Shilpa Gupta (cricketer)

This article is about the cricketer. For the artist, see Shilpa Gupta.

Shilpa Gupta (born 24 February 1989) is an Indian cricketer.^[1] She plays for Delhi women's cricket team in domestic matches.^[2]

Shilpa Gupta

Shilpa Gupta from Indian Women's Cricket Team
Personal information
Born	(1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 36) Delhi, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm legbreak
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	India
Only ODI (cap 98)	5 July 2011 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006–present	Delhi Women
Career statistics
Competition WODI Matches 1 Runs scored 4 Batting average 4.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 4 Balls bowled 30 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 May 2020

Early life

Shilpa Gupta was born in Rohini, Delhi. Her father Dayanand Gupta is a property dealer and her mother Swarna Gupta is a housewife. She did her schooling from SKV Prashant Vihar and attended Kamla Nehru College, Delhi University. She has also pursued her Masters from Himachal Pradesh University.

Professional career

Shilpa Gupta was fond of playing cricket since childhood. Her father has narrated that she used to play cricket with her brother on the terrace since childhood. She rose to fame after being selected from the Delhi University team, North Zone team and earning a 98th cap for the India International Women team.

Life after cricket

Shilpa Gupta left cricket in 2012. In 2013, she was given a government job by Ministry of Defence, Govt of India. She now works as a Senior Auditor (Civil) in Indian Air Force, in Delhi.