Purnima Rau
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| Full name | Purnima Rau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1967 Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 44) | 7 February 1995 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 15 July 1999 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 40) | 20 July 1993 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 20 December 2000 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1985/86 | Andhra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991/92–1995/96 | Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993/94 | Andhra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996/97–2004/05 | Air India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 17 August 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purnima Rau (née Janardhan; born 30 January 1967) is an Indian former cricketer and current cricket coach. She played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She appeared in five Test matches and 33 One Day Internationals for India between 1993 and 2000. She played domestic cricket for Andhra, Railways and Air India.[1][2]
Playing career
[edit]Rau made her international debut for India against West Indies in an ODI at Nottingham on 20 July 1993.[1] Her Test debut came against New Zealand at Nelson on 7 February 1995.[1] Rau was described as one of the first Indian women cricketers to attempt to take advantage of the field restrictions in place during the first 15 overs of a limited overs game.[1]
She captained India in 3 Test matches and 8 ODI matches, all in 1995.[2]
In 1996 skipper Rau helped the touring Andhra Pradesh women's cricket team register a 114-run victory over Samudra Ladies CC.[citation needed] She captained Air India in the 1999/00 season.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Rau was head coach of India between 2014 and 2017.[3] Currently, she is a coach associated with development of youth and women's cricketers in Hyderabad.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Player Profile: Purnima Rau". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Player Profile: Purnima Rau". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Purnima Rau, Suman Sharma sacked as India Women coaches". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Purnima Rau at ESPNcricinfo
- Purnima Rau at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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