Ish Sodhi: Difference between revisions

| birth_place = [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]

| lasttestdate = 281 DecemberNovember

| lasttestyear = 20232024

| lasttestagainst = BangladeshIndia

| lastT20Idate = 520 SeptemberApril

| lastT20Iyear = 20232024

| lastT20Iagainst = EnglandPakistan

| matches1 = 1920

| runs1 = 524546

| bat avg1 = 2221.7884

| top score1 = 65[[Not Out|*]]

| deliveries1 = 34,803001

| wickets1 = 5557

| bowl avg1 = 4243.9422

| matches2 = 4951

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| wickets2 = 6163

| bowl avg2 = 35.6073

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| bowl avg3 = 22.8797

| catches/stumpings3 = 3137/–

| matches4 = 9396

| runs4 = 2,587683

| bat avg4 = 21.9263

| deliveries4 = 17,177627

| wickets4 = 303308

| bowl avg4 = 33.0541

'''Inderbir Singh '''"'''Ish'''"''' Sodhi''' (born 31 October 1992) is a New Zealand [[cricket]]er born in [[Punjab, India]] who represents the [[New Zealand national cricket team]] in all formats, and [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]] in domestic cricket.<ref>{{cite web|title=Players / New Zealand / Ish Sodhi|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/559066.html|publisher=CricinfoESPNcricinfo|access-date=11 October 2013}}</ref> He [[Bowling (cricket)|bowls]] right-arm [[leg spin]], and bats right-handed. He reached the no.1 ranking for T20I bowlers in January 2018, jumping from no.10 at the end of the previous year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/587573|title=Munro and Sodhi on top of the world|access-date=2018-01-04|language=en}}</ref> He was a part of the New Zealand squad to finish as [[2019 Cricket World Cup final|runners-up]] at the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].

Sodhi is an ethnic [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] and was born in [[Ludhiana]], India to a [[Sikh]] family. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/7/11176/New-Zealand/Blackcap-spinner-Ish-Sodhi-ties-knot-in-Auckland | title=Blackcap spinner Ish Sodhi ties knot in Auckland! }}</ref> His grandparents hail from [[Lahore]] in Pakistan [[Partition of India|pre-partition]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/news/detail/to-be-here-is-special-sodhi-reveals-family-connection-with-lahore | title=To be here is special': Sodhi reveals family connection with Lahore|access-date=2023-05-08}}</ref> He moved to [[Papatoetoe]], New Zealand with his family when he was four years old. He attended [[Papatoetoe High School]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Mark Geenty|title=New Black Cap Sodhi in a spin after rapid rise|date=2013-09-14|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/9163328/New-Black-Cap-Sodhi-in-a-spin-after-rapid-rise|access-date=2018-06-05}}</ref>

In 2017, Sodhi was not named in the Test squad against Bangladesh, which enabled him to play for [[Adelaide Strikers]] as an injury replacement for [[Chris Jordan (cricketer)|Chris Jordan]]. On 18 January, in his third game for the Strikers, he ended the match with figures of 6/11 off 3.3 overs to win the match for the Strikers and Man of the Match. These are the second-best figures in [[Big Bash League|Big Bash]] history after [[Lasith Malinga]]'s 6/7 from 4 overs between the [[Melbourne Stars]] and [[Perth Scorchers]].<ref>{{Citation|last=cricket.com.au|title=Sodhi takes six to sink Thunder|date=2017-01-18|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD9XsAVkZpQ|access-date=2017-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=((MrCricket1760))|title=Lasith Malinga 6/7 vs Perth Scorchers 12/12/12|date=2012-12-12|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOkctodgNr4|via=YouTube|access-date=2017-01-19}}</ref>

He was the leading wicket-taker in the [[2018–19 Plunket Shield season]], with 36 dismissals in seven matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12656;type=tournament |title=Plunket Shield, 2018/19: Most wickets |work=ESPN CricinfoESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> He was released by the [[Rajasthan Royals]] ahead of the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28087425 |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |work=ESPN CricinfoESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref> In July 2020, he was named in the [[St Kitts & Nevis Patriots]] squad for the [[2020 Caribbean Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29417692/nabi,-lamichhane,-dunk-earn-big-cpl-2020-draft |title=Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft |work=ESPN CricinfoESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/teams-selected-hero-cpl-2020/ |title=Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020 |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref>

His international debut for New Zealand came in a [[Test cricket|Test match]] against [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] during New Zealand's [[New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2013–14|2013 tour of Bangladesh]]. He made his [[Twenty20 International]] debut [[New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 2014#1st T20I|against the West Indies]] in July 2014. In November 2014, Sodhi was selected for a three-test series against [[Pakistan cricket team]]. In the first Test, he scored 63, a personal best and the best score by a New Zealand number-ten batsman in Test cricket. Sodhi made his [[One Day International]] debut for New Zealand [[New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015|against Zimbabwe]] on 2 August 2015.<ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/894287.html |title=New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Harare, Aug 2, 2015 |access-date=2 August 2015 |work=ESPNCricinfoESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In May 2018, he was one of the twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by [[New Zealand Cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23512513 |title=Todd Astle bags his first New Zealand contract |work=ESPN CricinfoESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref> In April 2019, he was named in [[2019 Cricket World Cup squads#New Zealand|New Zealand's squad]] for the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26426227 |title=Sodhi and Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad |work=ESPN CricinfoESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1154328 |title=Uncapped Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad, Sodhi preferred to Astle |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> In August 2021, Sodhi was named in New Zealand's squad for the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/126013220/black-caps-announce-twenty20-world-cup-squad-two-debutants-for-leadup-tours-with-stars-absent |title=Black Caps announce Twenty20 World Cup squad, two debutants for leadup tours with stars absent |work=Stuff |date=9 August 2021 |access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref>

In December 2022, Sodhi was recalled in New Zealand's Test squad after 4 years, for their [[New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2022–23 (December 2022)|tour to Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sodhi & Phillips return to Test squad, Tickner retained |url=https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/sodhi-phillips-return-to-test-squad-tickner-retained/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |work=New Zealand Cricket |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222015433/https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/sodhi-phillips-return-to-test-squad-tickner-retained/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the first Test, he picked up his maiden [[five-wicket haul]] in Test cricket,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sodhi's maiden fifer keeps NZ in the hunt |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/125027/sodhis-maiden-fifer-keeps-nz-in-the-hunt-cricbuzzcom |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=Cricbuzz |language=en}}</ref> besides scoring his career best 65 runs in the first innings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PAK vs NZ: Ish Sodhi registers his career-best Test score |url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/21338-pak-vs-nz-ish-sodhi-registers-his-career-best-test-score |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=Geo Super |language=en-US}}</ref>