Neetu Lawrence David (born 1 September 1977) is an Indian former

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er and current chairperson of the selection panel of the

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. She played as a

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bowler. She appeared in 10

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and 97

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for India between 1995 and 2008. She played domestic cricket for

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and

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. David holds the record for the best bowling figures in a Women's Test innings, taking 8/53 against

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in November 1995. She bowled with figures of 9/90 in the match which India ended up losing by two runs. These are the best bowling figures in a Women's Test match while ending up on the losing side. She is India's fourth-highest all-time wicket-taker in WTest cricket, and second-highest all-time wicket-taker for India in WODI cricket. She was also the first Indian bowler to 100 WODI wickets. David announced her retirement from international cricket after the 2006 Rani Jhansi Trophy, with match winning figures of 3/19 for Railways against Air India in the final. But she reversed the decision in 2008, subsequently being picked in India's

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squad. She played her last international match on India's tour of England in 2008. She played her final domestic match in 2013, winning the final of the

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with Railways. In September 2020, it was announced that David had been appointed as the chairperson of India's women's national selection panel.

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* * 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Kanpur Indian women cricketers India women Test cricketers India women One Day International cricketers Railways women cricketers Uttar Pradesh women cricketers Central Zone women cricketers South Zone women cricketers {{India-cricket-bio-1970s-stub