Quick facts
| Born | 25 November 1982 |
| Birthplace | Chakdaha, West Bengal, India |
| Role | Right-arm medium-fast bowler, right-handed batter |
| Padma Shri | 2012 |
| Retired from international cricket | September 2022 |
| Current role | Bowling coach and mentor, Mumbai Indians (WPL), from February 2023 |
International career
Jhulan Goswami made her Test debut against England on 14 January 2002 and her ODI debut against England on 6 January 2002. She made her T20I debut against England on 5 August 2006. Her last Test was against Australia on 30 September 2021, her last ODI against England on 24 September 2022, and her last T20I against Bangladesh on 10 June 2018.
Across her career she played 12 Tests and took 44 wickets, 204 ODIs and took 255 wickets, and 68 T20Is and took 56 wickets. Her career-best ODI figures were 6 for 31 against New Zealand in 2011.
World Cup record
She was part of the India squad that was runner-up at the 2005 Women’s World Cup in South Africa. She was also part of the squad that lost the 2017 final to England at Lord’s, by nine runs. At the 2022 World Cup in New Zealand she became the tournament’s highest wicket-taker on 12 March 2022.
Records and milestones
In May 2017 she became the leading wicket-taker in women’s ODIs, and on 7 February 2018 she became the first woman to reach 200 ODI wickets. In March 2022 she became the first bowler to take 250 wickets in women’s ODIs. In September 2018 she took her 300th international wicket.
She was ranked number one in the ICC women’s ODI bowling rankings in January 2016 and again in March 2019.
Domestic career
She played domestic cricket for Bengal and for Air India between 2000 and 2006, and later returned to Bengal. She also played for the Trailblazers between 2018 and 2020.
Awards and honours
She was named ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year in 2007 and received the Arjuna Award in 2010. In 2011 she won the M.A. Chidambaram Trophy as the best women’s cricketer, and in 2012 she received the Padma Shri. In November 2020 she was nominated for the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade. In April 2018 India issued a postage stamp in her honour.
Retirement and later roles
She retired from international cricket in September 2022 after a win over England at Lord’s. She continues with Bengal as a mentor and player, and since February 2023 she has been bowling coach and mentor for Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League.
Net worth
Not publicly estimated.
