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{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ish Sodhi
| image = 2018.02.03.20.52.20-AUSvNZL T20 NZL innings, SCG (38618201470) (Sodhi cropped).jpg
| caption = Sodhi in 2018
| country = New Zealand
| fullname = Inderbir Singh Sodhi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|10|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
| nickname = Ice Ice Sodhi
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[leg break]]
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2013–present

| testdebutdate = 9 October
| testdebutyear = 2013
| testdebutagainst = Bangladesh
| testcap = 262
| lasttestdate = 02 January
| lasttestyear = 2023
| lasttestagainst = Pakistan

| odidebutdate = 2 August
| odidebutyear = 2015
| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| odicap = 187
| lastodidate = 31 March
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka
| odishirt = 61

| T20Idebutdate = 5 July
| T20Idebutyear = 2014
| T20Idebutagainst = West Indies
| T20Icap = 64
| lastT20Idate = 5 September
| lastT20Iyear = 2023
| lastT20Iagainst = England
| T20Ishirt = 61

| club1 = [[Northern Districts men's cricket team|Northern Districts]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2012/13–present}}
| club2 = [[Adelaide Strikers]]
| year2 = 2016/17
| club3 = [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]]
| year3 = 2017–2018
| club4 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| year4 = 2018–2019
| club5 = [[Jamaica Tallawahs]]
| year5 = 2018
| club6 = [[St Kitts and Nevis Patriots]]
| year6 = 2020
| club7 = [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]]
| year7 = 2021
| club8 = [[Welsh Fire]]
| year8 = 2022
| club9 = [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]]
| year9 = 2023

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 19
| runs1 = 524
| bat avg1 = 22.78
| 100s/50s1 = 0/4
| top score1 = 65*
| deliveries1 = 3,803
| wickets1 = 54
| bowl avg1 = 42.94
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 6/86
| catches/stumpings1 = 11/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 49
| runs2 = 201
| bat avg2 = 10.05
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 35
| deliveries2 = 2,383
| wickets2 = 61
| bowl avg2 = 35.60
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 6/39
| catches/stumpings2 = 11/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 100
| runs3 = 155
| bat avg3 = 9.11
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 19
| deliveries3 = 2,071
| wickets3 = 121
| bowl avg3 = 22.87
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/28
| catches/stumpings3 = 31/–
| column4 = [[First class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 93
| runs4 = 2,587
| bat avg4 = 21.92
| 100s/50s4 = 0/13
| top score4 = 82[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 17,177
| wickets4 = 303
| bowl avg4 = 33.05
| fivefor4 = 17
| tenfor4 = 2
| best bowling4 = 7/30
| catches/stumpings4 = 38/–
| date = 1 September 2023
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ish-sodhi-559066 ESPNCricinfo
}}
'''Inderbir Singh '''"'''Ish'''"''' Sodhi''' (born 31 October 1992) is a New Zealand [[cricket]]er born in [[Punjab, India]] who represents the [[New Zealand national cricket team]] in all formats, and [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]] in domestic cricket.<ref>{{cite web|title=Players / New Zealand / Ish Sodhi|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/559066.html|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=11 October 2013}}</ref> He [[Bowling (cricket)|bowls]] right-arm [[leg spin]], and bats right-handed. He reached the no.1 ranking for T20I bowlers in January 2018, jumping from no.10 at the end of the previous year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/587573|title=Munro and Sodhi on top of the world|access-date=2018-01-04|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sodhi is an ethnic [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] and was born in [[Ludhiana]], India to a [[Sikh]] family.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/7/11176/New-Zealand/Blackcap-spinner-Ish-Sodhi-ties-knot-in-Auckland | title=Blackcap spinner Ish Sodhi ties knot in Auckland! }}</ref> His grandparents hail from [[Lahore]] in Pakistan [[Partition of India|pre-partition]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/news/detail/to-be-here-is-special-sodhi-reveals-family-connection-with-lahore | title=To be here is special': Sodhi reveals family connection with Lahore|access-date=2023-05-08}}</ref> He moved to [[Papatoetoe]], New Zealand with his family when he was four years old. He attended [[Papatoetoe High School]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Mark Geenty|title=New Black Cap Sodhi in a spin after rapid rise|date=2013-09-14|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/9163328/New-Black-Cap-Sodhi-in-a-spin-after-rapid-rise|access-date=2018-06-05}}</ref>

==Domestic and T20 career==
Sodhi made his debut for [[Northern Districts men's cricket team|Northern Districts]] in the [[2012–13 Plunket Shield season]].

