Amith Sarma Explained

Amith Sarma
Country:Germany
Birth Date:23 October 1982
International:true
T20idebutdate:11 May
T20idebutyear:2019
T20idebutagainst:Belgium
T20icap:12
Lastt20idate:11 September
Lastt20iyear:2021
Lastt20iagainst:Spain
Date:11 September 2021
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1046605.html Cricinfo

Amith Sarma (born 23 October 1982) is a German cricketer, who has played for the national team.[1] He was named in Germany's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa.[2] He played in Germany's opening fixture, against Ghana, on 3 September 2017.[3]

He played a key role in Germany's Division 2 Europe success, helping them secure promotion and winning Division 1 to reach the 2017 Global ICC Qualifier in Benoni, South Africa. He has also captained several times and was also added to the squad for the 2021 ICC T20 Global Qualifiers in Oman where Germany finished 4th place in Group A.

In May 2019, he was named in Germany's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their three-match series against Belgium. The matches were the first T20Is to be played by the German cricket team.[4] He made his T20I debut for Germany as Captain against Belgium on 11 May 2019.[5] In June 2019, he was added to Germany's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amith Sarma . 19 July 2015 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa . 28 August 2017 . International Cricket Council.
  3. Web site: Group B, ICC World Cricket League Division Five at Benoni, Sep 3 2017 . 3 September 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. Web site: Germany announce dates for first T20Is . Cricket Europe . 11 May 2019 . 20 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190320191645/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000001/000176.shtml . dead .
  5. Web site: 1st T20I, Germany tour of Belgium at Waterloo, May 11 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 11 May 2019.
  6. Web site: Denmark remain in contention . Cricket Europe . 18 June 2019 . 2 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190902132243/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000008/000842.shtml . dead .