Kalyani Dhokarikar, also known as Kalyani Umbrani, (born 9 May 1971) is an Indian former international cricketer. She represented India as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm fast-medium. During her 18 year cricketing career, she represented India in eight One Day Internationals and one Test match, between 1995 and 2000.[1]

Kalyani Dhokarikar
Kalyani Dhokarikar
Personal information
Full name
Kalyani Dhokarikar
Born (1971-05-09) 9 May 1971 (age 53)
Nagpur, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 48)15 July 1995 v England
ODI debut (cap 48)23 February 1995 v New Zealand
Last ODI11 December 2000 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982–2000Maharashtra
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 1 8 5 38
Runs scored 25 24 113 867
Batting average 25.00 4.80 56.50 41.28
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 1/8
Top score 21 11 56* 107*
Balls bowled 192 240 432 946
Wickets 2 3 12 31
Bowling average 28.00 39.00 18.58 17.83
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/17 2/20 7/60 4/15
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 0/– 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 August 2022

She played in two Cricket World Cups for India, in 1997 in India and 2000 in New Zealand.

She was awarded Best Sportsperson of the year in 1997.[citation needed]

Early life and career

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Kalyani Dhokarikar was born on 9 May 1971 in the city of Oranges, Nagpur, Maharashtra. Kalyani's love for cricket stemmed from her mother Smt. Sandhya's passion for sports, having played softball in her school and college days.

She started playing cricket at 12 under the guidance of Madhavrao Bapat in Pune, India and in later years with Pradeep Ingle. Her practice ground for the major years of her career was at the Cadence Cricket Academy, Pune.

Domestic career

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Kalyani played for her state, Maharashtra, and West Zone in domestic cricket and captained Rest of India against England. During her captainship, Maharashtra won many championships at junior and senior level. She also played a pivotal role for Pune University's cricket team that won two championships.

International career

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In 1995, Kalyani made her Women's One Day International debut for India against New Zealand played at Hamilton, as part of the New Zealand Centenary Cup.

She represented India at two World Cups, first in India in 1997 and then in 2000 in New Zealand.

Kalyani played her part in India's ODI series and Test match victories away against England in 1999.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kalyani Dhokarikar Profile - Cricket Player India | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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