Mehak Kesar
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| Full name | Mehak Kesar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1992 Sonipat, Haryana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm off-break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010 - present | Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 19 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mehak Kesar (born 15 December 1992) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Punjab women's cricket team.[1] She is a right-arm off break bowler and a right-handed lower order batter. In 2019, she was the vice captain of the Punjab team when they won their maiden T20 title of the 2018–19 Senior Women's T20 League.[2] In 2021, she was selected to represent India-A ahead of the 2021–22 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India.[3]
Early life
[edit]Kesar was born on 15 December 1992 in Sonipat, Haryana. She represented Haryana at junior and sub-junior levels in table tennis, baseball and softball.
At the age of 17, she moved to Jalandhar, Punjab and started her initial coaching in cricket and slowly became passionate about the sport.[4]
Career
[edit]Kesar started playing for Punjab Women in 2010. She was also part of the North Zone team from 2015 to 2018 and a member of GND University team from 2011 to 2015. She led the Under 23 Punjab's Women Cricket Team in the year 2015–2016.[citation needed]
She was named best bowler of the tournament in BCCI Senior Women Elite Group 2016-2017 and Rama Atray Memorial Tournament in 2016–2017.[5]
She played for India A in 2021–22 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy in which India A emerged as the champions.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mehak Kesar profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Punjab eves conquer T20 League". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Squads for Senior Women's Challenger Trophy One Day Match 2021-22 announced". www.bcci.tv. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Interview with Mehak Kesar - Journey from Haryana to Punjab via Cricket". Female Cricket. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Punjab Eves Win Rama Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament". www.babushahi.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Mehak Kesar at ESPNcricinfo
- Mehak Kesar at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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