Sushma Verma

Sushma Verma
Personal information
Full name Sushma Verma
Born (1992-11-03) 3 November 1992
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Batting Right-hand batsman
Bowling n/a
Role Wicket keeper
International information
National side
Test debut 16 November 2014 v South Africa
ODI debut 24 November 2014 v South Africa
Last ODI 12 April 2018 v England
ODI shirt no. 5
T20I debut 5 April 2013 v Bangladesh
Last T20I 4 December 2016 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011- Himachal Pradesh (squad no. 5)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 1 35 19
Runs scored - 175 31
Batting average - 5.81 10.33
100s/50s - -/- -/-
Top score - 41 12
Catches/stumpings 4/1 21/16 6/19
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 July 2017

Sushma Verma (born 3 November 1992 in Himri in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer.[1] She started her national-level career as a wicket-keeper and right hand batswoman in the India women's national cricket team.

After the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup game, the Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh offered her join the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police.[2][3]

Domestic Cricket

Before that, she played for the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association. Under her captaincy, the Himachal team were the runners-up at the Under-19 All-India women's tournament in 2011. She is the first cricketer from Himachal Pradesh male or female to represent India in international cricket.[4][5][6][7]

Owning to fewer opportunities in domestic, she started playing for Railways. She played along with Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur and Punam Raut.[8]

International Cricket

Verma was part of the Indian team to reach the final of the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup where the team lost to England by nine runs.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ ESPN Cricinfo
  2. ↑ "HP CM Virbhadra Singh honours cricketer Sushma Verma - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  3. ↑ Rajta, Subhash (2017-07-22). "Contrasting tales of two talented Himachali girls". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  4. ↑ Himachal cricket, a new dawn and hope
  5. ↑ She shunned volleyball shorts for white flannels, is first HP woman in Indian squad
  6. ↑ 'Accidental wicketkeeper' Sushma Verma braces for Dharamsala homecoming
  7. ↑ This one's for the girls
  8. ↑ "Was waiting for this opportunity - Sushma Verma". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  9. ↑ Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23, ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.
  10. ↑ World Cup Final, BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.
  11. ↑ England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!, The Guardian, 23 July 2017.


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