Vaishnavi Sharma

Vaishnavi Sharma

Personal information
Full name	Vaishnavi Narendra Sharma
Born	(2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 19) Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team

Women's cricket
Representing   India
U19 World Cup
	2025 Malaysia

Source: Cricinfo, 10 December 2025

Vaishnavi Sharma (born 18 December 2005) is an Indian cricketer. ^[1] She is a left-handed off spin bowler. ^[2] She was leading wicket taker at the 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup with 17 wickets in which India won. ^[3]

Early life

Sharma was born on 18 December 2005 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. Her father Narendra Sharma works as a government employee. ^[4] She has an elder brother who is an engineer. Sharma showed an interest in cricket at an early age and started training when she was five years old. ^[5]

Career

Sharma was the leading wicket-taker at the 2025 U19 World Cup where India retained its world champion title. ^[6] She also became the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick at the tournament. ^[7] In December 2025, she got her maiden call up during the T20I series against Sri Lanka. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. Service, Express News (3 February 2025). "Know your India U19 WC All Stars Kamalini, Aayushi Shukla, Vaishnavi Sharma and superstar Trisha". The Indian Express . Retrieved 10 December 2025.
2. "Vaishnavi Sharma first Indian to take hat-trick in U19 Women's T20 WC, defending champions pull off second-fastest chase". Hindustan Times . 21 January 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
3. "How visualisation helped hat-trick hero Vaishnavi Sharma at ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council . 21 January 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
4. "From Hometurf Damage To World Cup Glory & Top Honours In Women's Cricket". The Times of India . ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 10 December 2025.
5. "Meet Vaishnavi Sharma, India's Young Spin-Wiz Who Took A Fifer Including A Hat-Trick On Debut - News18". News18 . Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
6. Chowdhury, Sabyasachi (21 January 2025). "U19 Women's T20 World Cup: Vaishnavi Sharma shines with hat-trick, 5 wickets on debut". India Today . Retrieved 10 December 2025.
7. "Watch: Vaishnavi Sharma becomes first Indian to take a hat-trick in U19 Women World Cup as India crush Malaysia". The Times of India . ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 10 December 2025.
8. "G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma earn maiden callup for Sri Lanka T20Is". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 11 December 2025.
9. "Teenagers Kamalini and Vaishnavi receive maiden India call-ups for Sri Lanka T20Is". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 11 December 2025.

External links

• Vaishnavi Sharma  at ESPNcricinfo
• Vaishnavi Sharma  at CricketArchive (subscription required)