21 Facts About Jhulan Goswami

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Jhulan Goswami played for Indian women's cricket team from 2002 to 2022.

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Jhulan Goswami played as a right-arm medium fast bowler and right-handed batter.

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Jhulan Goswami is one of the fastest bowler of all times and considered one of the greatest bowlers to ever play the sport.

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Jhulan Goswami played 204 ODI matches before her retirement from international cricket in 2022, taking 255 wickets, and holds the record for taking the most number of wickets in Women's One Day International cricket.

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Jhulan Goswami rose to number one in the ICC Women's ODI bowling rankings in January 2016.

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Jhulan Goswami was born to a middle-class family in the town of Chakdaha in the Nadia district of West Bengal on 25 November 1982.

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Jhulan Goswami took up cricket at the age of 15, and was previously a football fan.

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Jhulan Goswami began to take interest in cricket when she watched the 1992 Cricket World Cup on TV.

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Jhulan Goswami took further interest in the sport after watching Australian batter Belinda Clark in the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup.

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In 2007 Jhulan Goswami was a member of Asian squad in the Afro-Asia tournament in India and won the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year.

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Jhulan Goswami has 40 Test wickets in her name in 10 matches.

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Jhulan Goswami is the highest wicket taker in WODIs going past Australian Cathryn Fitzpatrick record of 180 wickets.

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Jhulan Goswami achieved the feat during the Women's Quadrangular Series in South Africa.

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On 7 February 2018 Jhulan Goswami became the first woman cricketer to reach 200 wickets in one day cricket.

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Jhulan Goswami has 200 wickets in 166 matches at an average of 21.76 with two 5 wickets and 4 four wickets hauls.

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In May 2017, Jhulan Goswami became the leading wicket-taker in ODIs when she took her 181st wicket against South Africa at PUK Oval, Potchefstroom, surpassing Australia's Cathryn Fitzpatrick.

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Jhulan Goswami was part of the Indian team to reach the final of the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup where the team lost to England by nine runs.

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Jhulan Goswami said on 19 September 2017 that a biopic on her is in the making with the working title Chakdaha Express.

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In March 2022, in the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup, Jhulan Goswami became the first bowler to take 250 wickets in WODI cricket.

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In November 2020, Jhulan Goswami was nominated for the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Decade award.

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Jhulan Goswami retired from international cricket in September 2022, with her final match coming against England at Lord's, with India winning by 16 runs.