Who is Vivrant Sharma, J&K hitter earned Rs 2.6 crore at IPL auction | Cricket News
Starting with Rs 20 lakh, the bidding war for lively ended up going the way of SRH as the franchise paid 13 times his base price.
The left-handed opener may not have had too many games to his name but the rookie impressed quite a few ticketing professionals with his explosive batting in the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy. . Vivrant is J&K’s second-highest scorer in the league, amassing 395 runs for an impressive average of 56.42.
At India’s domestic over 50 tournament, Vivrant smashed 124 154 balls against Uttarakhand, helping his team reach the knockout stage for the first time. His 62-ball 69 hit against champion Ranji Madhya Pradesh also helped J&K chase a tough 343 earlier in the tournament.
Vivrant, to date has played 14 A-List games, of which he has 519 runs with a thirtieth century to his name along with eight goals.
In the 9 T20s Vivrant has played so far in his short career, the power-hitter has had 191 runs with a hit rate of 128.18 along with his 6 goals.
Just a week ago, Vivrant made Ranji Cup made his debut against Madhya Pradesh and is currently playing his second match against Gujarat.