Shree Charani

Shree Charani

Personal information
Full name	Nallapureddy Shree Charani
Born	(2004-08-04) 4 August 2004 (age 21) Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	India (2025–present)
ODI debut(cap  154)	27 April 2025 v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI	2 November 2025 v  South Africa
ODI shirt no.	40
T20I debut(cap  87)	28 June 2025 v  England
Last T20I	1 July 2025 v  England
T20I shirt no.	40
Domestic team information
Years	Team

Women's cricket
Representing   India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner	2025 India

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 May 2025

Nallapureddy Shree Charani (born 4 August 2004) is an Indian international cricketer. She represents Andhra in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Women's Premier League. ^[1] Charani was part of the Indian team that won the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Early and personal life

Charani hails from Erramalle village in Veerapunayunipalle mandal of Kadapa district. ^[2] She became the first woman from the YSR-Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh to be selected for the Indian cricket team at the age of 20. ^[3] Her father pushed her into badminton, when she was in class six. Her father, Chandrasekhar Reddy, works in a minor position at the Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project. She also played kho-kho before entering into cricket. Her uncle, Kishore Kumar Reddy, supported her in training and taking to sport. ^[4] Her biggest inspiration was Smriti Mandhana and Yuvraj Singh. She was handed debut WPL cap by Jess Jonassen and her first WPL wicket was Ellyse Perry. ^[5]

Domestic career

In the third WPL auction in December 2024, Charani was purchased by the Delhi Capitals franchise for ₹ 55 lakh. ^[6] In March 2025, she took a maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket against India B in Senior Women’s Multi-day Challenger Trophy at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Dehradun. ^[7] Charani plays domestic cricket for Andhra women's cricket team. ^[8]

International career

In April 2025, she earned maiden call-up for national team for the ODI Tri-Series against Sri Lanka and South Africa. ^{[9] [10] [11]} She made her ODI debut in following tournament against Sri Lanka, on 27 April 2025. ^{[12] [13]} In May 2025, she was named in ODI and T20I squad for the series against England. ^{[14] [15]} She made her T20I debut in same series and took four wickets on 28 June 2025. She became the second Indian women cricketers to take four wickets on T20I debut after Sravanthi Naidu. ^{[16] [17]}

References

1. "N. Charani". Women's Premier League. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
2. "Sree Charani's Journey from Kadapa Village to Indian Cricket Team". AP7AM. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
3. "Kadapa's Sree Charani Selected for Indian Women's Cricket Team". AP7AM. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
4. Velamuri, Anirudh (10 April 2025). "Shree Charani looking forward to playing with the legends on the Indian team". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
5. ""My biggest inspirations are Yuvraj Singh and Smriti Mandhana": DC's Shree Charani ahead of GG clash". Revsportz. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
6. "Telugu Girl Sree Charani Selected for WPL". AP7AM. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
7. "Henrietta Pereira's 67 and Shree Charani's 6-fer puts the game hanging in the balance". Female Cricket. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
8. "Hearty congratulations to Nallapureddy Sri Charani". Andhra Cricket Association. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
9. "N Sree Charani becomes first woman from YSR-Kadapa to make it to Indian cricket team". Telangana Today. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
10. "Who is N Shree Charani, WPL sensation fast-tracked to the national setup". Female Cricket. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
11. "The new trio of women's cricket: A fiery seamer from Chandigarh, an all-rounder from Kadapa, a left-arm spinner from Jabalpur". The Indian Express. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
12. "Cricket constantly on my mind... dream is to play in a World Cup, rising star Shree Charani says after making India debut". Sportstar. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
13. "Spinners, Rawal seal big win for India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
14. "Team India (Senior Women) squads for the England tour announced". BCCI . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
15. "India unveil power-packed squads for England tour". ICC . 15 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
16. "Mandhana's ton, Charani's four-fer headline India's thumping win". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
17. "Mandhana, Shree Charani hand England their heaviest T20I defeat". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

External links

• Shree Charani  at ESPNcricinfo
• Shree Charani  at CricketArchive (subscription required)