Personal

Name

Ish Sodhi
Full Name

Inderbir Singh ‘Ish’ Sodhi
Country

New Zealand
Gender

Male
Date of Birth

October 31, 1992

Sport Profile

Sport

Cricket
Discipline

Men's Cricket
Role

Leg-break Bowler
Level

National, International
Teams

New Zealand, Adelaide Strikes, Auckland, Jamaica Tallawahs, Northern Districts, Rajasthan Royals, Nottinghamshire
Profile

Ish Sodhi is an India-born New Zealand cricketer, who represents the national team of New Zealand since 2013. He plays for all formats of the game and corresponds to the Northern Districts squad at domestic level. He is a right-arm leg spinner, who occasionally bats right-handedly.

He made his debut in domestic cricket through the Plunkett Shield with Northern-Districts team in 2012. After leaving an impactful impression in that tournament, he got a chance to appear in the international field in 2013. Ish Sodhi made his international cricket debut through a test match against Bangladesh.

After this, he progressively made his debut in ODI and T20I formats as well consecutively in 201 and 2015. He has shown his adept in spin bowling splendidly despite being a non-Asian kiwi bowler and made his place permanent in the team. Currently, he was named for the New Zealand team for 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.

(as Compiled by Madhushree Das Ghosh)

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Career Information

Debut Test Match: at Zahur Ahmed Stadium Vs Bangladesh on 9th of October in 2013

Last Test Match: at Dubai International Cricket Stadium Vs Pakistan on 24th of November in 2018

Debut ODI Match: at Harare Sports Club Stadium Vs Zimbabwe on 2nd of August in 2015

Last ODI: at Bay Oval Stadium Vs India on 28th of January in 2019

Debut T20I Match: at Windsor Park Stadium Vs West Indies on 5th of July in 2014

Last T20I Match: at Seddon Park Stadium Vs India on 10th of February in 2019

Debut IPL Match: at Sawai Mansingh Stadium Vs Hyderabad on 29th of April in 2018

Bowling Career:

  • He has taken 41 wickets in 17 matches in just 5 years of Test career at an average of 48.59 (as on May 16, 2019)
  • He has taken 39 wickets in 30 matches in just 4 years of ODI career at an average of 35.77 including 1 five-wicket haul (as on May 16, 2019)
  • He has taken 43 wickets in 33 matches in 5 years of T20I career at an average of 20.88 (as on May 16, 2019)
  • He has taken 9 wickets in 8 matches in 2 years of IPL career at an average of 22.44 (as on May 16, 2019)
Achievements/Records Associated With
  • World No. 1 in ICC T20I rankings in 2018
  • Most runs at number 10 on Test debut for New Zealand