Pooja Vastrakar

Pooja Vastrakar

Indian AllRounder

Personal Information

Full Name Pooja Vastrakar
Date of Birth September 25, 1999
Age 23 Years
Nationality Indian
Birth Place Bilaspur, Madhya Pradesh
Height 1.67m
Current Team(s)
Role Bowler
Batting Style Right hand Bat
Bowling Style Right arm Medium
Debut February 10, 2018
Jersey No. 34
Family Father- Bandhan Ram Vastrakar

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
IND-W vs SL-W 5 6 0 0 83.33 3.4 29 0 7.91
BAN-W vs IND-W 0 0 0 0 0 4 25 1 6.25
IND-W vs UAE-W 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 27 1 6.75
PAK-W vs IND-W 0 0 0 0 0 4 31 2 7.75
SA-W vs IND-W 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 13 4 4.11

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 27 24 470 562 3 22.38 83.62 0 3 67 39 9 4 0
TESTs 5 6 111 314 2 27.75 35.35 0 0 47 20 0 0 0
T20Is 50 32 270 219 15 15.88 123.28 0 0 37 30 4 8 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 27 25 145 788 20 39.40 5.43 4/34 0 0
TESTs 5 9 105.4 337 15 22.46 3.18 5/93 0 0
T20Is 50 44 124.3 760 31 24.51 6.10 3/6 0 0

Pooja Vastrakar News

3 big takeaways from India's thrashing of Pakistan in 2024 Women's Asia Cup 3 big takeaways from India's thrashing of Pakistan in 2024 Women's Asia Cup
3 big takeaways from India's thrashing of Pakistan in 2024 Women's Asia Cup
[Watch] Pooja Vastrakar strikes twice to send back Pakistan openers in IND vs PAK 2024 Women’s Asia Cup [Watch] Pooja Vastrakar strikes twice to send back Pakistan openers in IND vs PAK 2024 Women’s Asia Cup
[Watch] Pooja Vastrakar strikes twice to send back Pakistan openers in IND vs PAK 2024 Women’s Asia Cup
"The Indian team have invested a lot in her" - Reema Malhotra lauds Pooja Vastrakar's spell in 3rd IND vs SA T20I "The Indian team have invested a lot in her" - Reema Malhotra lauds Pooja Vastrakar's spell in 3rd IND vs SA T20I
"The Indian team have invested a lot in her" - Reema Malhotra lauds Pooja Vastrakar's spell in 3rd IND vs SA T20I
"It's been 6 years since she made her debut" - Veda Krishnamurthy says Pooja Vastrakar has finally performed as per expectations in IND vs SA series "It's been 6 years since she made her debut" - Veda Krishnamurthy says Pooja Vastrakar has finally performed as per expectations in IND vs SA series
"It's been 6 years since she made her debut" - Veda Krishnamurthy says Pooja Vastrakar has finally performed as per expectations in IND vs SA series
"She is probably not 100% fit" - Reema Malhotra on whether Renuka Singh's form is the biggest concern in India's bowling department "She is probably not 100% fit" - Reema Malhotra on whether Renuka Singh's form is the biggest concern in India's bowling department
"She is probably not 100% fit" - Reema Malhotra on whether Renuka Singh's form is the biggest concern in India's bowling department

Pooja Vastrakar: A Brief Biography

Pooja Vastrakar is an Indian professional cricketer who plays for the Indian National Women’s cricket team. She is a right arm medium fast bowler and also plays for Madhya Pradesh and Central Zone.


Background


Pooja was born on 25th September 1999 in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. She lost her mother at a tender age of ten. She is the youngest of seven siblings with four sisters and two brothers.


Pooja started training at an all-boys facility, then known as Gulmohar Cricket Academy where she was the only girl under the guidance of Mr.Srivastava, who ran the academy. She started out as a batsman but eventually went on to become a bowler owning to her superb skills with the bowl, aided by her agility on the field.


Domestic Career


She made her debut in major domestic cricket in a Twenty20 match against Odisha on 9th March 2013. She has also played for Rewa division as well as Shahdol division in Madhya Pradesh.


National Call-Up


She made her women’s ODI cricket debut for India on 10th February 2018 against South Africa.

Her Women’s Twenty20 International cricket debut for India was against South Africa on 13th February 2018. In October 2018, she was selected in the Indian squad for the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 tournament in West Indies.