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Anju Jain (born 11 August 1974) is an Indian former cricketer and current cricket coach. She played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in eight Test matches and 65 One Day Internationals for India between 1993 and 2005. She played domestic cricket for Delhi and Air India.[1][2] She previously coached India and Bangladesh, and currently coaches on the Indian domestic circuit.[3]
Playing career
She captained India at the 2000 World Cup, where the side reached the semi-finals before losing to New Zealand.[4]
She jointly holds the record for the most stumpings in WODIs, with 51.[5] Jain played seven WODIs as captain, wicket-keeper and opening batter, a record.[6]
Anju received the Arjuna Award in 2005 for her sporting achievements from then President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.[3]
Coaching career
Since retiring, Jain has coached Odisha, Tripura, Assam, Vidarbha and Baroda at domestic level.[3]
Between 2011 and 2013, she was the head coach of India, and between 2018 and 2020 she was the head coach of Bangladesh.[7][3]
References
- ↑ Player Profile: Anju Jain. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ Player Profile: Anju Jain. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 “I was able to change the perception of other teams about Bangladesh,” says Anju Jain/The Pioneers. Female Cricket. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ CricInfo Women's World Cup 2000/01. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ Records/Women's One Day Internationals/Wicketkeeping Records/Most stumpings in career. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Captains who have kept wicket and opened the batting | ESPN Cricinfo. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ↑ Anju Jain to take over as Bangladesh women coach. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2022.