By Ravi - May 28, 2025 05:18 PM
Under the captaincy of Jitesh Sharma, Royal Challengers Bangalore achieved the third biggest target in IPL history and made it to Qualifier-1. In the last league match of the season, RCB defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets. With this victory at the Ekana Stadium, RCB has secured second place in the points table. Now the team will play Qualifier-1 with Punjab Kings on 29 May. After RCB's victory, wicketkeeper batsman Jitesh Sharma is making a lot of headlines, as he won everyone's heart with his brilliant captaincy and batting in the match.
Jitesh Sharma is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, known for his explosive batting. He was born on 22 October 1993 in Amravati, Maharashtra. He comes from a middle-class family and was very fond of playing cricket since childhood.
According to some reports, Jitesh wanted to join the Indian Military Services. However, his father wanted him to become a cricketer and enrolled Jitesh and his brother Nitesh in the Sant Gajanan Cricket Academy.
Jitesh made his mark in the IPL playing for Punjab Kings (PBKS), where he played some brilliant innings in the middle order. His power-hitting ability and ability to turn the match also impressed RCB, who bought him in the IPL 2025 auction and added him to their squad.
Jitesh Sharma's net worth is around Rs 3 crore. His source of income is domestic cricket and Indian Premier League (IPL). In the IPL 2025 mega auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bought him for Rs 11 crore. This was a huge amount compared to his previous IPL salary which was Rs 20 lakh. After this, his annual income has become around Rs 45 lakh. Jitesh's net worth is around Rs 14-15 crore.
Jitesh has played a total of 9 matches in T20I for India, in which he has scored 100 runs in 7 innings. In first class, he has scored 661 runs in 18 matches, 1533 runs in 56 matches in List-A and 2862 runs in 139 matches in T20.
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