Nilima Jogalekar

Nilima Joglekar
Personal information
Full name	Nilima Joglekar
Born	1 July 1961 (age 63); Poona, Maharashtra, India
Batting	Right-hand bat
Role	Wicket keeper
International information
National side	India (1978 - 1985);
Test debut(cap 19)	21 January 1984 v Australia
Last Test	23 February 1985 v New Zealand
ODI debut(cap 6)	1 January 1978 v England
Last ODI	21 February 1985 v New Zealand
Career statistics
	Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 April 2020

Last updated March 22, 2025

Nilima Jogalekar (born 1 July 1961) is an Indian cricketer.^[1]^[2] She played as a wicket-keeper and a middle-order batsman. She represented Maharashtra in women's domestic cricket, making her international debut in the 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup as Nilima Barve (her maiden name).^[3]

Career

Nilima Jogalekar played 6 Test matches and 20 ODI matches spread over seven years and four international series. She played in the following series:^[4]

1978 Women's Cricket World Cup (1 ODI)
1982 Women's Cricket World Cup (12 ODIs)
1983/84 Australia Women in India (4 ODIs and 4 Test matches)
1984/85 New Zealand Women in India (3 ODIs and 2 Test matches)

Nilima Jogalekar captained India in one Test match (against New Zealand) when she stood in for Diana Edulji.

In 2016, Jogalekar was felicitated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India on the occasion of India playing its 500th Test against New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium. Among other women captions to be honoured were Diana Edulji, Promila Rao and Shantha Rangaswamy.^[5]

References

↑ "Nilima Jogalekar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
↑ "Nilima Jogalekar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
↑ "Scorecard – India Women v England Women, Women's World Cup 1977/78". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
↑ "Matches played by Nilima Jogalekar". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
↑ "Stars make 500th Test memorable". Deccan Herald. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

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[1] "Nilima Jogalekar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[2] "Nilima Jogalekar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[3] "Scorecard – India Women v England Women, Women's World Cup 1977/78". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2007.

[4] "Matches played by Nilima Jogalekar". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2007.

[5] "Stars make 500th Test memorable". Deccan Herald. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

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