Full Name

Inderbir Singh Sodhi

Born

October 31, 1992, Ludhiana, India

Age

31y 170d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak

Playing Role

Bowler

There is little in Ish Sodhi's statistics to suggest he is an international-quality legspinner, but New Zealand's selectors have seen enough in his aggressive approach and keen attitude to hand him a Test debut after only one full season of first-class cricket. Known chiefly for the turn he generates and the flight he fearlessly trusts, Sodhi's journey to top-level cricket has been a triumph of determination over significant odds.

Born in Ludhiana, in the Indian state of Punjab, Sodhi began his cricket in south Auckland, where his parents had migrated in his youth. Papatoetoe High School is not renowned for its cricket, and perhaps as a result, Sodhi had trouble establishing himself in regional representative teams, and may have also been a victim of Auckland's pitches that provide little aid to spin bowlers, and captains who are not versed in how to use them.

Undeterred, Sodhi left school early and a training stint with Dipak Patel and Matt Horne was when his career finally got some traction. A move to Northern Districts allayed the frustration of not being able to displace the spinner in the Auckland side, and after an encouraging 2012-13 season, Sodhi earned a trip to the subcontinent with New Zealand A, which cleared the path to the New Zealand side.
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Ish Sodhi Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests203740012464576/868/17343.223.6970.1210
ODIs514824432251636/396/3935.735.5238.7110
T20Is111107227930481324/284/2823.098.0217.2300
FC9616417627102913087/3012/6233.413.5057.212172
List A112106545146571456/396/3932.115.1237.5310
T20s263254539270712896/116/1124.467.8618.6610

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests202945466521.84116147.0204657110
ODIs512442013510.0527672.8200710110
T20Is1113312161197.66150107.330099370
FC9614319268382*21.63507952.8201333237380
List A112581258748*12.7672780.74003722260
T20s2638236386518.39364106.04012517640
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Recent Matches of Ish Sodhi

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Canterbury vs Otago11 & 250/6 & 0/3108-Mar-2024AlexandraFC
Canterbury vs Wellington29 & 91/51 & 1/4329-Feb-2024RangioraFC
New Zealand vs Australia--0/2225-Feb-2024AucklandT20I # 2484
New Zealand vs Australia--0/4221-Feb-2024WellingtonT20I # 2481
Canterbury vs Northern Dis--1/2618-Feb-2024Mount MaunganuiList A

Photos of Ish Sodhi

Ish Sodhi, Mtichell Santner and Tim Seifert walk off in the rain
Ish Sodhi picked 2 for 22 on his return to the side
Ish Sodhi lets out a roar of triumph
Ish Sodhi roars after dismissing Najmul Hossain Shanto
Taijul Islam got Ish Sodhi to finish the game
Scenes from a Test - Bangladesh's close-in fielders swarm Ajaz Patel
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