Chetan Sharma

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Chetan Sharma (born 3 January 1966) is an Indian former cricket player who played Tests and ODIs as a fast bowler for Indian cricket team. Sharma was the first man to take a hat-trick in a Cricket World Cup, achieving this feat in the 1987 Cricket World Cup against New Zealand. His hat-trick was also the first time an Indian bowler took one in the ODI format. He was also a part of the Indian squad which won the 1985 World Championship of Cricket. After retirement Sharma appeared as a cricket pundit at multiple Indian TV news networks. On 24 December 2020, he was selected as chairman of the selection committee of Indian cricket team. In November 2022, he was sacked from the position of BCCI national chief selector after team India's exit from the 2022 T20 World Cup. Later BCCI re-appointed him.

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