Rajeshwari Gayakwad (born 1 June 1991) is an Indian cricketer. She plays as a

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bowler. She made her debut in international cricket in a One Day International against Sri Lanka on 19 January 2014.

Personal life

She started playing serious cricket when she was around 18 years. Her father is her biggest inspiration and got her formal coaching. She start playing for the

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and made her international debut in 2014. Gayakwad lost her father to a cardiac arrest in 2014, right after her debut international series, against Sri Lanka After the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Final, the Water resources minister M. B. Patil gifted a car worth Rs 5 lakh, which she refused and said that her priority at the moment is to get a house for her family. She was at that time the sole breadwinner for her family following the death of her father.

International cricket

Gayakwad was part of the Indian team to reach the

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of the

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where the team lost to

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by nine runs.England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!
''The Guardian'', 23 July 2017. In the same World Cup tournament, she recorded the best bowling figures for

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in the

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history (5/15) In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the

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in Australia. In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the

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in New Zealand. In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England.

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