Rumeli Anup Dhar (born 9 December 1983) is an Indian former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm medium. She appeared in four Test matches, 78 One Day Internationals and 18 Twenty20 Internationals for India between 2003 and 2018. She played domestic cricket for Bengal, Air India, Railways, Rajasthan, Assam and Delhi.[1][2] She announced her retirement from all forms of cricket in June 2022.[3] She is currently the head coach of the Odisha women's cricket team.[4]

Rumeli Dhar
Personal information
Full name
Rumeli Anup Dhar
Born (1983-12-09) 9 December 1983 (age 41)
Calcutta (now Kolkata), India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 64)21 November 2005 v England
Last Test29 August 2006 v England
ODI debut (cap 69)27 January 2003 v England
Last ODI14 March 2012 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 3)5 August 2006 v England
Last T20I22 March 2018 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999/00Bengal
2000/01–2002/03Air India
2004/05–2011/12Railways
2013/14–2014/15Rajasthan
2015/16–2016/17Assam
2017/18Delhi
2018/19Railways
2019/20–2021/22Bengal
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 4 78 18 224
Runs scored 236 961 131 3,525
Batting average 29.50 19.61 18.71 23.34
100s/50s 0/1 0/6 0/1 1/21
Top score 57 92* 66* 104
Balls bowled 552 3,015 295 8,703
Wickets 8 63 13 204
Bowling average 21.75 27.38 23.30 21.03
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/16 4/19 3/13 4/13
Catches/stumpings 0/– 37/– 7/– 88/1
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's cricket
World Cup
Runner-up 2005 South Africa

Career

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Rumeli Dhar made her international debut on 27 January 2003, in the 2002–03 World Series of Women's Cricket against England in New Zealand at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln.[5] She was part of the India side that reached the final of the 2005 World Cup, and was the side's joint-leading wicket-taker at the 2009 World Twenty20.[3] Having not played an international match since 2012, on the back of her domestic performances, Dhar made an "unlikely" comeback to the national side in 2018, where she played her final three international matches, two against South Africa and one against Australia.[3][6][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Rumeli Dhar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Rumeli Dhar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Rumeli Dhar announces retirement from international cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Mongia, Dhar appointed head coaches of Odisha cricket teams". Orisports. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. ^ "2nd Match, Lincoln, January 27 2003, World Series of Women's Cricket: England Women v India Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  6. ^ "How Rumeli Dhar 'exploded' back into national reckoning". ESPN Cricinfo. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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