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Arundhati Reddy is an Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for the Indian women’s cricket team. She made her debut for the Indian women’s national cricket team on 19 September 2018 against the Sri Lanka women’s national cricket team in the Twenty20 series held in Sri Lanka.
Wiki/Biography
Arundhati Bhagya Reddy was born on Thursday 10 April 1997 (age 25 years; as of 2022) in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. His zodiac sign is Aries. He completed his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya Pickett, Secunderabad, Telangana. He started playing street cricket with his brother and children in his area and after noticing his talent, his mother enrolled him in an academy. After spending some time at the academy he was sent to attend a camp of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and this became crucial in his career. He was trained by Savita Nirala at HCA and during this period he started playing for the Hyderabad team and soon established himself as an important player in the team.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Body Measurements (Approx): 32-28-30
Family
Childhood picture of Arundhati Reddy with her mother and brother
parents and siblings
His mother’s name is Bhagya Reddy. She was a teacher and used to be a volleyball player. His brother’s name is Rohit Reddy. He worked in Amazon India.
Arundhati Reddy with her mother
Arundhati Reddy with her brother
Husband
she is not married.
Cricket
domestic
Arundhati represented Hyderabad women’s cricket team, South Central Zone team, India A Women, India B Women, Railways Women’s cricket team, Supernovas and Trailblazers at the domestic level.
Arundhati Reddy celebrates after taking a wicket for Trailblazers
In 2023, she was bought by Delhi Capitals as part of their squad to compete in the first edition of the Women’s Premier League. She was twelve years old when she made her List-A debut in 2010. When she was fifteen, she was appointed captain of the Hyderabad Under-19 team. She soon cemented her place in the Hyderabad women’s cricket team, however, her performances lacked consistency during the early stages of her career and she found it difficult to earn international call-ups. In 2017, she joined the Railways women’s cricket team and became a key member of the South Central Railway team along with her idol Mithali Raj.
Arundhati Reddy with Mithali Raj
During the 2017–2018 season, he took 23 wickets and scored 229 runs in 14 matches across all age groups and formats. She also recorded her maiden five-wicket haul against the Under-23 Rajasthan women’s cricket team. His excellent form did not go unnoticed in the national circuit and he received his first India A call-up. Reddy continued to perform well and made it to the Senior Women’s Challenger Trophy, where she dismissed Mithali. In 2019, she bowled ten overs and took one wicket and also scored a half-century against Delhi women’s cricket team. She was part of the Railways women’s cricket team that won the BCCI Senior Women’s Inter Zonal One Day Trophy (50 overs) in 2023. In the pre-quarterfinal against Tamil Nadu, he performed brilliantly and took 4 wickets for 30 runs. ,
Arundhati Reddy with the Senior Women’s Inter Zonal One Day Trophy
international
One Day International (ODI)
In May 2021, Arundhati Reddy was named in the India Women’s One Day International squad for a three-match ODI series against the England Women’s cricket team. However, she did not appear for India in the series.
t-20
On August 2018, the BCCI announced that Arundhati Reddy was in the Indian women’s national cricket team’s squad for the T20I series against Sri Lanka. She made her T20 International debut against the Sri Lanka women’s national cricket team on 19 September 2018 in Sri Lanka. It was a five-match series and he played all five matches and performed well. In his first match at the FTZ Sports Complex in Katunayake, Sri Lanka, he took the wicket of Yasoda Mendis with an economy of 12.33.
Arundhati Reddy is bowling for India
In five matches against Sri Lanka, he took four wickets and three catches and also made three run-outs. With several positive performances, she managed to impress the selectors and was named in India’s women’s squad for the ICC Women’s World T20 2018 held in the West Indies. She played in the opening match of the tournament, where India Women were victorious against New Zealand Women and took the wicket of Suzie Bates. Reddy bowled with an economy of 9.00 and gave 36 runs in 4 overs.
Arundhati Reddy celebrating the fall of opponent’s wicket
She bowled four overs, including one maiden over, in India’s match against the Pakistan women’s cricket team and also took the wicket of Ayesha Zafar. She was rested for India’s third match against Ireland Women. In the final group stage match against the Australia women’s cricket team, she scored six runs from four balls. Reddy bowled only two overs against him and gave away 19 runs at an economy of 9.50. In the semi-final loss against the England women’s national cricket team, she scored six runs from five balls.
