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Diana Edulji (BCCI Panel) Age, Biography, Husband & More

Diana Edulji

Bio
Real NameDiana Fram Edulji
NicknameNot Known
ProfessionFormer Indian Cricketer (All Rounder)
Physical Stats & More
Heightin centimeters- 160 cm
in meters- 1.60 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 3”
Weightin Kilograms- 60 kg
in Pounds- 132 lbs
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourWhite
Cricket
International DebutTest- 31 October 1976 vs West Indies Women at Bangalore
ODI-1 January 1978 vs England Women at Kolkata
RetirementODI- 29 July 1993 vs Denmark Women at Slough
Domestic/State Team India Women, Railways (India) Women
Nature on fieldCalm
Likes to play againstEngland
Records (main ones)1st Indian Woman cricketer to get 100 wickets.
Personal Life
Date of Birth26 January 1956
Age (as in 2017)61 Years
Birth PlaceMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign/Sun signAquarius
NationalityIndian
HometownMumbai, Maharashtra, India
FamilyFather- Not Known
Mother- Not Known
Brother- Not Known
Sister- Not Known
ReligionChristianity
HobbiesBiking and playing football
ControversiesIn 1986, she wasn't allowed to enter the Lord's Pavilion while captaining India on their tour of England, after which she said that the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) should change its name to MCP (“male chauvinist pigs”).
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital StatusNot Known
Husband/SpouseNot Known
Money Factor
Salary15000/month (INR) (Pension)

Diana Edulji

Some Lesser Known Facts About Diana Edulji

  • Does Diana Edulji smoke?: No
  • Does Diana Edulji drink alcohol?: Not Known
  • Diana was inclined towards sports at an early age.
  • Initially, she used to play basketball and table tennis at the junior national level, before switching to cricket.
  • After displaying her cricketing skills at a cricket camp hosted by former Test cricketer, Lala Amarnath, she got the opportunity to play for Railways and then the Indian national cricket team.
  • She is the former India captain who represented India between 1976 and 1993.
  • She played 20 Tests and 34 ODIs for India.
  • While playing for India, she once lost her 4 front teeth.
  • After retiring from international cricket, she worked as a senior sports officer in Western Railway.
  • She has served on the BCCI’s women’s committee and is the former manager of the Indian women’s team in 2009.
  • She is the first woman cricketer to be given the Arjuna award (1983) and the Padma Shri (2002).
  • On 30 January 2017, the Supreme Court of India formed a panel to run BCCI including Diana along with former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai, IDFC Managing Director Vikram Limaye and historian Ramachandra Guha, a few weeks after the BCCI’s president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke were removed by the Supreme Court because of their inability to implement the Justice Lodha Panel recommendations.
  • Diana Edulji was inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame along with Virender Sehwag and Aravinda de Silva on 13 November 2023. She became the first Indian woman cricketer to be inducted into the list. [1]Mint

    Diana Edulji, Aravinda de Silva, and Virender Sehwag were inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame (2023) 

    Diana Edulji, Aravinda de Silva, and Virender Sehwag were inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame (2023)

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