Jhulan Goswami

Jhulan Goswami

Jhulan Nishit Goswami is an Indian international cricketer and the former captain of India national women’s cricket team. She is regarded as one of the greatest women fast bowler of all time. She 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.

About Jhulan Goswami in brief

Summary Jhulan GoswamiJhulan Nishit Goswami is an Indian international cricketer and the former captain of India national women’s cricket team. She is regarded as one of the greatest women fast bowler of all time. In February 2018, against South Africa, she became the first bowler to take 200 wickets in WODIs. She 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. In 2010 she was awarded the Arjun Award and in 2012 she became second Indian women cricketers to receive Padma Shri after Diana Edulji.

In April 2018, an Indian postage stamp was issued in her honour. Her brother Kunal, and Sister Jhumpa. Her Test debut came on 14 January 2002 against England in Lucknow. Overall she has 271 international wicket in 223 games and has scored 1593 runs with three 50s. In August 2018, she announced her retirement from WT20Is.