Deepti Sharma Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Deepti Sharma is an Indian professional cricketer who has represented her country in all 3 formats of the sport (Tests, ODIs, and T20Is), as an all-rounder. She was an integral member of the Indian squads that had reached the final of the 2017 ICC Womens Cricket World Cup and the 2020 ICC Womens World T20,

Deepti Sharma Quick Info
Height5 ft 6 in
Weight61 kg
Date of BirthAugust 24, 1997
Zodiac SignVirgo
Eye ColorDark Brown

Deepti Sharma is an Indian professional cricketer who has represented her country in all 3 formats of the sport (Tests, ODIs, and T20Is), as an all-rounder. She was an integral member of the Indian squads that had reached the final of the 2017 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup and the 2020 ICC Women’s World T20, the second and first times, respectively, that India had made the final of those competitions. She was also a key member of the Indian squad that won the ‘Silver’ medal at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. It was the first occasion where women’s cricket was included in the Commonwealth Games and just the 2nd time that cricket was included at the Commonwealth Games – a men’s tournament had previously been played at the 1998 edition held in Kuala Lumpur. In the Indian domestic circuit, Deepti has played for her home state of Uttar Pradesh (2014-15–2016-17) and Bengal (2017-18–Present) across all 3 formats. In franchise-based T20 leagues, she has turned out for Trailblazers (2018–2020) and Velocity (2022) in the Women’s T20 Challenge; Sydney Thunder (2021-22–Present) in the WBBL (Women’s Big Bash League); and Western Storm (2019) in the WCSL (Women’s Cricket Super League). She has also played for London Spirit (2021) and Birmingham Phoenix (2022–Present) in The Hundred, a professional franchise 100-ball cricket tournament that was introduced by the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) as a new format of cricket that was played for the first time in July and August 2021.

Born Name

Deepti Bhagwan Sharma

Nick Name

Deepu

Deepti Sharma as seen in an Instagram Post in July 2021 (Deepti Sharma / Instagram)

Sun Sign

Virgo

Born Place

Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Residence

India

Nationality

Occupation

Professional Cricketer

Deepti Sharma as seen in an Instagram Post in March 2021 (Deepti Sharma / Instagram)

Family

  • Father – Bhagwan Sharma (Former Chief Booking Supervisor with the Indian Railways)
  • Mother – Sushilaa Sharma
  • Siblings – Sumit Sharma (Older Brother) (Former Cricketer). She has 4 other older brothers and 2 older sisters.

Manager

She has been represented by FairPlay Sports, Athlete Management & Sports Marketing / PR Agency, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Batting

Left-Handed

Bowling

Right-Arm Off Break

Role

All-Rounder

Jersey Number

  • 6 – Test Match, One Day International (ODI), T20 International (T20I), Trailblazers (Women’s T20 Challenge), Velocity (Women’s T20 Challenge), London Spirit (The Hundred), Western Storm (WCSL)
  • 24 – Sydney Thunder (WBBL)

Build

Athletic

Height

5 ft 6 in or 167.5 cm

Weight

61 kg or 134.5 lbs

Deepti Sharma as seen in an Instagram Post in June 2020 (Deepti Sharma / Instagram)

Race / Ethnicity

Asian (Indian)

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

  • Toned physique
  • Side-parted, neck-length hair
  • Affable smile
  • Boyish face

Religion

Hinduism

Deepti Sharma as seen in an Instagram Post in July 2022 (Deepti Sharma / Instagram)

Deepti Sharma Facts

  • Deepti developed an interest in cricket from a very young age and would often pester her older brother Sumit, a cricketer, to take her to the ground and let her watch some matches.
  • On one such occasion, during a net practice, she was asked to throw the ball back into play. She threw down the stumps with a direct throw from a distance of about 50 meters. This was noticed by former international cricketer and then India’s national women’s team selector, Hemlata Kala, an event that proved to be a turning point in Deepti’s life.
  • She started her cricketing journey as a medium pacer but had to shift to spin bowling because of her height.
  • In May 2017, in a match against Ireland, she recorded a partnership of 320 runs for the first wicket with Poonam Raut. This effort broke the existing opening partnership record in both men’s (286 runs by Sri Lanka) and women’s (229 runs by England) ODI matches. As of September 2022, this remained the record in women’s ODIs.
  • Deepti scored 188 runs in that match and was named the ‘Player of the Match’ for her performance. This was her maiden ODI hundred and her score of 188 runs was the then record for a maiden WODI hundred. The record was overtaken by Amelia Kerr of New Zealand in June 2018 when she scored her maiden hundred (232 runs not out), also against Ireland.
  • As of September 2022, Deepti’s knock was the 3rd highest by an opening batter in the history of women’s ODIs. As of September 2022, it was also the highest individual score ever recorded by an Indian player, in any batting position, in women’s ODIs.
  • She was one of the stars in India’s run to the final of the 2017 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. She scored 216 runs and picked up 12 wickets in that tournament.
  • In 2020, the Government of India honored her with the Arjuna Award, the 2nd-highest sporting honor in India.
  • In February 2023, Deepti was bought for INR 2.6 crore by UP Warriorz in the first-ever Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction in Mumbai.

    • Featured Image by Deepti Sharma / Instagram

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