Dayalan Hemalatha is an Indian cricketer who has represented the Indian national team in many international matches and represented Tamil Nadu in many domestic matches. She signed with the Gujarat Giants for the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) in 2023.
Wiki/Biography
Dayalan Hemalatha was born on Thursday, September 29, 1994, in Alwarthirunagar suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu (age 28; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Libra. As a child, she played cricket with the neighborhood boys, as well as kho kho, volleyball and track and field. She studied at Dr KK Nirmala Girls High School, Chennai. Later, she did her Masters in Human Resource Management from MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai. At the age of 17, she decided to become a professional cricketer and began training under MAC Spin Foundation coach Peter Fernandez. She gradually transformed from an off-spin bowler to an opening batsman.
Dayalan Hemalatha trains with her coach Peter Fernandez
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′3″
Weight (approximately): 50kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father is a district-level kabaddi player. Her mother’s name is Jayandhy Dayalan. She has a sister named Deepa Dayaram.
Dayaram Hemaratha’s father Dayaram Hemaratha and mother Jayanti Dayalan
husband and children
She is unmarried.
Relationships/Affairs
She is single.
Profession
domestic
In 2011, she started playing for the Tamil Nadu Under-19 team. In 2012, she played for the Southern District Under-19 team and the Southern District senior team. She played for the Tamil Nadu senior team until the 2019-2020 season. In the 2020-21 season, she started playing for the Indian Railways. In the 2022-23 season, she represented India Railways and won the Senior T20 Trophy, Central Zone won the Inter-Zone Trophy and India-D won the Challenger Trophy.
Dayalan Hemalatha wins Challenger Trophy 2018 with teammates
International
Foreign Direct Investment
She made her ODI debut on 11 September 2018 against Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka. On September 13, 2018, she scored 35 points against Sri Lanka. On September 21, 2022, she took 2 wickets for 6 runs against England in Canterbury, England.
Dayaram Hemaratha bats during the match
T20I
She made her T20I debut against New Zealand at the 2018 T20 World Cup Providence on 9 November 2018, scoring 15 runs and taking 3 wickets for a total of 26 runs. In the 2018 T20 World Cup, she scored 21 runs in 5 games at an average of 4.2 and took 5 wickets. She is a member of the 2022 T20 Asia Cup winning team.
Dayalan Hemalatha wins Asia Cup 2022 trophy
indian league
In 2019 and 2020, she represented the Trail Blazers in the Women’s T20 Challenge. She was acquired by the Gujarat Giants for Rs 30 lakh in the 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction.
Dayaram Hemarata and her Trail Blazers teammates
Facts/Trivia
- When she told her parents about her decision to become a professional cricketer, they did not agree with her and wanted her to have a stable job; however, when she was selected for the Tamil Nadu Under-19 team, They began to support her wholeheartedly.
- When she started training professionally, she was just a bowler and couldn’t hit the ball or hit the ball.
- She is a close friend of Indian player Sabbhineni Meghana from Andhra Pradesh.
Dayalan Hemalatha (right) and Sabbhineni Meghana
- She is a right-handed opening batsman and right-arm off-spinner.
Dayaram Hemaratha bowls during the match
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education