Uma Chetry (born 27 July 2002) is an Indian

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er. She currently plays for

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

as a

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. She was part of the

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squad that won the gold medal at the Asian Games in

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Early life

Chetry hails from Kandulimari village in

Bokakhat Bokakhat ( ) is a town in Assam and a Municipality Board in Golaghat district in the state of Assam, India. It is about 23 km away from the world heritage site Kaziranga National Park. Bokakhat town is situated almost in the middle of As ...

division of

Golaghat Golaghat ( ''Gʊlaɡʱat'' ) one of the largest subdivisions of the Indian state of Assam, later elevated to the position of a full–fledged district headquarter on 5 October 1987, is a city and a municipality and the seat of administrative ...

district,

. Her mother encouraged her to play cricket when she saw Chetry playing on the roads along with her brother Bijoy Chetri and other boys. She is the only girl among the five siblings. She attended Bokakhat Hindi High School. She became the first woman to be called up to an India squad from Assam.

Career

In June 2023, Chetry played for India A at the 2023 ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup. In July 2023, Chetry was named in her first

squad, for the side's series against Bangladesh. In September 2023, she was in India's squad for the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chetry, Uma 2002 births Living people Indian women cricketers Cricketers from Assam Sportswomen from Assam People from Golaghat district Assam women cricketers East Zone women cricketers Asian Games medalists in cricket Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games