Sandeep Jyoti (born 14 December 1973) is an Indian-born Canadian cricketer. Jyoti was born in

Shimla Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Himachal Pradesh, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the States and union territories of India, northern Indian state of Himachal Prade ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, ando migrated to

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when he was fourteen years old. Upon arrival in Canada, Sandeep joined the Mississauga Ramblers Cricket ClubMississauga Ramblers website
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Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul ...

. Here he learned his cricket and is still currently playing for the club where he coaches as well. Sandeep made his debut for the Canadian National Cricket side in 2002 when he participated in th
Red Stripe Bowl
in Jamaica. In 2006, he played for the national team in the America's cup tournament. Sandeep had a good Americas Cup where he had some great opening partnerships with John Davison. Sandeep also had a couple of not out innings vital to Canadian victories. Sandeep is an opening batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. His highest batting score for Canada is 117.

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Sandeep Jyoti
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Sandeep Jyoti on Real Champions
1973 births Living people Canadian cricketers Canada One Day International cricketers Canada Twenty20 International cricketers Indian cricketers Indian emigrants to Canada Indian cricket coaches Canadian Hindus People from Shimla Canadian people of Indian descent Cricketers from Himachal Pradesh {{Canada-cricket-bio-stub