Shebani Mandhakini Bhaskar (born October 7, 1994) is an American cricketer who plays for the United States. She plays as a right-handed batter, wicket-keeper and occasional right-arm leg break bowler. She has appeared in 8 Twenty20 Internationals for the US. She previously played domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu, Otago and Leeward Islands.[1][2]
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| Full name | Shebani Mandhakini Bhaskar | ||||||||||||||
| Born | October 7, 1994 Evergreen Park, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| National side | |||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 2) | 17 May 2019 v Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 October 2021 v Argentina | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2018/19 | Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||||
| 2016/17 | Otago | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2018/19 | Leeward Islands | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Biography
editBhaskar was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States to an Indian family. During her childhood, her family moved several times and they have lived in Hamburg, Dhaka, and Alexandria, Virginia.[3] Bhaskar, along with her family, moved to Kolkata in 2007 as her father, Bhaskar Rajah began working in the city. She was then selected to play for the West Bengali U16 cricket team at just the age of 11.[4] In 2008, she and her family returned to Chennai, their native place.[3]
She began playing cricket at the age of eleven and was also offered a chance to play for the Tamil Nadu cricket team. she has two sisters and her elder sister, Meenakshi Bhaskar is a rower. And her younger sister is Vijaishri Bhaskar[5][6]
Career
editAfter Bhaskar got exposure into the domestic level cricket in India, she received the opportunity to play for United States cricket team at the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[3][7]
In a match as a part of the 2011 World Cup Qualifiers, she helped the US cricket team to register a victory against Zimbabwe with a knock of 72 runs off 89 deliveries, and was adjudged Player Of The Match[8]
In March 2018, Bhaskar was named captain of the U.S. women's national cricket team.[9][10] In March 2019, she was named as the captain of the United States team for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Americas tournament against Canada.[11] She made her WT20I debut for the United States against Canada in the Americas Qualifier on 17 May 2019.[12]
In August 2019, she was replaced by Sindhu Sriharsha as the captain of the national side for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier[13] and was named in the American squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[14] She played in the United States' opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Scotland.[15]
In February 2021, she was named in the Women's National Training Group by the USA Cricket Women's National Selectors ahead of the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournaments.[16][17] In September 2021, she was named as the vice-captain of the American team for the World Cup Qualifier tournament.[18] In October 2021, she was named as the vice-captain of the American team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Player Profile: Shebani Bhaskar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "Player Profile: Shebani Bhaskar". CricketArchive. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c "The Indian girl who became the leader of the USA". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ "New face's world of experience". Otago Daily Times Online News. November 17, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ Frederick, Prince (February 15, 2010). "All in the family". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "Shebani Bhaskar - USA Cricket". USA Cricket. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "Gruny, Bhaskar return to USA squad after five-year absence". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "USA prevail in thrilling one-run win". Cricinfo. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "Shebani Bhaskar to lead USA team on Australian tour". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ "The Indian girl who became the leader of the USA". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ "USA Cricket announces women's team to compete at ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier Americas". USA Cricket. April 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "1st T20I, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier at Lauderhill, May 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Captains ready for Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ "3rd Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Dundee, Aug 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ "USA Announce Women's National Training Groups". USA Cricket. February 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "USA name Women's and U19 squads". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "Team USA Women's Squad Named for ICC Americas T20 World Cup Qualifier in Mexico". USA Cricket. September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "Team USA Women's Squad named for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe". USA Cricket. October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
External links
edit- Shebani Bhaskar at ESPNcricinfo
- Shebani Bhaskar at CricketArchive (subscription required)