Pooja Vastrakar Explained

Pooja Vastrakar
Female:yes
Country:India
Fullname:Pooja Vastrakar
Birth Date:25 September 1999
Birth Place:Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, India
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium-fast
Role:All-rounder
International:true
Internationalspan:2018–present
Testdebutdate:16 June
Testdebutyear:2021
Testdebutagainst:England
Testcap:88
Lasttestdate:30 September
Lasttestyear:2021
Lasttestagainst:Australia
Odidebutdate:10 February
Odidebutyear:2018
Odidebutagainst:South Africa
Odicap:122
Lastodidate:24 September
Lastodiyear:2022
Lastodiagainst:England
Odishirt:34
T20idebutdate:13 February
T20idebutyear:2018
T20idebutagainst:South Africa
T20icap:57
Lastt20idate:20 February
Lastt20iyear:2023
Lastt20iagainst:Ireland
T20ishirt:34
Club1:Madhya Pradesh
Club2:Supernovas
Year2:2018–2022
Club3:Brisbane Heat
Year3:2022/23
Club4:Mumbai Indians
Columns:3
Column1:WTest
Matches1:2
Runs1:37
Bat Avg1:12.33
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:13
Deliveries1:244
Wickets1:5
Bowl Avg1:23.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/49
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Column2:WODI
Matches2:26
Runs2:463
Bat Avg2:23.15
100S/50S2:0/3
Top Score2:67
Deliveries2:816
Wickets2:20
Bowl Avg2:37.55
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:4/34
Catches/Stumpings2:4/–
Column3:WT20I
Matches3:40
Runs3:256
Bat Avg3:16.00
100S/50S3:0/0
Top Score3:37
Deliveries3:607
Wickets3:26
Bowl Avg3:23.38
Fivefor3:0
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:3/6
Catches/Stumpings3:7/–
Date:19 February 2023
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/883413.html ESPNcricinfo
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Pooja Vastrakar (born 25 September 1999) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Madhya Pradesh and India as an all-rounder.[1] [2] She is a right-arm medium-fast bowler[3] and right-handed batter. She made her international debut for India in 2018, against South Africa.

Early life

Vastrakar initially started playing cricket with the boys near her neighborhood in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh.[4] She later started going to the stadium and practiced net batting where the coach Ashutosh Shrivastava realized her talent and started her formal training. She started off as a batter and later on when she joined the Madhya Pradesh team, she started fast bowling alongside her batting. At the age of 15, she was a part of India Green Women Squad.[5] In 2016, while Vastrakar was fielding during a senior women's domestic match, she twisted her knee. This led to her getting surgery done for her anterior cruciate ligament tear which put her National call-up in jeopardy. The Challenger Trophy in 2018 played a pivotal role in Vastrakar's selection for India's South Africa tour.

Vastrakar's father is a retired employee of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). Her mother died when she was ten years old. She has four sisters and two brothers and is the youngest of seven siblings.[6]

International career

She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut for India Women against South Africa Women on 10 February 2018.[7] She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for India Women against South Africa Women on 13 February 2018.[8]

In October 2018, she was named in India's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[9] [10] However, she suffered an injury during a warm-up match, and was later ruled out of the tournament.[11] In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[12]

In May 2021, she was named in India's Test squad for their one-off match against the England women's cricket team.[13] Vastrakar made her Test debut on 16 June 2021, for India against England.[14] In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[15] She scored 156 runs averaging 26.00, and took 10 wickets averaging 18.30 in the tournament. In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pooja Vastrakar. ESPNcricinfo.
  2. Web site: Player's profile. CricketArchive.
  3. Web site: India's potential Test debutantes: Where were they in November 2014? . Women's CricZone . 10 June 2021.
  4. Web site: The Pooja Vastrakar story: From playing with boys and dealing with a tragedy that threatened to destroy her to helping India beat Pakistan in the Women's World Cup. Times of India. 2022-12-14.
  5. Web site: India Green Women Squad Women's Challenger Trophy, 2015 Cricket Squads ESPNcricinfo. ESPNcricinfo. 2018-12-15.
  6. Web site: Vastrakar: India's bold and resilient teenager. Annesha Ghosh. ESPNcricinfo. 18 March 2018.
  7. Web site: 3rd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Potchefstroom, Feb 10 2018 . 10 February 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
  8. Web site: 1st T20I, India Women tour of South Africa at Potchefstroom, Feb 13 2018 . 13 February 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
  9. Web site: Indian Women’s Team for ICC Women’s World Twenty20 announced . Board of Control for Cricket in India . 28 September 2018 . 28 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180928121529/http://www.bcci.tv/news/2018/press-releases/17669/indian-womens-team-for-icc-womens-world-twenty20-announced . dead .
  10. Web site: India Women bank on youth for WT20 campaign . International Cricket Council . 28 September 2018.
  11. Web site: Devika Vaidya replaces injured Pooja Vastrakar . International Cricket Council . 16 November 2018.
  12. Web site: Kaur, Mandhana, Verma part of full strength India squad for T20 World Cup . ESPNcricinfo . 12 January 2020.
  13. Web site: India's Senior Women squad for the only Test match, ODI & T20I series against England announced . Board of Control for Cricket in India . 14 May 2021.
  14. Web site: Only Test, Bristol, Jun 16 - 19 2021, India Women tour of England . ESPNcricinfo . 16 June 2021.
  15. Web site: Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia break into India's World Cup squad . ESPNcricinfo . 6 January 2022.
  16. Web site: Team India (Senior Women) squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced . Board of Control for Cricket in India . 11 July 2022.