Devika Palshikar

Devika Palshikar (Devanagari: देविका पळशीकर; born 20 June 1979) is an Indian former cricketer and current cricket coach. She played as a right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler. She appeared in one Test match and 15 One Day Internationals for India between 2006 and 2008. She played domestic cricket for Air India and Maharashtra.^[1][2]

Devika Palshikar

Personal information
Full name	Devika Palshikar
Born	(1979-06-20) 20 June 1979 (age 46) Malvan, Maharashtra, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	India (2006–2008)
Only Test (cap 69)	18 February 2006 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 80)	2 January 2006 v Pakistan
Last ODI	9 September 2008 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002/03–2004/05	Air India
2006/07–2008/09	Maharashtra
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA Matches 1 15 14 55 Runs scored 7 66 402 785 Batting average 3.50 13.20 28.71 25.32 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/6 Top score 6 22* 115 86 Balls bowled 54 366 1,796 1,741 Wickets 0 12 42 62 Bowling average – 18.00 13.28 18.37 5 wickets in innings 0 0 3 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling – 3/12 6/52 6/8 Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/– 8/– 16/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 August 2022

After retiring as a player, Palshikar was assistant coach of India between 2014 and 2016, and assistant coach of Bangladesh in 2018.^[3] She has also coached various Indian domestic teams, and was head coach of Velocity for the 2022 Women's T20 Challenge.^[4]