Vellaswamy Vanitha (born 19 July 1990) is an Indian former cricketer.[1] She played as an opening batter from Karnataka. In January 2014, she made her Women's One Day International (WODI) and Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debuts, against Sri Lanka.[2][3] In February 2022, she retired from all forms of cricket.[4]
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| Full name | Vellaswamy Vanitha | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 July 1990 Bangalore, Karnataka, India | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side |
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| ODI debut (cap 111) | 23 January 2014 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 28 November 2014 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 44) | 25 January 2014 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 22 November 2016 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006/07–2020/21 | Karnataka | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22 | Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 April 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal life
editVanitha has two sisters and a brother, and her family has been very supportive of her career choice. She used to train with boys at a coaching camp.[5][6] Her father was the one who took her to the Karnataka Institute of Cricket when she was 11. As a child she often used to play gully cricket with her father and brother which helped in laying a strong foundation for love of cricket very early in her life.[7]
Vanitha studied at Seventh Day Adventist, Bangalore. Later, she studied at CMR Law School as well as MS Ramaiah College of Law. Apart from being a cricketer, she is also an entrepreneur. She launched Orgobliss in 2013, along with her brother.[6]
Career
editVanitha made her debut for Karnataka women's cricket team in 2006.[8] Her coach and mentor Irfan Sait has played an instrumental role in inculcating the required cricketing skills in her. Dilip, Naseer, Anant Dante and Rajini are the other coaches who helped her in raising her game at different points of her career.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Vellaswamy Vanitha". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Sri Lanka women tour of India 2014, 3rd WODI". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lanka women tour of India 2014, 1st WT20I". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "VR Vanitha retires from all forms of cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Ghoshal, Shuvro (9 May 2016). "How Vellaswamy Vanitha turned a pastime into passion for the love of cricket". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ a b Hariharan, Shruti (29 May 2017). "Vanitha VR: A rebel who battled the odds". Cricket Country. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "I want to represent India in all three forms". 20 June 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Hariharan, Shruti (29 May 2017). "Vanitha VR: A rebel who battled the odds". Cricket Country. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ Cricfit (20 June 2017). "Exclusive interview with Vanitha VR: I want to represent India in all three formats". Cricfit. Retrieved 16 December 2018.