Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan (born 8 September 1997) is an Indian

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er who plays for

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. She is a right-arm

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bowler and lower-order batter. She captained the India Green team in the Under-23 Women's Challenger Trophy in which the India Green team reached the final match of the tournament. In 2019, she was selected to play for

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in the

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. She also captains Odisha Women's U23 team in domestic Indian cricket competitions. She represented India in ACC Women' Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019, where she was the highest wicket taker for India.

Personal life

Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan was born in Dhenkanal, Odisha. When she was seven years old, she started playing cricket for fun in her residential colony. When she turned 15, she began training under club coach Khirod Behera who continues to coach her as of 2021. Pradhan started representing her home state Odisha in group zonal tournaments. Apart from cricket, watching popular cinema and acting is her favorite hobby. She made her acting debut in the Tamil-language sports drama film based on cricket titled Kanaa.

Career

Sushree Dibyadarshini has been representing her home state Odisha since 2012. She now also captains Odisha women's U23 team in limited overs cricket tournaments. After playing for Odisha Under-19s in the 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons, she made her full debut in 2012 against

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, in which she scored 9 runs and took one wicket. Dibyadarshini went on to become a regular member of Odisha's team, and began playing for India A in 2014. Her best bowling of 5/43 came in March 2020, against

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. She has also played for

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and India Green. She also played for

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in the ACC Women's Emerging Teams Asia Cup in 2019. Dibyadarshini was selected as part of the Velocity squad ahead of the

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, and played one match, dismissing West Indian batter

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. She was retained in the Velocity squad for the 2020 competition, and again appeared in one game.

Filmography

Film

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dibyadarshini, Sushree 1997 births Living people Indian women cricketers People from Dhenkanal Cricketers from Odisha Sportswomen from Odisha Odisha women cricketers IPL Velocity cricketers Actresses from Odisha Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema