Anjali Sarvani is an Indian cricketer who made her international debut on 9 December 2022 in a T20 match against Australia. On the same day, she also received an Indian cap. She is a right-arm batsman and left-arm medium bowler.
Wiki/Biography
Kesavarajugari Anjali Sarvani was born on Monday, July 28, 1997 in Adoni, Coonoor, Andhra Pradesh (age 25; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Leo. She attended Adoni Milton Gem High School until tenth grade. She started playing cricket at a very young age. She said in an interview that she never liked playing with dolls, but she often played with the neighbor boys.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′1″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Anjali’s father, Ramana Rao, is a teacher at a government school in Nagaruru village. Her mother is a housewife. She has a younger brother.
Profession
domestic cricket
Anjali joined the Andhra Pradesh cricket team in 2012 and played with it till 2020.
Anjali Sarvani and her Andhra team
In 2020, she joined the Indian Railways team.
Anjali Sarvani wins Indian Railways Award
In 2017, she won the best bowler award in the Senior Women’s Inter-District Three-Day Tournament between South and North Zones.
Anjali Sarvani poses with the Best Bowler Award
In 2020, she represented the India B team in the Women’s T20 Quad Series in Patna.
international cricket
In 2022, she made her international debut in a T20 match against Australia. She took over the India cap from captain Harmanpreet Kaur during the match against Australia. Harmanpreet spoke about Anjali in an interview and said:
We want to bowl first. Hitting the ball isn’t that bad. We have a new guy. Anjali performed well and she took experience from domestic cricket. Our bowling balls come in different varieties. “
Anjali spoke about joining the Indian team in an interview and said,
This is a proud moment for me because coming from a small place like Adoni, playing for India is not an easy thing. Not just playing, but being in the Indian team itself means a lot. “
Anjali Sarvani wins India cap
WPL
In February 2023, UP Warriorz bought her for Rs 55 lakh in the first WPL auction.
Facts/Trivia
- Her hobbies include traveling and fitness.
- She later became interested in cricket, but before that she was an athlete and once ran the 100m dash.
- Once, when she was practicing at school, officials from the Coonoor District Cricket Association approached her. They asked her if she wanted to attend a cricket camp. Her father convinced her to join a training camp, where she performed extremely well, after which she began her cricketing career.
- In 2012, she was selected for the India U-19 women’s cricket team and trained under the guidance of former player Venkatesh. She would train long hours with the team.
Anjali Sarvani and her coach Venkatesh
- Later, she attended a training camp at Andhra Women’s College, Guntur. She had trouble adjusting to a different location because they used to practice there for eight hours a day.
- She wanted to play cricket like Yuvraj Singh since her childhood. In an interview she said of him:
I always wanted to be like him but the only difference was that I started bowling fast, unlike his spin. I used to love his aggression on the field, whether it was fielding bowling or batting, and I always wanted to be like him and play like him. “
- She faced financial difficulties at the beginning of her career, so she received a lot of help from her family, friends, family and school. Her school waived her tuition.
- She has great support from her family. Her mother and brother moved to Hyderabad to help her during the camp. Her uncle and grandfather also played sports in their youth and provided a lot of support to Anjali in her cricket career.
- In an interview, she talked about her experience after being selected for the railway and said:
I don’t know who noticed my game, but getting selected for Railways and playing under Mitali Didi post-Covid was a turning point in my career. There are about 10-15 Railwaymen in the Indian team and I benefited a lot from playing with them. It’s been a different journey since then and I’m not surprised as I was waiting for the call. I feel happy when I see the message of my choice in the WhatsApp group. “
- She hopes women’s cricket can reach greater heights. She said in an interview that the women’s IPL should be launched so that it can gain more popularity. In the interview, she further stated,
We can see the difference in men’s cricket before and after IPL. If we get a chance to play in the IPL, the way cricket is played in both formats will be very different. Playing many games and series against different countries will also give us a lot of experience about wickets and weather conditions and how we adapt to those climates. Women should be given more exposure across the country so that a wealth of talent can be discovered. “
- She has a tattoo on her left hand.
Anjali Salwani’s tattoos
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education