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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Anju Jain<br />
| female = true<br />
| image = The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Arjuna Award -2005 to Ms. Anju Jain for Cricket (women), at a glittering function in New Delhi on August 29, 2006.jpg<br />
| caption = President [[A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]] presenting the 2005 Arjuna Award to Anju Jain in 2006<br />
| fullname = Anju Jain<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|8|11|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India<br />
| nickname = <br />
| heightft = <br />
| heightinch = <br />
| heightm = <br />
| batting = Right-handed<br />
| bowling = Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]]<br />
| role = [[Wicket-keeper]]<br />
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| international = true<br />
| internationalspan = 1993–2005<br />
| country = India<br />
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| testdebutdate = 7 February<br />
| testdebutyear = 1995<br />
| testdebutagainst = New Zealand<br />
| testcap = 41<br />
| lasttestdate = 27 November<br />
| lasttestyear = 2003<br />
| lasttestagainst = New Zealand<br />
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| odidebutdate = 20 July<br />
| odidebutyear = 1993<br />
| odidebutagainst = West Indies<br />
| odicap = 38<br />
| lastodidate = 10 April<br />
| lastodiyear = 2005<br />
| lastodiagainst = Australia<br />
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| club1 = [[Delhi women's cricket team|Delhi]]<br />
| year1 = 1992/93–1993/94<br />
| club2 = Air India<br />
| year2 = {{nowrap|1993/94–2004/05}}<br />
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| columns = 4<br />
| hidedeliveries = true<br />
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| column1 = [[Women's Test cricket|WTest]]<br />
| matches1 = 8<br />
| runs1 = 441<br />
| bat avg1 = 36.75<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 1/3<br />
| top score1 = 110<br />
| catches/stumpings1 = 15/8<br />
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| column2 = [[Women's One Day International|WODI]]<br />
| matches2 = 65<br />
| runs2 = 1,729<br />
| bat avg2 = 29.81<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 0/12<br />
| top score2 = 90<br />
| catches/stumpings2 = 30/51<br />
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| column3 = [[First-class cricket|WFC]]<br />
| matches3 = 25<br />
| runs3 = 1,028<br />
| bat avg3 = 33.16<br />
| 100s/50s3 = 2/5<br />
| top score3 = 140[[not out|*]]<br />
| catches/stumpings3 = 24/17<br />
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| column4 = [[List A cricket|WLA]]<br />
| matches4 = 124<br />
| runs4 = 3,798<br />
| bat avg4 = 35.16<br />
| 100s/50s4 = 0/29<br />
| top score4 = 90<br />
| catches/stumpings4 = 49/69<br />
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| date = 16 August 2022<br />
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8476/8476.html CricketArchive<br />
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'''Anju Jain''' (born 11 August 1974) is an Indian former [[cricket]]er and current cricket coach. She played as a [[wicket-keeper]] and right-handed [[Batting (cricket)|batter]]. She appeared in eight [[Women's Test cricket|Test matches]] and 65 [[Women's One Day International|One Day Internationals]] for [[India women's national cricket team|India]] between 1993 and 2005. She played domestic cricket for [[Delhi women's cricket team|Delhi]] and Air India.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/anju-jain-53915/matches |title=Player Profile: Anju Jain |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="CricketArchive">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8476/8476.html |title=Player Profile: Anju Jain |work=CricketArchive |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref> She previously coached India and [[Bangladesh women's national cricket team|Bangladesh]], and currently coaches on the Indian domestic circuit.<ref name="interview"/><br />
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==Playing career==<br />
She captained India at the [[2000 Women's Cricket World Cup|2000 World Cup]], where the side reached the semi-finals before losing to [[New Zealand women's national cricket team|New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/cricinfo-women-s-world-cup-2000-01-61240 |title=CricInfo Women's World Cup 2000/01 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref><br />
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She jointly holds the record for the most [[stumping]]s in WODIs, with 51.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283331.html |title=Records/Women's One Day Internationals/Wicketkeeping Records/Most stumpings in career |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref> Jain played seven WODIs as captain, wicket-keeper and opening batter, a record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283394.html|title=Records {{!}} Women's One-Day Internationals {{!}} Individual records (captains, players, umpires) {{!}} Captains who have kept wicket and opened the batting {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref><br />
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Anju received the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2005 for her sporting achievements from then [[President of India]] Dr. [[APJ Abdul Kalam]].<ref name="interview"/><br />
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==Coaching career==<br />
Since retiring, Jain has coached [[Odisha women's cricket team|Odisha]], [[Tripura women's cricket team|Tripura]], [[Assam women's cricket team|Assam]], [[Vidarbha women's cricket team|Vidarbha]] and [[Baroda women's cricket team|Baroda]] at domestic level.<ref name="interview"/><br />
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Between 2011 and 2013, she was the head coach of [[India women's national cricket team|India]], and between 2018 and 2020 she was the head coach of [[Bangladesh women's national cricket team|Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/anju-jain-to-take-over-as-bangladesh-women-coach-1145310 |title=Anju Jain to take over as Bangladesh women coach |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="interview">{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/the-pioneers/13875-i-was-able-to-change-the-perception-of-other-teams-about-bangladesh-says-anju-jain-the-pioneers.html |title=“I was able to change the perception of other teams about Bangladesh,” says Anju Jain/The Pioneers |publisher=Female Cricket |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*{{cricketarchive|id=8476}}<br />
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