Sushma verma biography
Sushma Verma
Indian cricketer
Sushma Verma (born 5 November ) is an Indian cricketer.[1] She started her national-level career as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter in the India women's national cricket team.
After the Women's Cricket World Cup game, the Himachal Pradeshchief ministerVirbhadra Singh offered her a post of Deputy Superintendent of Police.[2][3]
Early life
Sushma Verma was born on 3 November in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh .
Her father “Bhopal Singh Verma” wanted her to stay back close to home. But Sushma's choice was to go to “Portmore Govt Model” school in Shimla.
Sushma verma actress Domestic cricket [ edit ]. Verma was part of the Indian team to reach the final of the Women's Cricket World Cup where the team lost to England by nine runs. And she was included in the West Indies tour in the Indian squad. Thus since school days she played volleyball, handball, and badminton, and represented her state in all these games till national level.From flirting with multiple sports – volleyball, handball, and badminton. she has been a state level player at these games but cricket somehow found its way to load Shusma. (official website)
Domestic cricket
Before that, she played for the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association. Under her captaincy, the Himachal team were the runners-up at the Under All-India women's tournament in She is the first cricketer from Himachal Pradesh, male or female, to represent India in international cricket.[4][5][6][7]
Owing to fewer opportunities in domestic, she started playing for Railways.
She played along with Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur and Punam Raut.[8]
International cricket
Verma was part of the Indian team to reach the final of the Women's Cricket World Cup where the team lost to England by nine runs.[9][10][11] In the inaugural WPL , she was picked up by Gujarat Giants.
References
- ^Sushma Verma. ESPNcricinfo
- ^"HP CM Virbhadra Singh honours cricketer Sushma Verma – Times of India".Sushma verma and kiran kumar Assam vs Railways Elite Group D. Bapu Nadkarni. Naman Ojha. External links [ edit ].
The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August
- ^Rajta, Subhash (22 July ). "Contrasting tales of two talented Himachali girls". . Retrieved 31 December
- ^Himachal cricket, a new dawn and hope
- ^She shunned volleyball shorts for white flannels, is first HP woman in Indian squad.
(16 April ).
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- ^Malhotra, Purnima (3 June ) 'Accidental wicketkeeper' Sushma Verma braces for Dharamsala homecoming.
- ^This one's for the girls. (21 June ). Retrieved on
- ^"Was waiting for this opportunity – Sushma Verma". ESPNcricinfo. 3 July
- ^Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23, ESPNcricinfo, 23 July
- ^World Cup Final, BBC Sport, 23 July
- ^England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!, The Guardian, 23 July