Sneha Deepthi is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Andhra Pradesh women’s cricket team. She made her international T20 debut on 2 April 2013 against the Bangladesh women’s team. She made her ODI debut on 12 April 2013 during Bangladesh Women’s tour of India.
Wiki/Biography
Sneha Deepthi Rama Krishna Vootala also known as Vootala Sneha Deepthi was born on Tuesday, September 10, 1996 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (26 years old; as of 2022). As a child, she initially disliked any sports. She was about eight years old when she began accompanying her father, who had trained her brother. She caught the ball when they played gully cricket. After she was disappointed not to get a chance to bat, her father made her a bat and gradually she developed an interest in cricket. Sneha was in fourth grade when she started attending coaching classes. In 2003, she attended a summer camp, attending training in the morning and her father training her in the evening. The first cricket net she practiced on was sewn by her father, who trained her until 2007. In 2008, she joined the training camp announced by the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) and played with many women cricketers, including state players. They were divided into two groups. She was in Group B, which was full of beginners like her. She suddenly made an impact with her explosive batting style and within a month was included in the state squad and made it to the Andhra State team in the first year of ACA.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): 33-28-33
tattoo
She has four tattoos.
- On the middle finger of her left hand was written: Cup of Ice Cream.
Sneha Deepthi tattoo on finger
- On her right middle finger: a coffee cup
- On her right forearm: “S” and “D” – her initials
Tattoo on her right hand
- on her left wrist
She has a tattoo on her left wrist
family
She was born into a middle-class family in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. After Sneha and her sister joined the Andhra Cricket Association, their family moved from Ukkunagaram in Visakhapatnam to Pothinamallayya Palem (PM Palem) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh .
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name was Ramakrishna. He was an employee of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Her mother’s name is Dayamani. She has a sister and a brother. In 2016, her sister Ramya Deepika participated with Sneha in the ACA North Inter-District Women’s Championship.
Sneha Deepthi and her mother
Sneha Deepthi and her father
Sneha Deepthi and her siblings
husband and children
She married Philip Maddirala in October 2019. Their daughter Kriva Philip was born in February 2021.
Sneha Deepthi and husband
Sneha Deepthi and her daughter
Sneha Deepthi and her family
religion
She believes in Christianity.
cricket
domestic
Sneha Deepthi has represented Andhra Pradesh Women Cricket Team, South Central Railway Women Cricket Team and Railway Women Cricket Team. She started coaching with the Andhra Cricket Association in 2008 and in the same year she played in the U-19 team and the state team. As a member of the U-19 team, she scored 36 points in a crucial match against Punjab and led the team to victory. This was a major turning point in her life and she was selected for the senior team. Since then, she has been a key player on the state team, primarily as the team’s opener. She was a member of the Andhra Pradesh women’s cricket team from 2008 to 2016. In 2016, she joined the South Central Railway (SCR) and became a key player in the company’s success in the 32nd All India Railway Championship.
Photos of Sneha Deepthi during SCR training
Sneha Deepthi and Sneh Rana
After performing well for the South Central Railway, she was selected for the Indian Railways. After her marriage, she took a break from cricket and returned to A-level cricket in 2021. After her maternity leave, as she was no longer playing for Railways, she applied for NOC from Railways to play for the Andhra Pradesh women’s cricket team.
Sneha Deepthi (red jersey) with her Andhra Women team-mates
On the advice of ACA Director Venugopal Rao, she participated in the Inter-District Women’s Championship in September 2021 and made her comeback. Sneha has been appointed as the captain of the Andhra Pradesh women’s cricket team ahead of the 2021-22 season. In 2022, she played 8 matches for Andhra Women Cricket Team during the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy and scored 133 runs with half a century (55 not out). She was named captain of the South Zone in the 2022 Senior Women’s Inter-District T20 Championship.
International
One Day International (ODI)
Sneha Deepthi made her one-day international debut against Bangladesh women’s team in Ahmedabad on 12 April 2013 during their tour of India. India won the match by 58 runs but she was dropped after the match.
Picture of Sneha Deepthi being congratulated by ACA officials after receiving international call-up
T20
She made her T20 international debut against Bangladesh women’s team in Vadodara on 2 April 2013 during their tour of India. On April 5, 2013, she played against the Bangladesh women’s team in the third match of the series, but scored only one point. After the series, she was removed from the team.
andhra premier league
In 2022, she participated in the inaugural Andhra Premier League as a member of Vizianagaram Royals. Sneha scored 45 points in the final as Vizianagaram Royals defeated Vizag Dolphins to win the title.
Women’s Premier League (WPL)
In 2023, she was purchased by Delhi Capitals to participate in the 2023-2024 Indian Women’s Super League.
Record
- In 2013, she became the first cricketer to score a double century for the Andhra Pradesh women’s cricket team. In a senior women’s inter-district match, Sneha scored 203 not out against East Godavari.
- In 2013, Sneha Deepthi became the first player of the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) to be selected for the Indian national team.
- She made her international debut in 2013 at the age of 16 years and 204 days and became the youngest player to represent India until Shafali Verma made her debut at the age of 15.
- In 2015, she represented Andhra Pradesh women’s team against Srikakulam in the ACA North Inter-District Women’s Championship League and scored 350 runs. This is the highest individual score achieved by a female cricketer under the ACA.
salary
In 2023, she was acquired by Delhi Capitals for Rs. The prize money for the Women’s Super League for the 2023-2024 season is Rs 30 lakh.
Favorites
Facts/Trivia
- She made her T20I debut for India in 2013 along with Smriti Mandhana. The Andhra Cricket Association awarded her a cash award of Rs 100. When she first received an international call-up, she earned 50,000.
- Her jersey number is No. 77.
Sneha Deepthi comes on wearing jersey number 77
- In an interview, she revealed that she wanted to be the first Indian female cricketer to play for India after giving birth.
- After the birth of her daughter, she focused on diet, training and fitness to return to cricket. She revealed in an interview that after giving birth to her daughter, she weighed more than 95 kilograms and had physical problems. She added that it was her husband who convinced her to return to cricket after giving birth to their daughter.
Sneha Deepthi training photos
- Her elder brother Bodapati Sumanth played for Hyderabad Deschin Chargers in the Indian Premier League in 2010. He is a first-class cricketer who played for Andhra Pradesh and scored over 3000 runs in the Ranji Trophy.
Sneha Deepthi and her brother
- In 2021, she uploaded some videos on social media of her match against Odisha in the 2019 Inter-State U-23 T20 Championship and expressed her desire to return to cricket. After her announcement, the Andhra Cricket Association came to her aid and provided necessary facilities, including use of a gym and training with her childhood coach Janapareddy Krishna Rao Rao). She was forced to leave the child with her family in Hyderabad, Telangana and shifted to Mangalagiri in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh for training.
- She revealed in an interview that she had studied dance before starting cricket coaching courses, adding that she enjoyed dancing and driving.
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