Shashi Gupta
{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1964)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2016}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Shashi Gupta
| female = true
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| country = India
| fullname = Shashi Gupta
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|4|3|df=yes}}
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| batting = Right-hand bat
| bowling = Right-arm medium pace
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| international = true
| testdebutdate = 21 January
| testdebutyear = 1984
| testdebutagainst = Australia
| testcap = 18
| lasttestdate = 9 February
| lasttestyear = 1991
| lasttestagainst = Australia
| odidebutdate = 19 January
| odidebutyear = 1984
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 24
| lastodidate = 29 July
| lastodiyear = 1993
| lastodiagainst = Denmark
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| columns = 2
| column1 = WTest
| matches1 = 13
| runs1 = 452
| bat avg1 = 28.25
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 48*
| deliveries1 = 1962
| wickets1 = 25
| bowl avg1 = 31.28
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/47
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/0
| column2 = WODI
| matches2 = 20
| runs2 = 263
| bat avg2 = 20.23
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 50*
| deliveries2 = 846
| wickets2 = 15
| bowl avg2 = 23.46
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/17
| catches/stumpings2 = 3/0
| date = 17 September
| year = 2009
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17133/17133.html CricetArchive
}}Shashi Gupta (born 3 April 1964 in Delhi, India) is a former Indian Test and One Day International cricketer and former National Selector of the Indian Women's Cricket Team at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). She has played a total of 13 Tests and 20 ODIs from 1984-93 including the Women’s Cricket World Cup in 1993.{{cite web |title=Cricketer Profile Shashi Gupta |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/shashi-gupta-54253 |access-date=15 April 2024 |website=ESPN Cricket info |publisher=ESPN Cricket info}} She was the Chairperson of the Senior Women's Selection Committee at Delhi Development Cricket Association (DDCA) from 2010-2011.{{cite web |title=DDCA Members with Voting Rights |url=https://ddca.in/assets/backend/uploade/latest-news/DDCA_Members_who_have_voting_rights.pdf |access-date=15 April 2024 |website=Delhi Development Cricket Association ddca.in}} She was also the captain of Punjab Women’s Cricket Team.
Career
Shashi was selected to play for the State level team in Punjab between 1982-1985 and was the Captain of the team for a year during her tenure.{{cite web |title=Shashi Gupta Punjab Women |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17133/17133.html |access-date=24 April 2024 |website=Cricket Archive}} She also played for Indian Railways Women’s Cricket team.{{cite web |title=Cricketer Profile Shashi Gupta |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/shashi-gupta-54253 |access-date=15 April 2024 |website=ESPN Cricket info |publisher=ESPN Cricket info}}
She was then selected to play for Indian National Women’s cricket team in 1984. She played for the Indian Women’s cricket team from 1985-1993. During her tenure she represented the country in 1 Women’s Cricket World Cup, played 13 Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals (ODIs).{{cite web |title=Cricketer Profile Shashi Gupta |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/shashi-gupta-54253 |access-date=15 April 2024 |website=ESPN Cricket info |publisher=ESPN Cricket info}} The Indian Women’s Cricket team stood 4th during the World Cup she played in 1993.{{cite web |title=Women's Cricket World Cup 1993 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-world-cup-1993-61205 |access-date=15 April 2024 |website=ESPN Cricket Info}}
Shashi served as a member of the Women's Working Committee at the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) since 2015 and the National Selector for India Northern States at BCCI Women’s Cricket Selection Committee from 2016 to January 2020.{{cite web |title=The Telegraph India |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/bcci-office-bearers-and-committees/cid/486183 |access-date=15 April 2024 |website=BCCI Office Bearers and Committees}}
In 2017 Shashi was awarded honourary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in recognition of her contribution to Women’s Cricket.{{cite web |title=9 former cricketers to be awarded MCC membership |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/9-former-indian-women-cricketers-to-be-awarded-with-mcc-membership-4611494/ |access-date=15 April 2024 |website=The Indian Express}}{{Cite web |last=Upendran |first=Ananya |date=23 April 2017 |title=Meet the latest MCC Life Members |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/meet-the-latest-mcc-life-members-diana-edulji-shantha-rangaswamy-shubhangi-kulkarni-sudha-shah-sandhya-agarwal-neetu-david-gargi-banerji-shashi-gupta-and-amita-sharma-598597/ |access-date=15 April 2024 |website=Cricket Country}}
Gupta has scored 11th most runs by an Indian woman cricket player in Test matches.{{cite web |title=BCCI International Cricket Statistics |url=https://www.bcci.tv/stats?platform=international&type=women |website=BCCI}}
References
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{{India Squad 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup}}
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Category:Delhi women cricketers
Category:India women One Day International cricketers
Category:India women Test cricketers
Category:Indian women cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Delhi
Category:Sportswomen from Delhi
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