Jhulan Goswami

Jhulan Goswami
Goswami in 2009
Personal information
Full name
Jhulan Goswami
Born (1982-11-25) 25 November 1982 (age 41)
Chakdaha, West Bengal, India
NicknameBabul, Chakda Express
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 52)14 January 2002 v England
Last Test30 September 2021 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 61)6 January 2002 v England
Last ODI24 September 2022 v England
ODI shirt no.25
T20I debut (cap 3)5 August 2006 v England
Last T20I10 June 2018 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999/00Bengal
2000/01–2005/06Air India
2007/08–presentBengal
2018–2020Trailblazers
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 12 204 68 340
Runs scored 291 1226 405 3,438
Batting average 24.25 14.61 10.94 20.38
100s/50s 0/2 0/1 0/0 1/11
Top score 69 57 37* 120*
Balls bowled 2,266 10,005 1,351 16,178
Wickets 44 255 56 448
Bowling average 17.36 22.04 21.94 18.72
5 wickets in innings 3 2 1 3
10 wickets in match 1 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/25 6/31 5/11 6/31
Catches/stumpings 5/– 69/– 23/– 132/–
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's cricket
ODI World Cup
Second place 2005 South Africa
Second place 2017 England and Wales
Asia Cup
First place 2004 Sri Lanka
First place 2005-06 Pakistan
First place 2006 India
First place 2008 Sri Lanka
First place 2012 China
First place 2016 Thailand
Second place 2018 Malaysia

Jhulan Goswami (born 25 November 1982) is an Indian former cricketer.[1] She played for the India women's national cricket team from 2002 to 2022.[2]

She played as a right-arm medium fast bowler and right-handed batter. She is one of the fastest (female) bowler of all times and considered one of the greatest bowlers to ever play the sport.[3][4] She played 204 ODI matches before her retirement from international cricket in 2022, taking 255 wickets, and holds the record for taking the most number of wickets in Women's One Day International cricket.[5]

Goswami won the ICC Women's Player of the Year award in 2007 and the M.A. Chidambaram trophy for Best Women's Cricketer in 2011.[6] She became number one in the Women's ODI bowling rankings of ICC in January 2016 and regained it in March 2019.[7][8]

  1. ^ "From 0 to 181, Jhulan Goswami's journey to the top has been built on pure passion". 11 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Jhulan Goswami reveals 'one regret' as she confirms international retirement". ICC. 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  3. ^ "The end of an era: Revisiting the best bowling performances of Jhulan Goswami". www.icc-cricket.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. ^ "How Jhulan became the world's fastest bowler". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. ^ "WODI career records". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Making Giant Strides". The Hindu. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Jhulan Goswami in dual role as mentor and bowling coach of WPL team owned by Mumbai Indians". The Times of India. 5 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Jhulan Goswami back at the top in ODI bowling rankings". ESPNcricinfo. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2024.