Shikha Pandey

Squadron Leader
Shikha Pandey
Pandey in 2017
Personal information
Full name
Shikha Pandey
Born (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 (age 35)
Ramagundam, Andhra Pradesh, India (present-day Telangana, India)
NicknameShikhipedia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 78)13 August 2014 v England
Last Test16 June 2021 v England
ODI debut (cap 112)21 August 2014 v England
Last ODI3 July 2021 v England
ODI shirt no.12
T20I debut (cap 48)9 March 2014 v Bangladesh
Last T20I23 February 2023 v Australia
T20I shirt no.12
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007/08–presentGoa Women
2019–2020Velocity
2023–presentDelhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 3 55 56
Runs scored 55 512 207
Batting average 18.33 20.48 12.93
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 28* 59 26*
Balls bowled 249 2,472 938
Wickets 4 75 40
Bowling average 35.25 21.92 25.32
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/33 4/18 3/14
Catches/stumpings 1/– 11/- 18/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 February 2023
Military career
Allegiance India
Service / branch Indian Air Force
Years of service2011–present
RankSquadron Leader

Squadron Leader Shikha Pandey (born 12 May 1989) is an Indian cricketer[1] and former officer in the Indian Air Force.[2][3][4] She plays for the national cricket team as a right-arm medium pacer and middle-order batter, and was an IAF air traffic control officer.[2][3]

Pandey made her international Twenty20 (T20I) debut on 9 March 2014 against Bangladesh at Cox's Bazar cricket stadium in Bangladesh.[5][6] In August of the same year, she made her One Day International (ODI) and Test debuts against England at Wormsley and Scarborough, respectively.

  1. ^ "Shikha Pandey". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b Junaid, Abdul (December 2016). "Fl Lt Shikha Pandey: The Unsung Officer of Indian Women Cricket Team". SSBCrack. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Gaur, Akshat (26 February 2020). "From being an Air Force officer to Indian's frontline bowler, Shikha Pandey reveals her journey". The Cricket Times. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ^ Staff writer (14 March 2020). "IAF felicitates Shikha Pandey for stellar performance in Women's T20 World Cup". The Times of India. ANI. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ "India recall Latika Kumari, Sravanthi Naidu for Women's WT20". ESPNcricinfo. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  6. ^ "गोव्याची शिखा पांडे भारतीय क्रिकेट संघात" (in Marathi). Tarun Bharat. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.