Sandhya Agarwal (born 9 May 1963) is an Indian former cricketer and former captain of the India women's cricket team. She hails from Indore in Madhya Pradesh.[1][2]
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| Full name | Sandhya Agarwal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1963 Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All Rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 22) | 3 February 1984 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 17 November 1994 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 26) | 23 February 1984 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 14 November 1995 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editShe played in 13 Test matches from 1984 to 1995, scoring 1,110 runs at a batting average of 50.45, including 4 centuries. She made her top score of 190 against England in 1986, beating Betty Snowball's score of 189 that had held the record in women's Test cricket since 1935. However, her record was surpassed by Denise Annetts, who scored 193 in 1987.[1]
Agarwal also played in 21 Women's ODIs, scoring 567 runs at an average of 31.50.[1]
Her major teams included Indian women's cricket team and the Railways women's cricket team.[3]
International centuries
edit| No. | Runs | Opponents | City/Country | Venue | Year |
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| 1 | 134 |  Australia
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Bombay, India | Wankhede Stadium | 1984[5] |
| 2 | 106 |  New Zealand
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Cuttack, India | Barabati Stadium | 1985[6] |
| 3 | 132 |  England
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Blackpool, England | Stanley Park | 1986[7] |
| 4 | 190 | England
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Worcester, England | New Road | 1986[8] |
Post retirement
editAfter her retirement, Agarwal continued to contribute to cricket as a selector and coach. She is chairperson of girl's U-19 and senior women's team of MPCA as well as a member of the BCCI's women's committee.[9]
In 2017, Agarwal was offered honorary life membership by the Marylebone Cricket Club in recognition of her distinguished service to cricket.[9][10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Sandhya Agarwal". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Amit Jaiswal, Interview with Former woman Cricket Captain sandhya Agarwal, archived from the original on 14 December 2021, retrieved 7 February 2019
- ^ "Sandhya Agarwal". Sports Pundit. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "All-round records | Women's Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com – Sandhya Agarwal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of IND Women vs AUS Women 4th Test 1983/84 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of NZ Women vs IND Women 2nd Test 1984/85 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of IND Women vs ENG Women 2nd Test 1986 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs IND Women 3rd Test 1986 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ a b "MCC offers life membership to former India captain Sandhya Agarwal - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "MCC offers life membership to former India captain Sandhya Agarwal". The Indian Express. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
