jhulan goswami Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
jhulan goswami is a cricketer(sportsman) from India. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Jhulan Nishit Goswami
Born
November 25, 1982, Nadia, Bengal
Age
40 years old
Also Known As
Babul
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Bowler
Teams he has played for:
- Asia Women XI
- Bengal Women
- East Zone Women
- India Green Women
- India Women
- Trailblazers
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
From being a ball girl in the '97 World Cup final to overtaking her idol Cathryn Fitzpatrick, its been glorious career spanning over 15 years at the highest level. Smitten by the cricket bug, the lanky teenager travelled two hours in a crowded local for practice in Kolkata before catching up with studies back in her hometown Chakdaha, thrice a week. Her tall frame convinced her coach that she's make a fearsome pacer and, once the parents were roped in, there's been no looking back ever since.
Having started off a pure bowler, Goswami slowly but steadily earned the reputation of India's leading allrounder with some handy contributions with the bat lower down the order. Along with Mithali Raj, Goswami put together a world record seventh-wicket partnership worth 157 against the hosts at Taunton in 2002. Four years down the line, her career-best 10-wicket haul at the same venue propelled India to a historic Test series win on foreign soil.
Goswami bagged the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year award in 2007 and captaincy came calling soon after, though she has enjoyed moderate success rate. She had another feather added to her cap when the Government of India conferred her with the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2010, and the Padma Shri two years later.
Standing at 5'11”, she can be very intimidating. But her aggression comes to the fore only on field. Sledging isn't her idea of fierceness. An unwavering line and length remain the most potent weapon in her repertoire. Those who have seen her from close quarters vouch for the fact that her dedication towards the game, work ethic and willingness to learn is second to none.
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
If the BCCI were to institute a 'Hall of Fame' for women's cricket in India, Jhulan Goswami would certainly feature. A decade and a half since bursting onto the scene, Goswami, one of the fastest bowlers in the women's game till not too long ago, has reaped rewards through control and minute deviations off the pitch. In May, she surpassed Cathryn Fitzpatrick to become the highest wicket-taker in women's ODI history. Now, she doubles up as a mentor to a young group of fast bowlers coming through the ranks in India.
She was earmarked for a leadership role when she was named vice-captain of the national team ahead of the tour of England in 2006. There, she helped India to the Test series win, including their first victory against England, making a fifty as nightwatchman in the first Test at Leicester and taking her career-best match figures of 10 for 78 - 5 for 33 and 5 for 45 - in the second Test at Taunton.
Such feats made her the Player of the Series and also brought recognition at the Castrol Awards in Mumbai in September, where she received a Special Award. Further to that, she won the ICC Women's Player of Year in 2007 - a year no Indian male player bagged any individual award. Soon after, she was elevated as captain of the national team. Then in 2010, she was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award. A Padma Shri followed two years later.
Bowling exploits aside, Goswami is a more-than-handy lower-order batsman. Goswami partnered Mithali Raj for a better part of her record-breaking 214 against England at Taunton in 2002. The pair added 157, with Goswami chipping in with 62. England was also the scene of India's one-off Test win in 2014, where Goswami triggered the hosts' slide with a four-wicket haul to set up the win. In 2015, she was one of four senior players who were handed the highest grade of central contracts by BCCI for the first time.