Here’s a comprehensive look at Jitesh Sharma’s life and career achievements, organized into five key themes:
1. 🧒 Early Life & Cricketing Origins Born 22 October 1993 in Amravati, Maharashtra. Initially aspired to join the Air Force, and began playing cricket primarily to gain extra marks in his school exams (a rule in Maharashtra offered a 4% bonus for students playing state-level sport) . Cajoled by a local coach into visiting an academy, he ended up making the Vidarbha Under‑16 team at just 16, discovering a passion he hadn’t anticipated . --- 2. 📈 Domestic Career & First-Class Rise Debuted in List A cricket for Vidarbha in February 2014 during the Vijay Hazare Trophy, and entered the Ranji Trophy in October 2015 . Emerged as Vidarbha’s leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy with 298 runs in seven matches . In Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2015–16, scored 343 runs at a strike rate around 143, including one century and two fifties, finishing among the top run‑scorers . --- 3. 🏏 IPL Journey & Performances First acquired by Mumbai In...
