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| Full name | Uma Chetry | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 2002 Bokakhat, Assam, India | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 83) | 7 July 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 28 July 2024 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–present | Assam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | UP Warriorz | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | North Zone | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 7 November 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Uma Chetry (born 27 July 2002) is an Indian cricketer. She currently plays for Assam as a wicket-keeper. She was part of the India squad that won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Chetry hails from Kandulimari village in Bokakhat division of Golaghat district, Assam. Her mother encouraged her to play cricket when she saw Chetry playing on the roads along with her brother Bijoy Chetri and other boys. She is the only girl among the five siblings. She attended Bokakhat Hindi High School. She became the first woman to be called up to an India squad from Assam.[4][5]
Career
[edit]In June 2023, Chetry played for India A at the 2023 ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[6][7]
In July 2023, Chetry was named in her first India squad, for the T20I side's series against Bangladesh.[8][9] In September 2023, she was in India's squad for the Asian Games.[10]
In May 2024, she was named in ODI, T20I and Test squads for the series against South Africa, making her international debut in a T20I on 7 July 2024.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Uma Chetry Profile - Cricket Player, India | News, Photos, Stats, Ranking, Records - NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Asian Games: Indian women's cricket team wins gold in their maiden appearance". The Times of India. 2023-09-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (2023-09-26). "Asian Games: India clinch first-ever gold medal in women's T20 event - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Uma Chetry becomes first cricketer from Assam to make it to India senior team". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ PTI (2023-07-03). "Uma Chetry becomes first cricketer from Assam to make it to India senior team". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "BCCI announces India 'A' (Emerging) squad for ACC Emerging Women's Asia Cup 2023". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Uma Chetry: Farm hand to keeping wickets for India". Hindustan Times. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Senior players missing as India name limited-overs squad for Bangladesh series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Acharya, Shayan (2023-07-03). "Uma Chetry: Assam's rising star ready to spread wings". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Team India (Senior Women) squad for 19th Asian Games". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "How Uma Made It Big With Her Indomitable Spirit". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Assam's Uma Chetry makes it to senior women's cricket squad for series against SA". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 4 June 2024.