Shashi Gupta

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Shashi Gupta
Personal information
Full name
Shashi Gupta
Born (1964-04-03) 3 April 1964 (age 60)
Delhi, India
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  18)21 January 1984 v  Australia
Last Test9 February 1991 v  Australia
ODI debut(cap  24)19 January 1984 v  Australia
Last ODI29 July 1993 v  Denmark
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI
Matches1320
Runs scored452263
Batting average 28.2520.23
100s/50s0/00/1
Top score48* 50*
Balls bowled1962846
Wickets 2515
Bowling average 31.2823.46
5 wickets in innings 00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling4/473/17
Catches/stumpings 2/03/0
Source: CricetArchive, 17 September 2009

Shashi Gupta (born 3 April 1964 in Delhi, India) is a former Indian Test and One Day International cricketer and former National Selector of the Indian Women's Cricket Team at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). She has played a total of 13 Tests and 20 ODIs from 1984-93 including the Women’s Cricket World Cup in 1993. [1] She was the Chairperson of the Senior Women's Selection Committee at Delhi Development Cricket Association (DDCA) from 2010-2011. [2] She was also the captain of Punjab Women’s Cricket Team.

Career

Shashi was selected to play for the State level team in Punjab between 1982-1985 and was the Captain of the team for a year during her tenure. [3] She also played for Indian Railways Women’s Cricket team. [4]

She was then selected to play for Indian National Women’s cricket team in 1984. She played for the Indian Women’s cricket team from 1985-1993. During her tenure she represented the country in 1 Women’s Cricket World Cup, played 13 Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals (ODIs). [5] The Indian Women’s Cricket team stood 4th during the World Cup she played in 1993. [6]

Shashi served as a member of the Women's Working Committee at the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) since 2015 and the National Selector for India Northern States at BCCI Women’s Cricket Selection Committee from 2016 to January 2020. [7]

In 2017 Shashi was awarded honourary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in recognition of her contribution to Women’s Cricket. [8] [9]

Gupta has scored 11th most runs by an Indian woman cricket player in Test matches. [10]

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