She made her India debut at the age of 22, however, little did she know that it would be a roller coaster ride ahead. Featuring in the World Cup in her very first year, she was dropped immediately after the mega event, only to make a strong comeback after eight and a half years. With the figures of 6 for 10, she holds the record of being the oldest ever female cricketer to take a maiden five-wicket haul in an ODI (at the age of 33 years and 162 days) which is also the best bowling figure for an India woman in the 50-over format. After calling it quits, this Karnataka player entered into coachi ..read more

Smitha Harikrishna, born and raised in Karnataka and later went on to represent India. She was a right-hand batter and bowled right-arm medium pace. She played 22 ODIs for India and scored 231 runs and took 8 wickets in her career.   In July 2007, Harikrishna coached the United Arab Emirates women's national team at its debut international tournament, the 2007 ACC Women's Tournament.   In this chat, Smitha takes us back to her initial cricket days and gives us more insight from the 2 Cricket World Cup that she was a part of - 1997 and the 2000 World Cup ..read more

Having played 16 Internationals for India, Devieka couldn't further her playing career owing to a back injury.  2 Years later she came back to contribute to cricket as a Coach. She has coached several teams to success including Assam, Mumbai, and Goa in the domestic circuit.  Devieka also acted as an Assistant Coach and worked with the Indian National and Bangladesh National team ..read more

In this episode of 'Female Cricket Podcast,' we have former Indian cricketer Amita Sharma talk about her cricket journey.  A great all-rounder and an equally talented Prankster, Amita Sharma has several records to her name. Listen to this podcast to know more.  #AmitaSharma ..read more

On this episode of Female Cricket Podcast, we have former India Cricketer Nooshin Al Khadeer grace the show with her cricket journey which began in the late 90s.  Nooshin Al Khadeer has been a regular member of the Indian team since her debut in 2002. An economical bowler who bowled a tight line and length, she had consistently performed well for her country and in 2003 she was ranked No. 1 in the world. Her excellent spells in the 2005 World Cup in South Africa helped India race into the final. She has 100 International Wickets to her name. Having retired in 2012, Nooshin quickly took to ..read more

Having played 4 ODIs and 13 T20Is for India, Soniya's International cricket career began in 2010. In her last international match against Pakistan in the T20 World cup 2014, she was awarded 'Player of the Match' trophy.  Soon after her retirement, Soniya took up cricket coaching and is currently nurturing young talents in Pune.   In this chat, Soniya talks about her early cricket days, leading up to Air India days, gives her opinion on Women's IPL, and stresses the importance of having more matches for the Indian girls ..read more

On the Podcast today, we have Anju Jain, the former India wicket-keeper who played 8 Test and 65 ODIs for India. She was also a part. of India team that reached the Finals of Cricket World Cup in 2005.  Post-retirement, Anju has been involved with a lot of coaching stints, including Bangladesh Women's Side. Under her guidance, Bangladesh women's side has made massive strides and continues to progress.  A stalwart, Anju Jain talks about her cricket journey so far, gives her opinion on the Women's IPL, innovations required in women's cricket, the revival of Women's Test and so much mor ..read more

She is accurate with her medium pace; She is elegant with her top-order batting, and she is also an excellent fielder. Her match-winning performances at the 2005 World Cup in South Africa propelled India into the final for the very first time. She also holds the record of opening both the batting and bowling in the first-ever T20 match for the Indian women's team. But it's unfortunate that we haven't got the chance to watch her play when she was in her prime days. nevermind, we have the champion talk about her cricket and the journey on the 9th Episode of Female Cricket Podcast.  ..read more

Today on the Female Cricket Podcast we have a girl who started her cricket journey from Punjab but soon moved to Himachal in search of better opportunities. But as they say, good things don't come easy, Harleen too had to create a place for herself, had to prove on several occasions, even after injuring her finger twice, she just wasn't ready to give up.  Her social handles will reveal the super cheerful and funny side of Harleen, but on this podcast, you shall also learn about the struggles she had to go through, the difficult choices she had to make, and the source where she gets all th ..read more

The Captain cool of Indian Women's Cricket, the ambassador of women's cricket around the world is here to share her cricket story, her early cricket days, some memorable moments from her journey on the 6th Episode of Female Cricket Podcast. Someone who has been around for over 2 decades now, Mithali Raj is an epitome of success and is an inspiration for thousands of girls who take up cricket today and have a dream in their eyes.  ..read more