Ekta Bisht (Cricketer) Wiki, Age, Height, Biography, Family, Husband & More

Ekta Bisht (Cricketer) Wiki, Age, Height, Biography, Weight, Family, Career, Cast, Net worth, Husband, Jersey Number, Stats, hat-trick, Salary & More.

Ekta Bisht is an Indian cricketer of the Indian Women’s National cricket team. She is a left-handed batswoman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She was the first international female cricketer from Uttarakhand to play for India.

Bio

Real NameEkta Bisht
NicknameEkta
ProfessionIndian Cricketer
Date of Birth08 February 1886
Age (as in 2021)35 years old
Zodiac SignAquarius
Birth PlaceAlmora, Uttarakhand, India
FamilyFather: Kundan Singh Bisht
Mother: Tara Bisht
Siblings: Kaushal Bisht (brother)
Vineet Bisht (brother)
Shweta Bisht (sister)
NationalityIndian
ReligionHinduism
CastKumaoni Rajput
Home TownAlmora, Uttarakhand, India

Birth & Early Life

Ekta Bisht was born on 8th February 1986 in Uttarakhand, India. Her father is a retired Havaldar from Indian Army who currently owns a tea stall in Almora. At the age of six, Ekta used to play with the boys of her locality. Her parents supported her passion helped her with her cricketing career. She began her career as the captain of Kumaon University in North Zone.

Education & More

SchoolNot known
CollegeNot known
QualificationNot known
AwardsKhel Ratna

Career

In 2006, Ekta captained the Uttarakhand cricket team and played for 4 years. In 2011, Ekta got selected for the national team and received support from sponsors. This lessened the financial burden on her family. Ekta made her WODI debut in 2011 against Australia.

In 2012, she scored a hat-trick at the ICC World Women Twenty20, Sri Lanka. In 2017, Bisht played for the Indian team at the Women’s Cricket World Cup and made it to the finals. However, they lost to England by nine runs. She was also named for ICC Women’s ODI Team of the year and the ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year, that year.

In 2018, Ekta was named to the Indian squad for the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 tournament, West Indies. She was also declared the second-highest wicket-taker in ODIs. In the same year, she was named as the fifth woman to cross the 100 wicket mark. In 2021, Ekta was named to the Indian Test squad for their one-off match against England.

Playing Style Bowler
International DebutWTEST: 13 – 16, August 2014 against England Women.
WODI: 02 July 2011 against AUS Women.
WT20I: June 23, 2011, against AUS Women.
Teams Velocity, Uttar Pradesh Women, India Women, India Blue Women
Batting Style Right-hand bat
Bowling Style Slow left-arm orthodox
Jersey No. #8
Best Record Fifth Highest wicket-taker in ODIs and third highest in T20Is.
Coach/ MentorLiyakat Ali Khan

Personal Life & More

Pooja’s Zodiac sign is Aquarius. Her net worth is estimated to be $0.5 million.

Marital StatusUnmarried
BoyfriendN/A
Net worth$0.5 M
SalaryNot Available

Physical Status & More

Height (approx.)163 cm
Weight (approx.)55kg
Hair ColourBlack
Eye ColourBlack
HobbiesYoga

Some Important Facts About Ekta Bisht

  1. Ekta was the only woman to be named as one of the players of ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year and ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year in 2017.
  2. She is the 4th oldest player to take a maiden 5 wicket in an Inning.
  3. Ekta likes to listen to music and practice Yoga.
  4. She is currently ranked 24th ODI Bowling.
  5. Her Jersey number is 8.

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