Indian women players celebrating the fall of Australian player’s wicket
After the ICC Women’s World T20, she was included in the India women’s squad for the tour of New Zealand. He took four wickets in three matches, however, as New Zealand won the series. In March 2019, Arundhati Reddy was included in the Indian women’s squad for the England Women’s tour of India. In the first match, he scored 18 runs in 19 balls and also bowled four overs. He was not named in the starting eleven for the next two matches of the series and England won the series undefeated. In October 2019, she was included in the squad for South Africa Women’s tour of India. However, he was only named in the starting eleven for the last match of the series. She scored 22 runs in 25 balls and was the second top scorer for India after Veda Krishnamurthy. He also took the wicket of Mignon du Preez.
Arundhati Reddy (left) with Harmanpreet Kaur and Poonam Yadav (right)
Arundhati was included in the Indian squad for the 2020 Australia Women’s tri-series, and took two wickets. In January 2020, she was named in the India women’s squad for the 2020 ICC Women’s World T20 held in Australia. Arundhati was included in the starting eleven for the first two matches and took two wickets in India’s match against Bangladesh women’s team. However, she was dropped from the starting eleven after the first two matches and did not feature in the remainder of the World Cup campaign. In March 2021, she was included in the Indian squad for the South Africa women’s tour of India and took two wickets. In June 2021, he was included in the Indian team for the England tour.
Examination
In May 2021, Arundhati Reddy was named in the India women’s Test squad for the one-off match against the England women’s cricket team. But he was not included in the starting eleven.
Women’s T20 Challenge
She was a part of the Supernovas team led by Indian cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur between 2019 and 2021. Supernovas won the title in 2019, however, she did not play in any matches. In 2022, she was a part of the Smriti Mandhana-led Trailblazers team.
Arundhati Reddy celebrates after taking a wicket for Trailblazers
Women’s Premier League (WPL)
She remained unsold during the first round of the WPL Auction 2023. Later, he was signed by Delhi Capitals for Rs. 30 lakh for the 2023-2024 season.
Salary
She was entitled to a salary of Rs. 10 lakh per year through his Grade C central contract with BCCI. In 2023, Delhi Capitals bought him for Rs. 30 lakh for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023.
Favorite
- Movie (Bollywood): Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham…
- Movie (Hollywood): Whiplash
Facts/General Knowledge
- Indian veteran bowler Jhulan Goswami announced her retirement as a professional player on the same day that Reddy received her first international call-up. After the completion of India’s tour of Sri Lanka, Indian women’s national cricket team coach Ramesh Powar said,
I think she (Reddy) is a bowler who can replace Jhulu (Jhulan Goswami) in the future.
- During his spare time, he likes to sing.
- In an interview, she revealed that she was fond of cricket since childhood and was inspired by the victory of the MS Dhoni-led Indian men’s team in the T20 World Cup 2007.
- In an interview, she revealed that tennis player Serena Williams is someone she admires a lot.
- In 2017, he got a job as a junior clerk in Indian Railways.
- Her jersey number for the Indian women’s team is #20. In an interview, he revealed that he chose twenty as his jersey number because it was his mother’s birth date and revealed that his mother was instrumental in shaping his career.
Arundhati Reddy is playing for India
- She played for the India women’s national cricket team in the 2018 and 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cups.
- In an interview, she revealed that Australian cricketer Meg Lanning was the toughest opponent she ever faced.
- She used to train with former Indian international cricketer Mithali Raj. Both of them were trained by RSR Murthy. In an interview, she revealed that Mithali always supported and took care of her when she was a part of the Indian women’s team.
Arundhati and Mithali with their coach
- In 2021, she was a part of the Kini RR Sports team and played in the T20 India Nippon Cup. He completed the feat of taking three wickets for them.
- She grew up idolizing former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid and early in her career she wanted to become a wicketkeeper like Rahul, however, it was her first coach who suggested and trained her to become a fast bowler.
- In an interview, he revealed that Savita Nirala, who was a coach at Hyderabad Cricket Association, and Railways coach Nooshin Al Khadeer were instrumental in shaping his career.
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