Gopal Sharma is a former India

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n cricket

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er who played in 5 Tests

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 and 11 ODIs from 1985 to 1990. He was an off-spinner but was overshadowed by the spinners of the day for a place in the international squad - Laxman Sivaramakrishnan

Laxman Sivaramakrishnan

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, Maninder Singh

Maninder Singh

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, Arshad Ayub

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, Shivlal Yadav

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, Ravi Shastri

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 and Narendra Hirwani

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He was the first person from Uttar Pradesh

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 to represent India

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 post-independence

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.He was a member of the India Selection Committee

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 representing the Central Zone

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 in 2004/05 season.