Sonia Mendhiya is an Indian cricketer, who is best known for being a part of the ICC Under-19 Indian women’s team that won the T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2023. She is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler.
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Wiki/Biography
Sonia Rajpal Mendhia was born on Saturday, 20 March 2004 (age 18 years; as in 2022) in Brahmanwas, Rohtak. In an interview, her mother had told that she used to take Sonia with her to work where she used to play with the children with a plastic ball. When she came home, she used to play with the wooden thapi with the neighborhood children. He started taking cricket seriously while growing up. Initially her mother stopped her from playing, but Sonia was so stubborn that her mother had to agree to this. His neighbors also encouraged him to play cricket after seeing his talent. She started playing cricket when she was thirteen years old. He trained at Shri Ram Academy in Jhajjar Road, Rohtak. She used to travel 20-25 kilometers from her village to the academy alone in a rickshaw. His mother talked about this in an interview and said,
Only two or three girls including Shafali Verma used to practice in the academy. After that we never stopped him from playing cricket. My daughter’s dream was to play cricket and her dream came true. We have high hopes from him that he will play for India in future also.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Sonia’s father’s name is Rajpal Mendhia. He died when Sonia was four years old. His mother’s name is Saroj, who works in an Anganwadi. He has two elder sisters and a younger brother.
Caste
He belongs to Dalit caste.
Cricket
Sonia played her first T20 against New Zealand women’s team held in Mumbai on 6 December 2022. In 2022, he played Under-19 ODI Trophy and scored 260 runs while taking 8 wickets. He played in the Under-19 T20 Trophy where he scored a total of 187 runs and took 8 wickets. During the Under-19 Challenger Trophy, he scored 92 runs by taking 5 wickets and in the Quadrangular Series, he scored 67 runs and took 4 wickets. In 2022, he scored 65 runs and took 2 wickets in the New Zealand Development Tour. In December 2022, she was selected for the Under-19 women’s team and played in the T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2023.
Indian women’s under-19 team after winning the Under-19 T20 World Cup 2023
Facts/General Knowledge
- After his father’s death, his mother raised him and his siblings. His mother was illiterate, but she started working as a helper in Anganwadi. He used to get a salary of Rs 500. 2500. His mother struggled a lot to support the family and they live in a small room.
- According to various media reports, Sonia is a soft-spoken, calm girl.
- He has the word ‘Mom’ tattooed on his right hand.
Sonia Mendhia’s tattoo
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