Isa Guha Height, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Isa Tara Guha [1]podchaser.com/Podchaser
Profession(s)	Former Cricketer (Bowler), Cricket Commentator, and Presenter
Physical Stats & More
[2]Winser London Height	in centimeters- 155 cm in meters- 1.55 m in feet & inches- 5’ 1”
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Dark Coppery Brown
Cricket
International Debut	WODI- On 10 August 2001 against Scotland at Reading WTest- On 14 August 2002 against India at Taunton WT20I- On 5 August 2004 against New Zealand at Hove
Domestic/State Team	• Thames Valley • Berkshire
Batting Style	Right-handed
Bowling Style	Right-arm fast-medium
Records (main ones)	• First British Asian woman to represent England in a sport [3]LinkedIn- Isa Guha • Highest ODI partnership for the ninth wicket in women's cricket alongwith Lynsey Askew of 88 runs • First female commentator to cover Sky Sport's Test cricket [4]Asian Voice
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• BBC Asian Network Sports Personality of the Year in 2002 • Sports personality of the year at the British Asian Sports Awards in 2009 • Sony Asian Sports Personality of the Year in 2010 • 'World’s best female cricket commentator' award by Fox Sports in March 2021
Bowling Stats	WTest Matches- 8 Innings- 15 Overs- 248.3 Maidens- 81 Runs Conceded- 549 Wickets- 29 BBI- 5/40 BBM- 9/100 Average- 18.93 Economy Rate- 2.20 Strike Rate- 51.4 5w- 1 WODI Matches- 83 Innings- 81 Overs- 627.5 Maidens- 85 Runs Conceded- 2345 Wickets- 101 BBI- 5/14 Average- 23.21 Economy Rate- 3.73 Strike Rate- 37.2 4w- 2 5w- 2 WT20I Matches- 22 Innings- 22 Overs- 76.3 Maidens- 5 Runs Conceded- 451 Wickets- 18 BBI- 3/21 Average- 25.05 Economy Rate- 5.89 Strike Rate- 25.5
Batting Stats	WTest Matches- 8 Innings- 10 Not Outs- 3 Runs Scored- 113 Highest Score- 31* Average- 16.14 Balls Faced- 443 Strike Rate- 25.50 0s- 1 4s- 8 6s- 0 WODI Matches- 83 Innings- 32 Not Outs- 18 Runs Scored- 122 Highest Score- 26 Average- 8.71 0s- 5 WT20I Matches- 22 Innings- 6 Not Outs- 1 Runs Scored- 39 Highest Score- 13* Average- 7.80 Balls Faced- 34 Strike Rate- 114.70 0s- 1 4s- 2 6s- 0
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 May 1985 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	39 Years
Birthplace	High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Signature
Nationality	British
Hometown	Ballygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
School	Wycombe High School
College/University	University College of London (UCL)
Educational Qualifications [5]Forbes India	• Bachelor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology • MPhil in Neuroscience
Address	London, UK
Hobbies	Listening to music, studying
Controversy	Using Inappropriate Terms Against Jasprit Bumrah She hit the headlines in December 2024 when she called Jasprit Bumrah "The Most Valuable Primate" while doing commentary during the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. She, however, released a statement later in which she accepted her mistake and apologized.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Richard Willian Donald Thomas
Marriage Date	16 September 2018
Marriage Place	Carbis Bay in Cornwall in England
Family
Husband/Spouse	Richard Willian Donald Thomas (a songwriter for rock band Brother & Bones)
Parents	Father- Barun Guha (formerly worked for Waitrose and Partners) Mother- Roma Guha (passed away at an age of 65 due to cancer)
Siblings	Brother- 1 (Name removed on request) Sister- Panchali Guha
Favourites
Cricketer(s)	Darren Gough and Charlotte Edwards (women cricketer)
Cricket Ground	Lord's Cricket Ground
Commentator(s)	Shane Warne and Phil Tufnell
Sports	Golf
Food	Eilish Maach, Mangsho, and Posto
Footwear	Block Heel
Jewellery	Decorative Earrings and Necklace
Skincare Brand	Evolve

Some Lesser Known Facts About Isa Guha

• Isa Guha is a former Indian-origin cricketer who played for England from 2002 to 2011. She was a right-handed fast bowler who was part of England’s team in many of their historic victories.
  

