Sandhya Agarwal
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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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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]
Career
[edit | edit source]She 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 | edit source]| No. | Runs | Opponents | City/Country | Venue | Year |
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| 1 | 134 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Bombay, India | Wankhede Stadium | 1984[5] |
| 2 | 106 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Cuttack, India | Barabati Stadium | 1985[6] |
| 3 | 132 | File:Flag of England.svg England | Blackpool, England | Stanley Park | 1986[7] |
| 4 | 190 | File:Flag of England.svg England | Worcester, England | New Road | 1986[8] |
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Post retirement
[edit | edit source]After 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
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