Mahika Gaur is an English cricketer who plays for Cumbria, North West Thunder, Manchester Originals and the England cricket team. He is a bowling all-rounder. He has represented two countries in international cricket. Gaur played for the United Arab Emirates women’s national cricket team between 2019 and 2022. A talented forward, he made his T20I debut for UAE against Indonesia at the age of 12.
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Wiki/Biography
Mahika Gaur was born on Thursday, 9 March 2006 (age 17 years; as of 2023) in Reading, Berkshire, England. His zodiac sign is Pisces. Gaur developed a passion for cricket when she was just six years old. It all started when Gaur had gone to Jaipur with her family to watch the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals. Talking about this in an interview, he said,
I don’t remember much about the match but when we came back to England I would try to bowl like him in the garden and I joined a club nearby.
She was eight years old when she moved to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where she joined the International Cricket Council Academy to pursue her dream of becoming a cricketer. Gaur was a student at Dubai College when she caught the attention of North West Thunder coaches during a Lancashire cricket training session with the Emirates at the Dubai Expo 2020. She was bowling in the nets when Warren Hague saw her and suddenly asked if she could play. In England. Subsequently, Gaur returned to the UK and took up a full scholarship at Sedbergh School. She became the first female player to represent Sedbergh’s First XI.
Physical Appearance
Height: 6′ 2″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
There is not much information about her parents and siblings. His family’s roots are in Rajasthan, India.
livelihood
domestic
In English domestic women’s cricket, she represents North West Thunder. On 23 July 2022, in a match against Northern Diamonds, he took 3/25 for North West Thunder. Subsequently, he was named to the Thunder’s full squad for the 2023 season. During the 2023 season, he made his regional senior debut for the Thunder against the Western Storm in Cardiff. He put in an impressive performance, claiming 3-39, but the Thunder lost the match.
Mahika Gaur gets debut cap for North West Thunder
In 2023, Gaur was named in the England A squad to face Australia A. She played for Cumbria in the 2023 Women’s Twenty20 Cup. In June 2023, it was announced that Gaur had secured a part-time professional contract with the Thunder, extending through the end of the 2024 season.
Mahika Gaur is playing for North West Thunder
international
UAE women
On 12 January 2019, at the age of 12, he played in a match against Thailand A. During her first two international matches, Mahika did not get a chance to bowl a single ball. However, in his third match, he finally got a chance to bowl and successfully took a wicket. On 19 January 2019, she made her T20I debut for the UAE against Indonesia during the 2019 Thailand Women’s T20 Smash at the Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok; UAE women won by 9 wickets. Ultimately, she played for the UAE in the 2019 ICC Women’s Qualifier Asia, 2021 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier, and the 2022 GCC Women’s Gulf Cup. She was also named in the UAE squad for the UAE tour of Hong Kong Women in 2021–22. During the 2022 ICC Women’s Under-19 World Cup Asia Qualifier, Gaur performed impressively, taking 5 wickets for just 2 runs in four overs, and bowling out Nepal for just eight runs in their second match in Malaysia. He was chosen player of the match.
UAE’s Mahika Gaur bowling against Malaysia in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier at the ICC Academy in Dubai
During the tournament, Mahika also took four wickets including a hat-trick in the match against Malaysia and was named player of the match. UAE won the tournament while Gaur emerged as the second-highest wicket-taker with 11 wickets at an average of 2.36.
UAE Women after winning 2022 ICC Women’s Under-19 World Cup Asia Qualifier
She was the UAE’s leading wicket-taker in the 2022 Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup with six wickets at an average of 19.83. In December 2022, Gaur was named in the UAE’s squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup. He scored 79 runs and took two wickets in the tournament. He played a total of 19 T20 matches for UAE.
England Women
In June 2023, Gaur was named in England A’s squad for T20 matches against Australia Women A. In August 2023, he was named in England’s squad for the team’s series against Sri Lanka. On 9 September 2023, he made his ODI debut for England against Sri Lanka at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street; England won by 7 wickets. Gaur took three wickets in the match, including the wicket of Chamari Athapaththu. He won the Player of the Match title with figures of 6.2-0-26-3.
Mahika Gaur celebrates a wicket during her ODI debut for England against Sri Lanka in 2023
Hundred
Gaur played for Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.
Mahika Gaur is playing for Manchester Originals in the 2022 season of The Hundred
2023 Fairbreak Invitational T20 USA
She played for Team Spirit in the 2023 Fairbreak Invitational T20 USA. During the tournament, he won the Player of the Match title in the match against Barmy Army.
Mahika Gaur claims one wicket for Team Spirit in 2023 Fairbreak Invitational T20 USA
Facts/General Knowledge
- In an interview, he said that he got his passion for cricket from his father, who played the game for his university and he is 6 feet 4 inches tall. Like Gaur, he was also a left arm fast bowler.
- She is a left-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman.
- She considers Mitchell Starc and MS Dhoni as her idols.
- At the age of 16, Mahika Gaur became one of the youngest players to compete in The Hundred history. English cricketer Davina Perrin, who has been signed for Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season of The Hundred, became the youngest player in the competition at the age of 15. During the 2021 season of The Hundred, 16-year-old Alice Capsey stole the show while representing the Oval Invincibles.
- Her jersey number for England Women is #68. Her jersey number for UAE Women was #39.
- She is the third Indian-origin bowler to be selected for the England women’s cricket team. The first Indian-origin bowler to play for England was Sonia Odedra and the second was Isa Guha.
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