Purnima Rau
Purnima Rau, (born 30 January 1967 in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh) is an Indian ex-cricketer. She played Women's Test cricket (5 matches between 1993 and 1995) and ODI cricket for India (33 matches between 1993 and 2000).
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| Full name | Purnima Rau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 30, 1967 Secunderabad, 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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Source: Cricinfo, 30 April 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
She captained Air India Women's cricket team in Indian domestic women's cricket. She captained the Indian team in 3 Test matches and 8 ODI matches. Rau made her cricket debut with India Women v West Indies Women ODI at Nottingham, 20 July 1993.[1] Her test debut was India Women v West Indies Women at Nottingham, 20 July 1993.[1] Rau is touted as one of the first players in Indian women's cricket to attempt to take advantage of the field restrictions in place during the first 15 overs of a limited overs game.[1]
In 1996 skipper Rau helped the touring Andhra Pradesh women's cricket team register a 114 run victory over Samudra Ladies CC.
Coaching career
An all-rounder, she played most of her ODI innings in the middle order and bowled right arm off-spin. Currently, she is a coach associated with development of youth and women's cricketers in Hyderabad. Purnima Rau was the coach for India women's cricket team . She was relieved from her duties of coach of India Women's cricket team by BCCI in April 2017 without being communicated directly.
References
- "Purnima Rau". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
External links
- Profile from CricketArchive
- Player profile from Cricinfo
- Purnima Rau, Suman Sharma sacked as India Women coaches from CricBuzz
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