Kalyani_Dhokarikar

Kalyani Dhokarikar

Kalyani Dhokarikar

Indian cricketer


Kalyani Dhokarikar (also known as Kalyani Umbrani), born 9 May 1971, is an Indian former international cricketer. She represented India as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm fast-medium. During her 18 year cricketing career, she represented India in eight One Day Internationals and one Test match, between 1995 and 2000.[1]

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She played in two Cricket World Cups for India, in 1997 in India and 2000 in New Zealand.

She was awarded Best Sportsperson of the year in 1997.[citation needed]

Early life and career

Kalyani Dhokarikar was born on 9 May 1971 in the city of Oranges, Nagpur, Maharashtra. Kalyani's love for cricket stemmed from her mother Smt. Sandhya's passion for sports, having played softball in her school and college days.

She started playing cricket at 12 under the guidance of Madhavrao Bapat in Pune, India and in later years with Pradeep Ingle. Her practice ground for the major years of her career was at the Cadence Cricket Academy, Pune.

Domestic career

Kalyani played for her state, Maharashtra, and West Zone in domestic cricket and captained Rest of India against England. During her captainship, Maharashtra won many championships at junior and senior level. She also played a pivotal role for Pune University's cricket team that won two championships.

International career

In 1995, Kalyani made her Women's One Day International debut for India against New Zealand played at Hamilton, as part of the New Zealand Centenary Cup.

She represented India at two World Cups, first in India in 1997 and then in 2000 in New Zealand.

Kalyani played her part in India's ODI series and Test match victories away against England in 1999.[1][2]


References

  1. "Kalyani Dhokarikar Profile - Cricket Player India | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

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