Jhulan Goswami: Biography, Age, Height, Achievements, Family and Career Statistics

Jhulan Goswami is a current player on the Indian cricket team and a previous captain of the Indian women’s cricket team. She was one of the quickest bowlers in women’s cricket history and is widely considered one of the superb female fast bowlers. Since Cathryn Fitzpatrick retired, she has been the fastest active bowler.

She was named the ICC’s Women’s Player of the Year in 2007. In this particular year, no Indian male player won an individual prize. After that, the national team quickly promoted her to captain. She succeeded Mithali Raj as captain in late 2008 and remained in that role until 2011. At the 2008 Asia Cup, she became only the fourth female player in ODI history to take 100 wickets.

Biography of Jhulan Goswami:

1. Real Name: Jhulan Nishit Goswami
2. Other/Nickname: Babul
3. Profession: former Indian Cricketer
4. Famous for: Right-arm medium-fast
5. Best Performance: 6/31 Against New Zealand is the finest bowling performance in a losing ODI inning. (2011)

Physical Status: 

1. Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
2. Weight: 70 kg
3. Body Measurements: 34-30-34
4. Eye Colour: Black
5. Hair Colour: Black

Personal Life:

1. Date Of Birth: 25 November 1982
2. Place Of Birth: Chakdaha, West Bengal, India
3. Nationality: Indian
4. Hometown: Chakdaha, West Bengal, India
5. School: N/A
6. College: N/A
7. Highest Education Qualification: Higher Education

Family Statistics:

• Marital Status: Unmarried
• Children: N/A
• Parents: Father: Nisith Goswami, Mother: Jharna Goswami
• Siblings: N/A
• Religion: Hinduism
• Other Hobbies: Watching Movies, Reading books

Career Statistics:

• Test Debut:14 January 2002 v England
• ODI Debut: 6 January 2002 v England
• T20 Debut: 5 August 2006 v England

Achievements of Jhulan Goswami:

• The ODI record for most wickets taken is held by Jhulan Goswami, who has 255 to her name. Shabnim Ismail of South Africa is second with 191 wickets.
• Medium-speed right-arm pacer: In the Women’s 50-Over World Cup history, Goswami has taken more wickets than anyone else with 43.
• Jhulan set the record for the youngest player to take ten wickets in a Test match 23 years and 277 days ago. In 2006, she did it when playing England in Taunton. 
• The 39-year-old seamer has played in history’s second-most ODIs (20y 258d) in terms of total time spent playing One-Day Internationals (ODIs).
• Jhulan, a veteran pace bowler, has thrown the most balls (9,945) in the history of One Day International cricket. 
• Goswami, a tall seam bowler, holds the most wickets (355 total) in the history of international cricket.
• Jhulan has a unique record in one-day international cricket: he is the only Indian to have achieved the feat of scoring 1000 runs, took 50 wickets and made 50 catches. 
• Jhulan Goswami received the ICC Women’s Player of the Year award in 2007. After almost three years, she was finally awarded the coveted Arjuna Prize. The Padma Shri award was given to Jhulan in 2012.

Here are some lesser-known facts about Jhulan Goswami:

• The government of India issued a stamp honouring Jhulan Goswami for her many accomplishments.
• Reality TV shows like Kaun Banega Crorepati and The Kapil Sharma Show have featured Jhulan.
• BCCI announced a salary increase for the senior men’s and women’s cricket teams in March of 2018. According to her BCCI contract, she receives approximately INR 50 Lacs annually.