Pramila S Bhatt (née Korikar) (born 16 September 1969, in

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) is a former Indian cricketer.

Career

She played Women's

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(5 matches between 1991 and 1996) and

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for

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(22 matches between 1993 and 1998). She captained the Indian team in 1 Test match and 7 ODI matches. An

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, she played most of her ODI innings in the middle order and bowled right arm offspin. Her tenure as captain is best remembered for the tied-ODI match against

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in the 1997/98 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Personal life

She currently lives in Abu Dhabi with her husband, Sarangan Venugopalan and her two sons, Siddanth and Sanjith.

References

1969 births Living people India women One Day International cricketers India women Test cricketers Indian women cricketers Cricketers from Bangalore Sportswomen from Karnataka Air India women cricketers Indian women cricket captains {{India-cricket-bio-1960s-stub