Cricketer Yashpal Sharma passed away

Former Indian cricketer and 1983 World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma passed away recently at the age of 66.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021

Yashpal was one of the heroes in India s World Cup triumph in 1983. He played a pivotal role in the cup by scoring 240 runs at an average of 34.28 including a match-winning 60 against England in the semi-finals.

The former Punjab cricketer was regarded as a gifted middle-order batsman.In a career spanning from 1979 to 1983, Yashpal played 37 Tests for India and scored 1606 runs with two centuries and nine fifties.

He was an umpire too and stood in a couple of women’s ODIs. The multi-faceted former player also served as coach of the Uttar Pradesh Ranji team.