Management. Mohit was engaged to his girlfriend on 17 January 2016 at Delhi. On 8 March 2016, they got married. The ceremony took place at Hotel Leela Palace in Delhi. The ceremony had attended by Virendra Sehwag and some cricket friends. The couple is blessed with a son in 2021.
Physical Stats
| Height | 5 feet 9 inch |
| Weight | 68 kg |
| Eyes Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Facts of Mohit Sharma
- Mohit is the second Indian player after Sandeep Patil to become a man of the match on ODI debut.
- In 2013, he was the second most highest wicket taker in IPL and in 2014, he was the purple cup holder with the highest wicket taker in that IPL season.
- In 2012-13 Ranji season he was the fifth highest wicket taker, Mohit took 37 wickets in 8 matches.