In 2017, Sodhi was not named in the Test squad against Bangladesh, which enabled him to play for [[Adelaide Strikers]] as an injury replacement for [[Chris Jordan (cricketer)|Chris Jordan]]. On 18 January, in his third game for the Strikers, he ended the match with figures of 6/11 off 3.3 overs to win the match for the Strikers and Man of the Match. These are the second-best figures in [[Big Bash League|Big Bash]] history after [[Lasith Malinga]]'s 6/7 from 4 overs between the [[Melbourne Stars]] and [[Perth Scorchers]].<ref>{{Citation|last=cricket.com.au|title=Sodhi takes six to sink Thunder|date=2017-01-18|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD9XsAVkZpQ|access-date=2017-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=MrCricket1760|title=Lasith Malinga 6/7 vs Perth Scorchers 12/12/12|date=2012-12-12|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOkctodgNr4|access-date=2017-01-19}}</ref>

He was the leading wicket-taker in the [[2018–19 Plunket Shield season]], with 36 dismissals in seven matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12656;type=tournament |title=Plunket Shield, 2018/19: Most wickets |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> He was released by the [[Rajasthan Royals]] ahead of the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28087425 |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref> In July 2020, he was named in the [[St Kitts & Nevis Patriots]] squad for the [[2020 Caribbean Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29417692/nabi,-lamichhane,-dunk-earn-big-cpl-2020-draft |title=Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/teams-selected-hero-cpl-2020/ |title=Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020 |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref>

==International career==
His international debut for New Zealand came in a [[Test cricket|Test match]] against [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] during New Zealand's [[New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2013–14|2013 tour of Bangladesh]]. He made his [[Twenty20 International]] debut [[New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 2014#1st T20I|against the West Indies]] in July 2014. In November 2014, Sodhi was selected for a three-test series against [[Pakistan cricket team]]. In the first Test, he scored 63, a personal best and the best score by a New Zealand number-ten batsman in Test cricket. Sodhi made his [[One Day International]] debut for New Zealand [[New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015|against Zimbabwe]] on 2 August 2015.<ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/894287.html |title=New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Harare, Aug 2, 2015 |access-date=2 August 2015 |work=ESPNCricinfo}}</ref>

In May 2018, he was one of the twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by [[New Zealand Cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23512513 |title=Todd Astle bags his first New Zealand contract |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref> In April 2019, he was named in [[2019 Cricket World Cup squads#New Zealand|New Zealand's squad]] for the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26426227 |title=Sodhi and Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1154328 |title=Uncapped Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad, Sodhi preferred to Astle |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> In August 2021, Sodhi was named in New Zealand's squad for the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/126013220/black-caps-announce-twenty20-world-cup-squad-two-debutants-for-leadup-tours-with-stars-absent |title=Black Caps announce Twenty20 World Cup squad, two debutants for leadup tours with stars absent |work=Stuff |date=9 August 2021 |access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref>

In December 2022, Sodhi was recalled in New Zealand's Test squad after 4 years, for their [[New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2022–23 (December 2022)|tour to Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sodhi & Phillips return to Test squad, Tickner retained |url=https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/sodhi-phillips-return-to-test-squad-tickner-retained/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |work=New Zealand Cricket}}</ref> In the first Test, he picked up his maiden [[five-wicket haul]] in Test cricket,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sodhi's maiden fifer keeps NZ in the hunt |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/125027/sodhis-maiden-fifer-keeps-nz-in-the-hunt-cricbuzzcom |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=Cricbuzz |language=en}}</ref> besides scoring his career best 65 runs in the first innings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PAK vs NZ: Ish Sodhi registers his career-best Test score |url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/21338-pak-vs-nz-ish-sodhi-registers-his-career-best-test-score |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=Geo Super |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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