Ravi Kalpana
Ravi Venkateswarlu Kalpana (born 5 May 1996 in Krishna, Andhra Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer.[1] She started her national-level career as a wicket-keeper and right hand batsman in the India women's national cricket team.[2]
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| Full name | Ravi Venkateswarlu Kalpana | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1996 Krishna, Andhra Pradesh | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed batter | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 115) | 28 June 2015 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 19 February 2016 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2010/11-2015/16 | Andhra Pradesh | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Trailblazers | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 January 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Personal life
Her father is a auto rickshaw driver and has a sister. Kalpana reveals to have struggled to convince her parents to not get her married off at an early age. “My most memorable win is so far to convince my family and stop my marriage which could have happened almost abruptly”, she said.[3]
While financial crisis threatened to almost end her career before it could begin, it was Coach Srinivas Reddy who supported her and helped her convince her family
Kalpana is currently working for the Indian Railways, and lives in Vijayawada.[4] She has B.Com degree from Nalanda Degree College in Vijayawada.[1]
Career
She started her career by playing for the state team with an allowance of Rs 4000 from the Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association (APCA). [4][5]
She was initially a part of South Zone division for the Under 16 team. In 2011, she moved on to play for the Under 19 team and then for India Green Team in 2012, to Senior South Zone team in 2014. She was then selected for the Indian Women's Cricket Team in 2015. It was then that she made her international debut in 2015 and played against the Kiwis. [4][5]
References
- "Ravi Kalpana". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- "Uncapped Kalpana in India squad for NZ ODIs". ESPN cricinfo. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- "Indian cricketer Ravi Kalpana reveals how she fought against an early marriage". CricTracker. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- "Indian cricketer Ravi Kalpana reveals how she fought against an early marriage - CricTracker". CricTracker. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- "Jhulan Goswami and Sneh Rana shine as India beat New Zealand". www.deccanchronicle.com/. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2018.