Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Rajeshwari Gayakwad (born 1 June 1991) is an Indian cricketer. She made her debut in international cricket in a one day international against Sri Lanka on 19 January 2014. She is a right-hand batswomen and bowls slow left-arm orthodox. She played in one test match against South Africa.[1]

Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Gayakwad playing for India during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full nameRajeshwari Shivanand Gayakwad
Born (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991
Bijapur, Karnataka, India
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
BattingRight-hand batswomen
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 81)16 November 2014 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 109)19 January 2014 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI6 November 2019 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 43)25 January 2014 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I8 March 2020 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WT20
Matches 1 40 24 42
Runs scored – 13 9 33
Batting average – 3.25 – 4.12
100s/50s –/– 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score – 5 5* 7
Balls bowled 354 2081 491 961
Wickets 5 67 30 46
Bowling average 16.0 17.40 17.46 16.56
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/54 5/15 3/17 3/10
Catches/stumpings 0/– 8/– 4/– 9/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 March 2020

Personal life

She started playing serious cricket when she was around 18 years. Her father is her biggest inspiration and got her formal coaching. She start playing for the Karnataka women's cricket team and made her international debut in 2014[2].

Gayakwad lost her father to a cardiac arrest in 2014, right after her debut International series, a T20 against Sri Lanka women's national cricket team[3]

After the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Final, the Water resources minister M. B. Patil gifted a car worth Rs 5 lakh, which she refused and said that her priority at the moment is to get a house for her family.[4] She was at that time the sole breadwinner for her family following the death of her father.[2].

International cricket

Gayakwad 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.[5][6][7] In the same World Cup tournament,she recorded the best bowling figures for India in the Women's Cricket World Cup history (5/15)[8] In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[9]

References
  1. Players profile at cricketarchive
  2. "India spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad living in rented house". The Times of India. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. "Rajeshwari Gayakwad: Uncrowned 'princess' of Bijapur". The Economic Times. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. "Indian cricketer Rajeshwari Gayakwad: Need house, not car". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. "Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23", ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.
  6. World Cup Final, BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.
  7. England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!, The Guardian, 23 July 2017.
  8. "Batting heroics, Gayakwad five-for seal India's semi-final berth". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  9. "Kaur, Mandhana, Verma part of full strength India squad for T20 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

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