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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Arun Sharma<br />
| image =<br />
| country = India<br />
| fullname = Arun Kumar Sharma<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|4|21|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India<br />
| heightft = <br />
| heightinch = <br />
| heightm = <br />
| batting = Right-handed<br />
| bowling = <br />
| role = [[Wicket-keeper]]<br />
| club1 = [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]]<br />
| year1 = 1978/79–1993/94<br />
| clubnumber1 = <br />
| columns = 1<br />
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]<br />
| matches1 = 73<br />
| runs1 = 1,533<br />
| bat avg1 = 21.29<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 1/7<br />
| top score1 = 107<br />
| deliveries1 = –<br />
| wickets1 = –<br />
| bowl avg1 = –<br />
| fivefor1 = –<br />
| tenfor1 = –<br />
| best bowling1 = –<br />
| catches/stumpings1 = 167/37<br />
| date = 14 October<br />
| year = 2017<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/34627.html ESPNcricinfo<br />
}}<br />
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'''Arun Kumar Sharma''' (born 21 April 1958) is an Indian former [[first-class cricket|first-class]] [[cricket]]er who played for [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]]. He worked as a cricket coach, selector and administrator after his playing career.<br />
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==Career==<br />
A [[wicket-keeper]], Sharma made his first-class debut at the age of 20 for India Under-22s against the touring West Indies team in November 1978. He played for Punjab in the [[Ranji Trophy]] for the first time the following month, starting a 16-season run as the team's first-choice wicket-keeper.<ref>{{cite web|title=First-Class Matches played by Arun Sharma|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/18/18437/First-Class_Matches.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=15 October 2017}}</ref> He was part of the Punjab team that lifted the [[1992–93 Ranji Trophy]], effecting seven dismissals in the final against Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Karhadkar|first1=Amol|title='One of the ends was a green top, the other a dustbowl'|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2013-14/content/story/713621.html|accessdate=15 October 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=28 January 2014}}</ref> Sharma appeared in a total of 73 first-class matches and effected over 200 dismissals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Arun Sharma|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/18/18437/18437.html|accessdate=15 October 2017|work=CricketArchive}}</ref><br />
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Sharma continued to be associated with the sport after his playing career. He worked as a selector for the [[India national under-19 cricket team|India under-19 team]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gupta|first1=Shalini|title=With 1,000 runs in 7 matches, 15-yr-old helps Punjab lift U-16 trophy|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/with-1000-runs-in-7-matches-15-yr-old-helps-punjab-lift-u-16-trophy/|accessdate=15 October 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=2 February 2015}}</ref> He also worked as the head coach of the Punjab senior side for several years until the appointment of [[Ajay Ratra]] in 2017 for that position.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kanthwal|first1=Gaurav|title=Gupta elected PCA prez|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/gupta-elected-pca-prez/472617.html|accessdate=15 October 2017|work=The Tribune India|date=24 September 2017}}</ref> In 2017, the [[Punjab Cricket Association]] selected Sharma as its joint secretary.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Nitin|title=Industrialist Rajinder Gupta elected Punjab Cricket Association chief|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/industrialist-rajinder-gupta-elected-punjab-cricket-association-chief-4859794/|accessdate=15 October 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=25 September 2017}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=34627}}<br />
* {{CricketArchive|id=18437}}<br />
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[[Category:1958 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:Punjab, India cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:North Zone cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:Cricketers from Amritsar]]<br />
[[Category:Indian cricket coaches]]</div>->Red Director