Hrishita Basu is an Indian cricketer who plays as a wicketkeeper-batsman for the national U-19 team. She was part of the India Under-19 Women’s team that defeated England by 36 balls and 7 wickets on January 29, 2023 to become the inaugural champions of the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup.
Wiki/Biography
Hrishita Niladri Basu was born on Friday, January 30, 2004 (age 19 years 2023) from Howrah, West Bengal. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius. She grew up in Vivekanandapalli in Howrah’s Baritikuli district and used to play gully cricket with the boys from the neighborhood. She attended St. Thomas Mission School, Howrah. She has been active in sports since she was a child and played many sports at school, including basketball, soccer and kho-kho. At the age of 13, she joined LRS Bangla Sports Academy, a free academy founded by former Bengal captain Laxmi Ratan Shukla.
Hrishita Basu with Laxmi Ratan Shukla and Charanjit Singh at LRS Bangla cricket match
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′1″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Hrishita Basu belongs to a Bengali family. In an interview, she talked about her family of sports enthusiasts and said that her father Niladri Basu used to play cricket and her mother Malvika Basu was a gymnast athlete. Hrishita has a brother and a sister. Her sister Ihita Basu Thapa works at Sunknowledge and is also an athlete. Her brother used to play cricket for second-tier clubs in Kolkata, but he later quit the sport to focus on his studies.
Hrishita Basu with her parents and sister
husband
She is unmarried.
Profession
Hrishita Basu was selected for the Bangladesh Women’s U19 team at the age of 15. She made her debut for Bangladesh Women’s U19 team against Goa. In this match, Bangladesh batted 7 wickets behind and scored 19 runs. Her perfect performance with the bat along with Srilekha Roy helped Bengal to victory, with Basu scoring 43 runs and Roy contributing 33 runs. She represented the India A team in the Women’s Under-19 T20 Challenger Cup (2022). She was part of the India A team that won the 2022 Quad Women’s U19 T20 series. In November 2022, she was selected for the India U19 women’s team for the home series against New Zealand. In December 2022, she was selected for the India Under-19 women’s team for the 2022/23 tour of South Africa. Thereafter, she was included in India’s squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The team members include Shafali Verma (captain), Shweta Sehrawat (vice-captain), Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), G Trisha, Soumya Tiwari, Sonia Mendhiya, Parshavi Chopra, Sonam Yadav, Mannat Kashyap, Hurley Gala, Archana Devi, Titas ·Titas Sadhu, Falak Naz, Shabnam MD. The event will be held in South Africa in January 2023.
Hrishita Basu (left), Shafali Verma (centre) and Archana Devi (right) celebrate during the match between India and England during the Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup final in Potchefstroom, South Africa, on January 29, 2023 wicket
The Indian women’s cricket team won the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup title by defeating England by seven wickets in the final at Sunwees Park, Potchefstrum, South Africa on January 29, 2023.
India U-19 team after winning Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup 2023
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Facts/Trivia
- Hrishita Basu received Rs. The local coach awarded her $1,000 for her performance in the Bangladesh U19 women’s first match against Goa.
- Her hitting style is right-handed.
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Source: HIS Education