Sandhya Agarwal

Sandhya Agarwal (born 9 May 1963) is a former captain of the Indian women's cricket team. She hails from Indore.[1][2]

Sandhya Agarwal
Personal information
Full nameSandhya Agarwal
Born (1963-05-09) 9 May 1963
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleAll Rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 22)3 February 1984 v Australia
Last Test17 November 1994 v England
ODI debut (cap 26)23 February 1984 v Australia
Last ODI14 November 1995 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Railways
Career statistics
Competition WTests WODI
Matches 13 21
Runs scored 1,110 567
Batting average 50.45 31.05
100s/50s 4/4 0/4
Top score 190 72
Balls bowled 24 -
Wickets 1 -
Bowling average 20.00 -
5 wickets in innings – -
10 wickets in match – -
Best bowling 1/0 -
Catches/stumpings 2/– 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 January 2013

Career

She played in 13 Test matches from 1984 to 1995, scoring 1110 runs at a batting average of 50.45, including 4 centuries. She reached her top score of 190 against England in 1986, beating Betty Snowball's score of 189 that had held the record in women's Test cricket since 1935. However, her mark was passed by Denise Annetts, who scored 193 in 1987.[1]

She also played in 21 Women's ODIs, scoring 567 runs at an average of 31.50.[1]

Her major teams included Indian women's cricket team and the Railways women's cricket team.[3]

Post retirement

After her retirement, Agarwal continued to contribute to cricket as a selector and coach. She is chairperson of girl's U-19 and senior women's team of MPCA as well as a member of the BCCI's women's committee.[4]

In 2017, Agarwal was offered the honorary life membership by The Marylebone Cricket Club, one of the most active cricket clubs that also own Lord's Ground and the guardian of the laws of the game.[4][5] Agarwal was being honoured in recognition of her distinguished services to cricket.

References
  1. "Sandhya Agarwal". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. Amit Jaiswal, Interview with Former woman Cricket Captain sandhya Agarwal, retrieved 7 February 2019
  3. "Sandhya Agarwal". Sports Pundit. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. "MCC offers life membership to former India captain Sandhya Agarwal - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. "MCC offers life membership to former India captain Sandhya Agarwal". The Indian Express. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.


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