The song 'Kar Har Maidan Fateh' from the Bollywood movie Sanju fits Punjab Kings batsman Ashutosh Sharma perfectly. Ashutosh Sharma has now become the new superstar of IPL. Before becoming a star batsman in the IPL, Ashutosh Sharma's life had many ups and downs.

Ashutosh Sharma was born in Ratlam, a small village in Madhya Pradesh and educated in Indore. Ashutosh came into limelight in 2023 with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Ashutosh scored an 11-ball fifty in the group stage match against Arunachal Pradesh. This is the fastest half-century by an Indian batsman in T20Is.

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Now he has scored his first IPL half-century against Mumbai Indians. He scored 61 runs off 28 balls with 7 sixes and 2 fours.

Meanwhile, Ashutosh Sharma's life was full of difficulties right from his childhood and before he got a job in the railways. Ashutosh, who came out of that darkness, has brightened his life with hard work. He has won the hearts of the fans by scoring his maiden half-century in IPL.

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Ashutosh Sharma is a resident of Ratlam city in Madhya Pradesh. He came to Indore at the age of eight. Here his life was full of difficulties. From the age of 10, he used to cook and wash clothes by himself. Many times Ashutosh had no money and had to earn money by umpiring, which enabled him to have at least one meal a day, but his fortunes changed when former Indian cricketer Amey Khursia joined him in the MPCA Academy.

Railways expressed confidence

In 2018, Ashutosh made his debut for Madhya Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The following season he scored 84 runs in T20 matches for MP. Scored two centuries in Under-23 in 2020. But despite this, he was kicked out of the team several times. After this he thought of joining the railways. The coaches and selectors at the Railways had full confidence in Ashutosh and helped him a lot.

First half century in IPL

Today he is in the limelight for his strong performance in IPL. In the mini auction, Punjab Kings bought Ashutosh for Rs 20 lakh. Ashutosh has scored 31 runs in 17 balls, 33 not out in 15 balls, 31 runs in 16 balls and 61 runs in 28 balls so far for Punjab in 4 matches. Couldn't give him a win in the match against Mumbai. But he definitely won the hearts of the fans.