Sushma Verma

Sushma Verma (born 5 November 1992) is an Indian cricketer.^[1] She started her national-level career as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter in the India women's national cricket team.

Sushma Verma

Verma at the 2017 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Sushma Verma
Born	(1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 32) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	India (2013 - 2021)
Test debut (cap 83)	16 November 2014 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 113)	24 November 2014 v South Africa
Last ODI	17 March 2021 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	5
T20I debut (cap 42)	5 April 2013 v Bangladesh
Last T20I	4 December 2016 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011–present	Himachal Pradesh
2019–2020	Velocity
2023	Gujarat Giants
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I Matches 1 38 19 Runs scored – 178 31 Batting average – 9.88 10.33 100s/50s – 0/0 0/0 Top score – 41 12 Catches/stumpings 4/1 25/21 6/19
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 March 2021

After the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup game, the Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh offered her a post of Deputy Superintendent of Police.^[2][3]

Early life

Sushma Verma was born on 3 November 1992 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh . Her father “Bhopal Singh Verma” wanted her to stay back close to home. But Sushma's choice was to go to “Portmore Govt Model” school in Shimla. From flirting with multiple sports – volleyball, handball, and badminton. she has been a state level player at these games but cricket somehow found its way to load Shusma. (official website)

Domestic cricket

Before that, she played for the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association. Under her captaincy, the Himachal team were the runners-up at the Under-19 All-India women's tournament in 2011. She is the first cricketer from Himachal Pradesh, male or female, to represent India in international cricket.^[4][5][6][7]

Owing to fewer opportunities in domestic, she started playing for Railways. She played along with Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur and Punam Raut.^[8]

International cricket

Verma 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.^[9][10][11] In the inaugural WPL 2023, she was picked up by Gujarat Giants.