Ravi Kalpana Explained

Ravi Kalpana
Female:true
Country:India
Fullname:Ravi Venkateswarlu Kalpana
Birth Date:5 May 1996
Birth Place:Krishna, Andhra Pradesh, India
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm offbreak
Role:Wicket-keeper
Odidebutdate:28 June
Odidebutyear:2015
Odidebutagainst:New Zealand
Odicap:115
Lastodidate:19 February
Lastodiyear:2016
Lastodiagainst:Sri Lanka
Club1:Andhra Pradesh
Year1:2010/11–2015/16
Club2:Trailblazers
Year2:2019
International:true
Hidedeliveries:true
Columns:1
Column1:WODI
Matches1:7
Runs1:4
Bat Avg1:2.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:3
Catches/Stumpings1:4/1
Date:17 January 2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/597820.html ESPNcricinfo

Ravi Venkateswarlu Kalpana (born 5 May 1996) is an Indian cricketer.[1] She started her national-level career as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter in the India women's national cricket team.[2]

Personal life

Her father is an auto rickshaw driver and Kalpana struggled to convince her parents to not get her married off at an early age: "My most memorable win is so far to convince my family and stop my marriage which could have happened almost abruptly", she said.[3]

Kalpana works for Indian Railways, and lives in Vijayawada.[4] She has B.Com. degree from Nalanda Degree College in Vijayawada.

Career

She started her career by playing for the state team with an allowance of Rs 4000 from the Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association (APCA).[5]

She was initially a part of South Zone division for the Under 16 team. In 2011, she moved on to play for the Under 19 team and then for India Green Team in 2012, to Senior South Zone team in 2014. She was then selected for the Indian Women's Cricket Team in 2015. It was then that she made her international debut in 2015 against New Zealand.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ravi Kalpana . 6 April 2014 . ESPNcricinfo.
  2. News: Uncapped Kalpana in India squad for NZ ODIs . 25 June 2015 . ESPNcricinfo . 13 June 2018 .
  3. Web site: Indian cricketer Ravi Kalpana reveals how she fought against an early marriage. 2017-12-31. CricTracker. en-US. 2018-12-15.
  4. News: Indian cricketer Ravi Kalpana reveals how she fought against an early marriage - CricTracker. 2017-12-31. CricTracker. 2018-03-16. en-US.
  5. News: Jhulan Goswami and Sneh Rana shine as India beat New Zealand. 2015-06-29. Deccan Chronicle. 2018-03-16. en.