Yastika Bhatia

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Yastika Bhatia
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Bhatia in August 2022
Personal information
Full name
Yastika Harish Bhatia
Born (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 23)
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
BattingLeft-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Wicket-keeper batter
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  89)30 September 2021 v  Australia
Last Test21 December 2023 v  Australia
ODI debut(cap  132)21 September 2021 v  Australia
Last ODI24 September 2022 v  England
T20I debut(cap  68)7 October 2021 v  Australia
Last T20I23 February 2023 v  Australia
T20I shirt no.11
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Women's Cricket
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team

Yastika Harish Bhatia (born 1 November 2000) is an Indian cricketer. [1] [2] [3] In February 2021, Bhatia earned her maiden call-up to the India women's cricket team, for their limited overs matches against South Africa. [4] [5] [6] Bhatia said that her selection to the national team was surreal, and thanked her coach and club for the opportunity. [7] She had also played for the India Women's A team during their tour of Australia in December 2019. [8]

In August 2021, Bhatia was again called up to the national team, [9] for their series against Australia, [10] including being named in India's squad for the one-off women's Test match. [11] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut on 21 September 2021, for India against Australia. [12] She made her Test debut on 30 September 2021, for India against Australia. [13] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 7 October 2021, also against Australia. [14]

In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. [15] In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [16]

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