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Gopal Sharma pronunciation (help·info) (born 3 August 1960) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 5 Tests and 11 ODIs from 1985 to 1990. He was an off-spinner but was overshadowed by the spinners of the day for a place in the international squad - Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Maninder Singh, Arshad Ayub, Shivlal Yadav, Ravi Shastri and Narendra Hirwani.[1]

Gopal Sharma

Personal information
Born	(1960-08-03) 3 August 1960 (age 62) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 170)	31 January 1985 v England
Last Test	23 November 1990 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 55)	25 August 1985 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	10 April 1987 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs Matches 5 11 Runs scored 11 11 Batting average 3.66 5.50 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 10* 7 Balls bowled 1307 486 Wickets 10 10 Bowling average 41.79 36.10 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 4/88 3/29 Catches/stumpings 2/- 2/-
Source: , 4 February 2006

He was the first person from Uttar Pradesh to represent India post-independence. He was a member of the India Selection Committee representing the Central Zone in 2004/05 season.[2]

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