{{short description|Indian cricketer (born 1987)}} {{distinguish|Karan Sharma (cricketer, born 1996)}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Karn Sharma | country = India | fullname = Karn Vinod Sharma | image = Karn Sharma 2015.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|10|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Right arm leg break googly | role = All-rounder | international = true | internationalspan = 2014 | onetest = true | testdebutdate = 9 December | testdebutyear = 2014 | testdebutagainst = Australia | testcap = 283 | lasttestdate = 9 December | lasttestyear = 2014 | lasttestagainst = Australia | odidebutdate = 13 November | odidebutyear = 2014 | odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka | odicap = 204 | lastodidate = 16 November | lastodiyear = 2014 | lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka | odishirt = 33 | oneT20I = true | T20Idebutdate = 7 September | T20Idebutyear = 2014 | T20Idebutagainst = England | T20Icap = 49 | lastT20Idate = 7 September | lastT20Iyear = 2014 | lastT20Iagainst = England
| club1 = Railways | year1 = 2007–2017, 2019–present | clubnumber1 = | club2 = Royal Challengers Bengaluru | year2 = 2009, 2023-2024 | club3 = Sunrisers Hyderabad | year3 = 2013–2016 | clubnumber3 = 33 | club4 = Mumbai Indians | year4 = 2017, 2025 | clubnumber4 = 12 | club5 = Chennai Super Kings | year5 = 2018–2021 | clubnumber5 = 36 | club6 = Vidarbha | year6 = 2017 | club7 = Andhra | year7 = {{nowrap|2018–2019}} | clubnumber7 = | columns = 4 | column1 = Test | matches1 = 1 | runs1 = 8 | bat avg1 = 8.00 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 4* | deliveries1 = 294 | wickets1 = 4 | bowl avg1 = 59.50 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 2/95 | catches/stumpings1 = 0/– | column2 = ODI | matches2 = 2 | runs2 = – | bat avg2 = – | 100s/50s2 = – | top score2 = – | deliveries2 = 114 | wickets2 = 0 | bowl avg2 = – | fivefor2 = – | tenfor2 = – | best bowling2 = – | catches/stumpings2 = 3/– | column3 = T20I | matches3 = 1 | runs3 = – | bat avg3 = – | 100s/50s3 = – | top score3 = – | deliveries3 = 24 | wickets3 = 1 | bowl avg3 = 28.00 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 1/28 | catches/stumpings3 = 0/– | column4 = FC | matches4 = 91 | runs4 = 2,742 | bat avg4 = 23.43 | 100s/50s4 = 2/16 | top score4 = 120 | deliveries4 = 12,816 | wickets4 = 257 | bowl avg4 = 27.15 | fivefor4 = 13 | tenfor4 = 2 | best bowling4 = 8/38 | catches/stumpings4 = 34/– | date = 12 April | year = 2025 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/30288.html ESPNcricinfo }} '''Karn Vinod Sharma''' (born 23 October 1987) is an Indian cricketer. He plays as an all-rounder for the Railways cricket team. He is a left-hand batsman and leg break bowler. He made his Twenty20 International debut against England in 2014. He made his One Day International debut for India against Sri Lanka on 13 November 2014.<ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/792295.html |title=Sri Lanka tour of India, 4th ODI: India v Sri Lanka at Kolkata, Nov 13, 2014 |access-date=13 November 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He made his Test debut against Australia in Adelaide on 9 December 2014.
==Domestic career==
He made his first-class debut in 2007/08 Ranji season at Karnail Singh Stadium against Jammu and Kashmir, where he played as a specialist batsman. He scored 120 off 232 balls with 17 boundaries as Railways cricket team won by innings and 88 runs.
In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.<ref name="Duleep18">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24173214/sanju-samson-picked-india-passing-yo-yo-test |title=Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=23 July 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref> He was the leading wicket-taker for Andhra in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with twelve dismissals in eight matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12591;team=1592;type=tournament |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 - Andhra: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 October 2018}}</ref>
==International career==
===T20I career=== Karn Sharma made his T20I debut on 7 September 2014 against England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-yuvraj-singh-excluded-from-india-s-for-odis-against-england-sanju-samson-karn-sharma-selected-2008276|title=Yuvraj Singh excluded from India's squad for ODIs against England, Sanju Samson, Karn Sharma selected|work=DNA India|date=5 August 2014|access-date=5 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909062036/https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-yuvraj-singh-excluded-from-india-s-squad-for-odis-against-england-sanju-samson-karn-sharma-selected-2008276|archive-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>
===ODI career=== Karn Sharma made his ODI debut on 13 November 2014 against Sri Lanka. Sadly he had a terrible outing with the ball on debut and he didn't get a chance to bat for the team.
===Test career=== Karn Sharma made his Test debut on 9 December 2014 against Australia within a month of his ODI debut. He picked up 4 Wickets in 2 innings and dismissed his IPL teammate David Warner twice in the match. However he managed to score only 8 runs from 2 innings.
==Indian Premier League==
He featured for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2009.
He was signed up by the IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013. In a line-up comprising Dale Steyn, Thisara Perera and Amit Mishra, young Sharma was the bowler the opposition batsmen were expected to target.
He responded with a mature performance. His performance against Kings XI Punjab early on in the tournament was ample proof of his potential, as he beat the Kings XI batsmen with his spin.
He fortified a bowling attack with a decent economy rate and was a foil to Amit Mishra, the senior leg spinner in the side. He also contributed with the bat scoring a 39 when Sunrisers Hyderabad was staring at their first home defeat against Chennai Super Kings.
In 2014 IPL auctions, he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 3.75 crore, in a bidding war with Kings XI Punjab. He was the highest paid uncapped Indian player in IPL 2014.
In 2015, he was retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad and he plays as the lead spin bowler for the team. After being retained in the team for the 2016 season, he won the 2016 Indian Premier League with Sunrisers Hyderabad.
In February 2017, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 3.2 crores.<ref name="IPL">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1083407.html |title=List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017 |access-date=20 February 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=20 February 2017 }}</ref> He won the 2017 Indian Premier League with Mumbai Indians, he bowled a valuable spell by giving away only 18 runs in 4 overs in the final, he also bowled 12 dot balls in the match.
In January 2018, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings for ₹5 crores in the 2018 IPL auction and subsequently went on to win the title that year and held the unique record for winning IPL title three years in row with 3 different teams.<ref name="IPL2018">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |access-date=27 January 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In February 2022, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1300689 |title=IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/30288.html Karn Sharma - ESPNcricinfo] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170914220007/http://www.wisdenindia.com/player/India/Karn-Sharma/4039.html Karn Sharma]'s profile page on Wisden
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