Nallapureddy Shree Charani burst onto the Women’s Premier League scene as a comparatively unknown entity roped in by Delhi Capitals. In two video games — in opposition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians (in the closing) — Charani’s skill to management the run movement and assault batters in essential phases made heads flip.
She continued in the similar vein in the just lately concluded Senior Women’s Multi-Day Challenger Trophy in Dehradun, ending with 9 wickets from three video games. This was sufficient to earn a call-up to the Indian senior facet for the Women’s Tri-Nation ODI event in opposition to Sri Lanka and South Africa later this month.
“I was feeling proud at getting the call-up. I am looking forward to playing with Harman (skipper Harmanpreet Kaur) di, Smriti (Mandhana) di, Jemi (Jemimah Rodrigues) di. They are legends,” the pacer-turned-left-arm spinner advised The Hindu.
Delhi Capitals’ Shree Charani throughout a coaching session forward of the Women’s Premier League 2025 match in opposition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the BCA Stadium, Vadodara, on seventeenth February 2025.
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Being the first lady from the YSR-Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh to be chosen for the Indian cricket team is not any imply feat, and the 20-year-old acquired the information from India regulars Harleen Deol and Yastika Bhatia throughout the Multi-Day Challenger.
Charani’s father tried to enroll her in a number of sports activities, however she all the time discovered herself drawn to cricket.
“My dad first put me into badminton when I was in class six. I would play there, come home and immediately play cricket. Even when I played kho kho in school, I would go early to play cricket before going to play kho kho. I was constantly into cricket only.”
Shree Charani.
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Charani’s uncle, Kishore Kumar Reddy, had an enormous hand in her taking to the sport, usually coaching for lengthy hours with his niece.
“One constant coach for me from childhood, when I was around seven or eight years old, is my uncle, he was the reason I started playing cricket,” she said.
Kishore has just one piece of recommendation for her. “I told her only one thing after she got the call-up. The most important thing is to make sure that India does not lose a match, how she plays and performs is up to her, but India should not lose a match.”
Published – April 10, 2025 09:06 pm IST
