Ish Sodhi is a professional New Zealand cricketer who plays to the New Zealand national team and the Northern Districts cricket team. He is prominently known for his bowling and is amongst one of the T20I bowlers. Ish has more than 50k followers on Twitter, more than 250k followers on Facebook, and more than 100k followers on Instagram.
Born Name
Inderbir Singh Sodhi
Nick Name
Ish
Ish Sodhi as seen in a picture taken in September 2018 (Ish Sodhi / Instagram)
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Born Place
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Residence
New Zealand
Nationality
Indian, New Zealander
Education
Ish studied at Papatoetoe High School in Auckland City.
Angelina Van Roosemalen – Ish married his long-time girlfriend Angelina Van Roosemalen on September 23, 2019. Their wedding took place in a Hindu tradition.
Ish Sodhi as seen in a picture with his wife Angelina Sodhi at the ANZ New Zealand Cricket Award event in January 2019 (Angelina Sodhi / Instagram)
Race / Ethnicity
Asian (Indian)
He is of Punjabi heritage.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Sports a boxed shaped beard
His canine teeth stick out slightly from the rest of the teeth.
Ish Sodhi as seen in a picture captured while he bowled for the Brampton Wolves at the Global T20 Canada in 2019 (Ish Sodhi / Instagram)
Ish Sodhi as seen in a picture with his cat Boris in January 2020 (Ish Sodhi / Instagram)
Ish Sodhi Facts
He spent the first 4 years of his life in Ludhiana, Punjab before moving to South Auckland, New Zealand with his family.
He was raised in South Auckland. Sodhi had already been playing cricket by the time he was 12 years old.
Prior to having started his cricket career, Ish worked as New World Papatoetoe where he would push and assemble trollies. He worked there for 2 years and at a point even accepted his job.
At a point in his life, Ish had lost his self-confidence and started doubting himself.
Ish played his first match for the Northern Districts in the “2012–13 Plunket Shield” season.
Growing up, his heroes were Australian cricketer Shane Warne, Daniel Vettori, and American Basketballer LeBron James.
In 2017, he played for the Adelaide Strikers as a replacement for Chris Jordan.
During a match that was held on January 18, 2017, he managed to win the game for the Adelaide Strikers with the bowling of figure 6/11 off 3.3 overs. Hence, he was titled “Man Of The Match”.
Ish and his wife Angelina bought their first home in February 2019.
He has a cat named Boris and loves it a lot.
Sodhi played his debut International match for New Zealand’s national team against Bangladesh during the 2013 tour of Bangladesh.
In July 2014, Ish played his first Twenty20 International debut against the West Indies.
He became the first number-ten batsman in New Zealand to score 63 runs in Test cricket in November 2014.
On August 2, 2015, he played his first One Day International debut for New Zealand against Zimbabwe.
He signed a new contract amongst 20 other players in May 2018 that was given to them for the 2018–19 season by New Zealand Cricket.
Sodhi was selected for the “2019 Cricket World Cup” series in April 2019.
Ish claims to be a part-time rapper.
Sodhi is an absolute food enthusiast and relishes in particular fatty meals.
