Interesting facts you must know about Anuja Patil

Anuja Patil
Anuja Patil
  1. Anuja Patil is an Indian professional cricketer born on 28 June 1992 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India.
  2. She is a right-handed batswoman and bowls right-arm off-spin.
  3. She started playing cricket in 2004.
  4. Anuja’s father, who too was a Cricketer, drew her towards the sport.
  5. Anuja used to play tennis ball cricket with her father and uncle.
  6. She made her International T20 cricket debut, India Women vs. England Women on 29 September 2012.
  7. She is yet to make her debut in ODIs.
  8. Anuja represented the Indian team in the 2012 and 2016 Women World Cup, organized in Sri Lanka and in India, respectively.
  9. She also played in the Asia Women Cup in 2012 and 2016 in China and Thailand, respectively.
  10. She has played over 30 T20 matches for India, has been a regular T20 national player since 2016.
  11. In October 2018, she was named in India’s squad for the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.
  12. Anuja feels that captaincy has helped her reduce her short temper and made her empathize with her teammates.
  13. She also believes that captaincy teaches one to think about the team before oneself.
  14. Anuja is a great admirer of Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni
  15. She loves watching movies especially the inspirational ones or love stories.
  16. T20 is her favorite format of the game

Team Female Cricket wishes Anuja all the very best for all her future games.

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