Diana Edulji was born on 26 January 1956 and is an Indian former cricketer.
11 Facts About Diana Edulji
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Diana Edulji grew up playing cricket with a tennis ball in the railway colony where she lived.
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Diana Edulji then went on to play basketball and table tennis at the junior national level, before switching to cricket.
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In 1986 Diana Edulji was refused entry to the Lord's Pavilion while captaining India on their tour of England.
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Diana Edulji quipped that the MCC should change its name to MCP.
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Diana Edulji holds the record for delivering the most balls by any woman cricketer in Women's Test history.
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Diana Edulji finished with 120 international wickets, which was the highest by a women's cricketer at the time of her retirement.
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Diana Edulji received India's then greatest sports honour, the Arjuna Award in 1983.
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Diana Edulji was the first Indian women's cricketer to be awarded a benefit match.
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Diana Edulji was appointed in BCCI administration panel by the Supreme Court of India on 30 January 2017.
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Diana Edulji became the first woman to be appointed to the BCCI selection panel.