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Sandhya Agarwal

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Sandhya Agarwal
Personal information
Full name
Sandhya Agarwal
Born (1963-05-09) 9 May 1963 (age 61)
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
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 WTest 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 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/–
Catches/stumpings 2/– 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 January 2013

Sandhya Agarwal (born 9 May 1963) is an Indian former cricketer and former captain of the India women's cricket team. She hails from Indore in Madhya Pradesh.[1][2]

Career

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She played in 13 Test matches from 1984 to 1995, scoring 1,110 runs at a batting average of 50.45, including 4 centuries. She made 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 record was surpassed by Denise Annetts, who scored 193 in 1987.[1]

Agarwal 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]

International centuries

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Test centuries[4]
No. Runs Opponents City/Country Venue Year
1 134  Australia Bombay, India Wankhede Stadium 1984[5]
2 106  New Zealand Cuttack, India Barabati Stadium 1985[6]
3 132  England Blackpool, England Stanley Park 1986[7]
4 190  England Worcester, England New Road 1986[8]

Post retirement

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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.[9]

In 2017, Agarwal was offered honorary life membership by the Marylebone Cricket Club in recognition of her distinguished service to cricket.[9][10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sandhya Agarwal". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ Amit Jaiswal, Interview with Former woman Cricket Captain sandhya Agarwal, archived from the original on 14 December 2021, retrieved 7 February 2019
  3. ^ "Sandhya Agarwal". Sports Pundit. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. ^ "All-round records | Women's Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com – Sandhya Agarwal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Full Scorecard of IND Women vs AUS Women 4th Test 1983/84 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Full Scorecard of NZ Women vs IND Women 2nd Test 1984/85 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Full Scorecard of IND Women vs ENG Women 2nd Test 1986 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs IND Women 3rd Test 1986 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  9. ^ a b "MCC offers life membership to former India captain Sandhya Agarwal - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  10. ^ "MCC offers life membership to former India captain Sandhya Agarwal". The Indian Express. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.