Siddharth Sharma was part of the champion team of Himachal Pradesh that won the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2021-22 and took a total of 33 wickets for Himachal.
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About 20 days ago, Siddharth Sharma, who was doing amazing bowling for his team at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, was being discussed. On the basis of his bowling, Himachal Pradesh had forced Bengal to draw a Ranji Trophy match at home. This was the last feat of the 28-year-old young fast bowler on the cricket field. No one knew that in the new year, instead of helping his team win, Siddharth would lose the battle of life. This young and talented cricketer of Himachal Pradesh will suddenly leave this world.
Himachal Pradesh’s young fast bowler Siddharth Sharma passed away suddenly in the middle of the Ranji season. Siddharth, 28, suddenly fell ill, after which he was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Vadodara. After all, he could not recover even from this treatment and he died in the hospital on Thursday, 12 January. A senior official of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association confirmed this.
Amazing performance in last match
Siddharth Sharma was part of the champion team from Himachal Pradesh that won the Vijay Hazare Trophy, India’s premier ODI tournament in the 2021-22 season. Recently, in his last Ranji match against Bengal, Siddharth had performed amazingly and took a total of 7 wickets in the match including 5 wickets in the first innings.
Siddharth’s career was also not very long. He took 33 wickets in 6 First Class, 6 List A and one T20 match.
Himachal CM expressed grief
Siddharth’s family consists of parents and brother who lives abroad. His last rites were performed after his brother returned from Canada. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has condoled his death. He tweeted, Saddened by the news of the demise of Siddharth Sharma, a member of the Vijay Hazare Trophy winning team of Himachal Pradesh. May God give peace to his soul and strength to the family to overcome this grief.
Himachal was a member of the Vijay Hazare Trophy winning cricket team and there is very sad news of the demise of state’s star fast bowler Siddharth Sharma. I pray to God to give peace to the departed soul and strength to the loved ones to bear this great loss. pic.twitter.com/31rwMswXQX
— Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (@SukhvinderSukhvinder) January 13, 2023
unwell before the match
According to the report of news agency PTI, HPCA secretary Avneesh Parmar said, everyone in the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association is in mourning. Siddhartha left us on Thursday. He was on ventilator for the last few days. He was in the team in the last match against Baroda in Vadodara. Before the match, he started vomiting and had trouble urinating. He was taken to the hospital where his condition worsened.