Jhulan Nishit Goswami is an Indian cricketer. He has played cricket for India since 2002. She is the world’s leading female wicket-taker with more than 200 wickets.
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Wiki/Biography
Jhulan Goswami was born on 25 November 1982 (age: 36 years, as in 2018) in Chakdaha, Nadia, West Bengal, India into a Bengali family. In his childhood, he was fond of playing and watching football. However, his interest in cricket increased when he watched the 1992 Cricket World Cup on TV. When she was 15 years old, she started playing cricket and trained herself in the game. There were no facilities for cricket training in her hometown, then she moved to Kolkata and focused on her studies and cricket.
Physical Appearance
- Height: 180 cm or 5’11”
- Body Statistics: 36-32-36
Family
He was born to Nisith Goswami and Jharna Goswami.
Jhulan Goswami with her mother
Information about her siblings is not known. He is unmarried.
livelihood
He made his first-class debut for the Bengal cricket team when he was a teenager. When she was only 19, she made her debut for the India national women’s cricket team against England in the ODI format in Chennai. On 14 January 2002, she made her Test debut for the national women’s cricket team against England in Lucknow. In 2006, Goswami made his T20 International debut in Derby, England. She bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium fast. In 2008, she was named captain of the national women’s cricket team and led the team until 2011. In 2008, Goswami became the fourth woman to reach 100 wickets in ODIs in the Asia Cup. She has also worked as a bowling consultant for the India women’s national cricket team and as a player-coach.
record
- He has 10 wickets to his name in the Test format of cricket.
- In May 2017, she became the leading wicket-taker in women’s One Day International cricket. He has taken more than 200 wickets in his career.
- In September 2018, Goswami took his 300th wicket in international cricket.
Awards/Achievements
- ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year (2007)
Jhulan Goswami receiving the award from MS Dhoni
- Arjuna Award for Cricket (2010)
Jhulan Goswami receiving Arjuna Award
- Padma Shri (2012)
Jhulan Goswami receives Padma Shri from the President of India
Favourite Things
- Male Cricketers: Sachin Tendulkar, Glenn McGrath
- Female Cricketer: Belinda Clark
- Commentator: Sunil Gavaskar
Salary/Net Worth
Goswami is a Grade A cricket player and as per his contract he gets Rs. 50 lakh per year.
fact
- Goswami became the fastest female bowler in the world after Katherine Fitzpatrick. His bowling speed is around 120 km per hour.
- He has taken the most wickets (more than 40) in his career against England.
- In August 2018, he announced his retirement from WT20 International cricket.
- Director, Sushant Das, is set to direct a biopic on Goswami’s life titled ‘Chakdaha Express’.
- His nicknames are Babul, Guzi.
- His hobbies are football, watching movies, reading etc.
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