Titas Ranadeep Sadhu (born 29 September 2004) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian women’s national cricket team and Bengal in domestic cricket. She was a part of the 2023 U19 Women’s T20 World Cup winning Indian team and was named Player of the Match in the final. Sadhu made her

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debut on 24 September 2023 against

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

at the

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. In the same tournament, she played a key role as a bowler in the gold medal match against

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

which was won by India.

Early life

Sadhu was born on 29 September 2004 in Chinsura,

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

. At the age of 16, Sadhu was selected to play for the senior

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

team. She used to study at

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, Hooghly.

Career

Sadhu was awarded the player of the match in the final of inaugural U19 Women’s World Cup. In the 2023 Women's Premier League, Sadhu was part of the Delhi Capitals squad, but did not play a match. In August 2023, she was selected in the India squad for the 2022 Asian Games. On 24 September 2023, she made her international debut for India against Bangladesh. In December 2023, Sadhu was selected in India's ODI for series against Australia.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sadhu, Titas 2004 births Living people Cricketers from West Bengal Sportswomen from West Bengal People from Hooghly district Indian women cricketers India women Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in cricket Bengal women cricketers