India, Sept. 8 -- In his very first season with Uttar Pradesh cricket in 2021, batter Karan Sharma was named captain of the state senior teams in all three formats. He did not disappoint the selectors' faith and performed well with willow even in red-ball cricket.

That journey wasn't a fluke as the right-hand batter showed his mark even in the maiden edition of the UPT20 League in 2023, amassing an incredible 626 runs, winning the tournament's first Orange Cap and the maiden title for the Kashi Rudras.

His success continued in successive editions of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association's league, where Sharma scored over 400 runs. In the latest season of the UPT20 League, Karan cemented his reputation as one of Uttar Pradesh's most reli...