ICC World Cup: Reasons Why These 15 Women Cricketers Are Worth Your Attention!

As finals are nearing, there are certain points I need to remind you about. These women are powerful, play brilliantly and have actually managed to gain the attention of Indians. The crowd is eagerly watching every match and such recognition is what is required. It helps us as a Nation to take baby steps towards eradicating gender discrimination. While Smriti and Harmanpreet Kaur are taking the challenge to another level, Mithali Raj turns out to be the ultimate captain cool. Here are things you need to know about the 15 women in Blue:

 

1. Mithali Raj: Besides being the Captain and backbone of the team, she is the second highest run scorer and is the second woman cricketer to surpass the 5,500 run mark.

 

2. Harmanpreet Kaur: The vice-captain of the Indian team is now the Nation’s favourite for creating a history of historical 171 runs from 115 balls.

3. Smriti Mandhana: She is the first woman to score a double century in an ODI.

 

4. Veda Krishnamurthy: Being in the reliable number of the batting order, Veda is a right-handed batsman and is a right-arm leg-break bowler.

 

5. Mona Meshram: Mona is the winner of BCCI’s MA Chindambaram award for the youngest cricketer during the 2010-2011 period. However, she has played only 8 matches.

 

6. Poonam Raut: Poonam has played 28 ODIs with scoring 320 runs alongside Deepthi Sharma against Ireland.

 

7. Jhulan Goswami: This brilliant bowler is the highest wicket taker in Women’s ODI.

 

8. Deepthi Sharma: Deepthi created a historic world record along with Poonam Raut by stitching 320 runs together in the ODI.

 

9. Ekta Bisht: Being the first woman cricketer, Ekta had scored a hatrick against Sri Lanka in the 2012 world cup.

 

10. Sushma Varma: Sushma was the first cricketer to represent at the international level.

 

11. Mansi Joshi: Mansi is India’s leading medium-pace bowler who has just made her debut in the World Cup qualifier.

 

12. Nuzhat Parween: Nazhat is team India’s trustworthy wicket keeper.

 

13. Poonam Yadav: Poonam is a right-arm leg-break bowler who plays for the central zone of India.

 

14. Rajeshwari Gaekwad: She is not just a batswoman but also a slow left-arm bowler.

 

15. Shikha Pandey: Shikha is not just a bowler and a cricketer, she has worked at the Indian Air Force. She has also obtained a degree in Electronic and electrical engineering.