Vivrant Sharma of Jammu and Kashmir was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 2.6 crore after entering the IPL 2023 auction in Kochi with a base price of Rs 20 lakh.
Vivrant, a left-handed opener, made headlines in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 tournament with his 124-ball 154 against Uttarakhand, which helped Jammu and Kashmir earn its first knockouts berth in the tournament’s history.
Earlier in the tournament, he led J&K to a mammoth 343-run victory over Ranji Trophy defending champion Madhya Pradesh with a 62-ball 69. Vivrant finished the 50-over tournament as the team’s second-highest scorer, with 395 runs at an average of 56.42. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he had two fifties and 128 runs at a commendable strike rate of 145.45.
Name : Vivrant Sharma
Age: 23 Years (Born on 30 October 1999
Hails from: Jammu and Kashmir
Role: All-rounder
Batting Style: Left-hand bat
Bowling Style: Left-arm slow orthodox
Teams: Jammu and Kashmir
Debut
First Class debut against Madhya Pradesh on December 13, 2022
List A debut against Saurashtra on February 21, 2021
T20 debut against Andhra Pradesh on November 4, 2021
The 23-year-old has demonstrated his big-hitting ability against both pacers and spinners. The youngster also has a cool head and can adapt to the situation by rotating strikes as needed.
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