Amit Sharma (born 20 November 1974), is an Indian

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. He is a right-handed

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and a right-arm offbreak bowler. Amit Sharma was considered as an allrounder and was the captain of the U-19 team that visited

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in 1994 season and won the test series 1-0 that included a Test match century in the second game. The team lost 2–0 in the ODI series. Prominent members of the squad who made it to International cricket included

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and Iqbal Siddiqui. The England team featured

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and

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in their squad. Amit Sharma made his debut in

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domestic cricket in the 1992/93 season but never achieved his true potential. He never received an opportunity to play International Cricket and retired from domestic cricket after the 2003/04 season.

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