NAGPUR: Jitesh Sharma's affair with T20 cricket is not new. He has established himself one of the very few Vidarbha batters who can tonk the ball from the word go. Whenever he has made his presence felt, his teams have been benefited in the shortest format. Last season, he topped six hitters' chart in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy (SMAT), which propelled him into making his IPL debut for the Punjab Kings.
The 28-year-old was one of the reasons Vidarbha played the semifinal in the shortest format for the first time. Once again, the onus will be on Jitesh as Vidarbha gets ready to face Assam in the SMAT 2022 opener in Rajkot on Tuesday.