Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Rajeshwari Gayakwad (born 1 June 1991) is an Indian cricketer. She plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She made her debut for India in a One Day International against Sri Lanka on 19 January 2014.^[1]

Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Gayakwad playing for India during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Born	(1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 34) Bijapur, Karnataka, India
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	India (2014–present)
Test debut (cap 81)	16 November 2014 v South Africa
Last Test	30 September 2021 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 109)	19 January 2014 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	24 September 2022 v England
ODI shirt no.	1
T20I debut (cap 43)	25 January 2014 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I	20 February 2023 v Ireland
T20I shirt no.	1
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008/09–2014/15	Karnataka
2015/16–present	Railways
2018	Supernovas
2019–2022	Trailblazers
2023	UP Warriorz
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I Matches 2 64 44 Runs scored – 21 11 Batting average – 2.33 11.00 100s/50s –/– 0/0 0/0 Top score – 5 5* Balls bowled 474 3,399 911 Wickets 5 99 54 Bowling average 29.00 20.79 17.40 5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/54 5/15 3/9 Catches/stumpings 1/– 13/– 10/–
Medal record Representing  India Women's Cricket World Cup Runner-up 2017 England and Wales T20 World Cup Runner-up 2020 Australia Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team Women's Asia Cup Winner 2022 Bangladesh
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 February 2023

Personal life

She started playing serious cricket when she was around 18 years. Her father is her biggest inspiration and got her formal coaching. She start playing for the Karnataka women's cricket team and made her international debut in 2014.^[2]

Gayakwad lost her father to a cardiac arrest in 2014, right after her debut international series, against Sri Lanka^[3]

After the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Final, the water resources minister M. B. Patil gifted her a car worth Rs 5 lakh, which she refused and said that her priority was to get a house for her family.^[4] She was at that time the sole breadwinner for her family following the death of her father.^[2]

International cricket

Gayakwad was part of the Indian team to reach the final of the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup where the team lost to England by nine runs.^[5][6][7] In the same World Cup tournament, she recorded the best bowling figures for India in the Women's Cricket World Cup history (5/15)^[8]

In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.^[9] In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.^[10] In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.^[11]

See also

• List of IPL Trailblazers cricketers