Former India batsman and part of the 1983 World Cup-winning team, Yashpal Sharma, passed away at the age of 66 due to a heart attack on Tuesday morning in Delhi. He played 37 Tests and 42 ODIs for India from 1979-1985. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and a son.
Yashpal was a right-handed middle-order batsman with an explosive streak to his batting. He was born on August 11, 1954, in Ludhiana Punjab and played domestic cricket for Punjab, Railways, and Haryana.
He overall played 160 FC matches making 8933 runs with 21 centuries and 46 half-centuries and the best score of 201*. He made 1859 runs in 74 one-day matches with a best of 91.
1983 World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma passes away due to cardiac arrest
Yashpal was one of the key members of the 1983 World Cup team and scored 240 runs at an average of 34.28. This included a match-winning half-century (61) against England in the semi-final of the tournament.
During his career for India, Yashpal Sharma made 1606 Test runs with 2 centuries with the best score of 140 and in 42 ODIs, he made 883 runs with 4 half-centuries and a highest score of 89.
After retirement, he turned to umpire and was India's national cricket selector from 2003 to 2006 and once again in 2008.
The Indian cricket fraternity was shocked at the untimely demise of Yashpal Sharma and condoled his death while posting messages on Twitter.
Here are some of the tweets:
