1983 World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma dies of heart attack

1983 World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma passed away this morning due to heart attack. He was 66 years old. Yashpal Sharma played 37 Tests and 42 ODIs in his career. He has 1606 runs in his name in Tests, while 883 runs were scored in ODIs. Yashpal holds the record for scoring 2 centuries and 9 half-centuries in Test cricket. At the same time, this former Indian player also played 4 half-centuries in ODIs. Yashpal Sharma played the most important role in making India the world champions in the 1983 World Cup. Especially his innings in the match against England in the semi-file is forever memorable. In the semi-final, Yashpal ji played an important innings of 61 runs, which made it easy for India to reach the final.

Recently, Yashpal Sharma had disclosed on the death of veteran actor Dilip Kumar. During the 1983 World Cup, he used to watch the movie Kranti, which infused energy within him. With the death of Yashpal Sharma, surely a golden era of Indian cricket has also gone with him.

Yashpal Sharma made his international debut in the year 1978 against Pakistan, and also played the last match of his career in the year 1985. Yashpal was never out for zero in his career. Fans and former cricketers are paying emotional tribute to him by tweeting on social media.