Ish Sodhi Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Inderbir Singh Sodhi
Nickname	Ish
Profession	Cricketer (Bowler)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in Feet Inches- 6’
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	Test- 9 October 2013 vs Bangladesh in Chittagong ODI- 2 August 2015 vs Zimbabwe in Harare T20- 5 July 2014 vs West Indies in Dominica
Coach/Mentor	Dipak Patel (former New Zealand cricketer)
Jersey Number	#61 (New Zealand)
Domestic/State Teams	Northern Knights, Adelaide Strikers
Bowling Style	Right-arm legbreak
Batting Style	Right Handed Bat
Nature on field	Cool
Records/Achievements (main ones)	• In the 2016-17 edition of Big Bash League, while playing for the Adelaide Strikers, Sodhi clinched magnificent bowling figures of 6/11 from 3.3 overs in a match against the Sydney Thunder. Notably, Sodhi's 6/11 are the second best bowling figures in the Big Bash history after Lasith Malinga's 6/7. • In a match against Pakistan in 2014, Sodhi scored 63 with the bat thus recording the best batting figure ever by a New Zealand No. 10 batsman in Test cricket.
Career Turning Point	Sodhi's consistent performances at the domestic circuit helped him get an early call-up for the New Zealand 'A' squad.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	31 October 1992 (Saturday)
Age (as in 2019)	27 Years
Birthplace	Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Kiwi
Hometown	Auckland, New Zealand
School	Papatoetoe High School, Auckland, New Zealand
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Family	Father- Rajbir Singh Sodhi (Doctor) Mother- Simrat Sodhi (Teacher) Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Sikhism
Hobbies	Watching movies, playing Basketball
Favourite Things
Favourite Film	The Notebook (2004)
Favourite Cricketers	Daniel Vettori, Anil Kumble
Favourite Cricket Ground	Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Australia
Favourite Dance Move	The Running Man
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	23 September 2019
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Angelina
Children	None

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ish Sodhi

• Does Ish Sodhi smoke: Not Known

• Does Ish Sodhi drink alcohol: Yes

• Sodhi’s family migrated to Auckland from Ludhiana, Punjab in the year 1996. He was only 4 years old at that time.

• As a child, Sodhi bowled right-arm fast-medium. However, at his mentor’s (Dipak Patel) behest, he switched to leg-break.

• Sodhi was rated No. 2 at his high school club, Papatoetoe.

• As of February 27, 2017, he has 5-five wicket hauls to his name in 45 first-class matches played so far.

• Although a number of Indian origin cricketers like Dipak Patel, Jeetan Patel, and Tarun Nethula have played for the Black Caps, Sodhi is so far the only Kiwi player to have been born on the Indian soil!