Ashutosh Sharma Wiki, Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography

Ashutosh Sharma is a professional Indian cricketer who gained popularity in October 2023 for breaking a record previously held by former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh. Sharma achieved the fastest fifty by any Indian batter in T20s, breaking a record that had been held for 16 years.

Wiki/Biography

Ashutosh Rambabu Sharma was born on Tuesday, 15 September 1998 (age 25 years; as of 2023) in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Virgo.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 8″

Weight (approx.): 65 kg

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 38″, Waist: 32″, Biceps: 10″

Family

Parents & Siblings

His father, Ram Babu Sharma, is an employee in a government hospital in Ratlam.

He has an elder brother.

Wife

He is unmarried.

Career

Ashutosh Sharma’s father, Ram Babu Sharma, encouraged Ashutosh to join the Railways Cricket Club academy after completing his school education. As Sharma’s skills improved, he played under-14 and under-16 cricket for his district and eventually moved to Indore with the help of former India cricketer Amay Khurasiya in 2016. In the same year, Ashutosh made his debut for the Madhya Pradesh under-19 cricket team, where he continued to demonstrate his skills in the sport.

On 12 January 2018, Ashutosh Sharma made his debut in Twenty20 cricket for Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association in the 2017-18 Zonal T20 League. On 16 October 2019, he made his List A debut and also represented Madhya Pradesh in the 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.

In 2022, he started working as a junior clerk at Railways and moved to Bhopal. During the same year, he participated in the Colonel CK Nayudu Trophy. Although he did not get a chance to bat in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Manipur, he later played well against the Arunachal cricket team. In October 2023, Ashutosh Sharma participated in a Group C match during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches held in Ranchi, India, and hit a half-century in eleven balls against the Arunachal Pradesh cricket team.

Punjab Kings bought him for Rs. 20 lakh during the 2024 IPl auctions. Ashutosh Sharma was appreciated for scoring 31 off 17 balls in a match against Gujarat Titans; he played as an impact player in the match.

Bike Collection

Ashutosh Sharma owns a Royal Enfield.

Car Collection

Ashutosh Sharma owns a Toyota Yaris.

Facts/Trivia

• He is also known by the name Ashu. ^[1]Ashutosh Sharma’s Instagram Account

• In childhood, his idols were Suryakumar Yadav and local cricketer Naman Ojha.

• At the age of twelve, he met Sanjay Bangar, who was then associated with the now-defunct Kochi franchise, during an IPL match in which Ashutosh was a ball boy. Ashutosh later trained under Bnagar after he was selected for the Punjab Kings.
  

  Ashutosh Sharma with Sanjay Bangar

• During his initial cricketing days in Indore, he did umpiring in matches to afford lunch.

• In 2020, Ashutosh suffered from depression after he was not selected for the 2020 Mushtaq Ali tournament. According to Ashutosh, the newly joined MP head coach Chandrakant Pandit was biased against him, which caused Ashutosh’s removal from the tournament even after he scored three half-centuries in the previous season of the tournament.

• His favourite hobby is cooking which he learned while he was playing Under-19 cricket when he once decided to do all household chores himself as a punishment so that he could bring disciple in his life.

• Ashutosh Sharma enjoys travelling to distant places, dancing, exercising, and swimming in his free time.
  

  Ashutosh Sharma while enjoying holidays

• Ashutosh Sharma likes staying fit. He exercises every day and frequently shares pictures of his workout sessions on various social media platforms.
  

  Ashutosh Sharma while working out at a gym