Jhulan Goswami

Jhulan Goswami is a former Indian women's cricketer, who played for her country from 2002 to 2022, including more than 200 Women's One-Day Internationals. She was an excellent right-arm medium fast bowler, who holds the record for most wickets in Women's ODIs with 255.

Career

Goswami debuted for India in ODI and Test cricket in January 2002 against England, forging an exceptional 20-year career. The forte of Goswami was that she created movement off the pitch when the ball lands on the seam. She could bowl at 120 kph and was known as the fastest female bowler in the world.

Goswami won the ICC Women’s Player of Year in 2007. This was a year in which no Indian male player was found worthy of any individual award. Goswami succeeded Mithali Raj as the skipper of the India Women national cricket team in October 2008. She also won the M.A. Chidambaram trophy for Best Women's Cricketer in 2011.

In 2017, she overtook Australia's Cathryn Fitzpatrick as the leading wicket-taker in Women's ODI with her 181st wicket. She has since gone past 250 wickets. In 2020, she was nominated for the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Decade.

She signed off from international cricket with India at the 2022 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. India didn't reach the knockout stage, with Goswami taking seven wickets in six games.

Career Highlights

Goswami played 204 Women's ODIs, taking 255 wickets at an average of 22.04 with best figures of 6-31. She made 1,226 runs at 14.61, top scoring with 57.

She played 12 Tests, taking 44 wickets at 17.36, along with 68 Women's T20 Internationals, taking 56 wickets at 21.94.