Indian cricketer
Virender Sharma (born 11 September 1971) is an Indian international umpire and former cricketer .[ 1] He played in fifty first-class and forty List A matches for Himachal Pradesh between 1990 and 2006.[ 1] [ 2] Sharma stood as an umpire in the Twenty20 tour match between India A vs South Africans on 29 September 2015.[ 3]
In November 2016 during the Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh , Sharma was forced to stand at both ends on day 2, after the other umpire Sam Nogajski was taken ill with food poisoning.[ 4]
In March 2017, he stood in the final of the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy .[ 5] On 10 January 2020, he stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, in the fixture between India and Sri Lanka .[ 6] One week later, on 17 January 2020, he stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, in the fixture between India and Australia .[ 7]
In January 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as one of the on-field umpires for the second Test match between India and England .[ 8] On 13 February 2021, he stood in his first Test as an onfield umpire, between India and England.[ 9] [ 10]
In January 2023, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup .[ 11] [ 12]
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References
^ a b "Virender Sharma" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 1 November 2017 .
^ Service, Tribune News. "Virat Kohli loses cool at umpire Virender Sharma, square-leg umpire intervenes" . Tribuneindia News Service . Retrieved 2 November 2021 .
^ "South Africa tour of India, Tour Match: India A v South Africans at Delhi, Sep 29, 2015" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 29 September 2015 .
^ "Ranji umpire stands at both ends with partner absent ill" . ESPN Cricinfo. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016 .
^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Final: Tamil Nadu v Bengal at Delhi, Mar 20, 2017" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 20 March 2017 .
^ "3rd T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of India at Pune, Jan 10 2020" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 10 January 2020 .
^ "2nd ODI, Australia tour of India at Rajkot, Jan 17 2020" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 17 January 2020 .
^ "Anil Chaudhary, Virender Sharma set to debut as umpires in Tests" . CricBuzz . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
^ "1st Test, Chennai, Feb 5 - Feb 9 2021, England tour of India" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 13 February 2021 .
^ "Chennai Test: For 1st time since February 1994, 2 Indian umpires will stand in a Test match in India" . India Today . Retrieved 13 February 2021 .
^ "ICC announces highest number of female match officials for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023" . www.icc-cricket.com . Retrieved 15 January 2023 .
^ "ICC announces highest number of female match officials for U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023" . ThePrint . 5 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023 .
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