  Isa Guha’s bowling action

• Guha’s parents migrated to the UK from Calcutta (now Kolkata) in 1970.

• She started playing cricket at the age of 11 along with her elder brother, who is seven years older than her. She use to practice in the garden in the backyard of her house. Seeing her interest in cricket, her parents took her to a local club, where she was selected for the Development England side at the age of 13. She further revealed, ^[6]The Guardian
  

  “There were no other girls, so I just started playing with the boys. I loved getting them out. When I was 11, I got selected for the Thames Valley Under-21 side, and it all spiraled from there. I met Charlotte Edwards a year later when she was 16 and playing for England, and that’s when I realized I wanted to play for England too.”

  She got good support from her family as they would always accompany her whenever she play any match for the local team.

• She made her international debut at the age of 17 in a Test match against India in 2002. She also featured in the 2002 Women’s Tri-Series on the same tour. She then took three wickets against world champion New Zealand on a losing side in the finals of that series.

• Earlier, she had been part of the England team at under-17 and under-19 levels. She was part of England’s under-19 side during the ACB Under State Tournament when she won the ‘Bowler of the Series’ award. She was also named ‘Player of the Tournament’ for taking seven wickets in the U-19 European Championship.

• Two years later, in 2004, she took 5 wickets for 22 runs in a five-match WODI series against New Zealand. She then took five wickets in a Test series and eight in the WODI against India in 2006.
  

  Isa Guha’s at a training session

• Her best bowling performance in ODIs came in 2008 against West Indies when she took 5 wickets for 14 runs. She became the number one bowler in the ICC Women’s One Day International rankings on 31 December 2008.

• She then accomplished her best Test bowling performance in her seventh test match when she took 5 wickets for 40 runs against Australia at the Bradman Oval in Bowral in February 2008. Her fine bowling performance helped England to regain the Women Ashes.

• She was also part of the England team that won the ICC Women’s World Cup in 2009, Twenty20 Cup in 2009, and Ashes in 2005.
  

  Isa Guha in ICC Women World Cup 2009

• She retired from international cricket on 9 March 2012 at the age of 27. Interestingly, her retirement date falls on the same date as Rahul Dravid. However, she continued to play county cricket for Berkshire. In an interview, she shared the reason for taking retirement at the age of 27. She said,
  

  “I took the decision to retire from England this year. It was a huge decision to make because cricket has been part of my life for so long. But I was struggling more and more with my back, and I had to make a choice about which way I wanted to go – when you play cricket only semi-professionally, as women’s cricket is, then there comes a point when you need to think about earning a proper living too.”

• After retiring, she started writing columns for the BBC Sports website. She is also working as a commentator for various sports channels. She joined ITV Sport in April 2012 and became the co-presenter of ITV4’s coverage for the Indian Premier League.
  

  Isa Guha doing commentary

• In 2016, she became a member of the inaugural Triple M radio Test cricket commentary team in Australia and a member of the commentary team at the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

• In 2020, she was the lead presenter of a new BBC TV Test and ODI highlights show.

• She is also the ambassador of the British Asian Trust charity. She became the first woman to be appointed to the board of the Professional Cricketers’ Association. ^[7]Professional Cricketers’ Association – The PCA

• Besides cricket, she has also anchored the Rio Olympics for ESPN.

• She rates the 2009 World Cup victory as the turning point of her career.

• In an interview, she talked about her daily lifestyle. She told,
  

  “I do regular six-kilometer runs, and I’ve just invested in a Peleton. I go through phases of doing weights, but it can be hard to maintain a routine when I’m doing Test matches or traveling. I do miss doing heavyweights. I like yoga and Pilates but I don’t do them enough. A Thai massage is always very therapeutic and restorative: during Covid, I’ve missed that strength and depth of muscle tissue massage. In terms of general wellbeing, I love catching up with my mates and having a great meal with a glass of bubbles. And I’m at my happiest when I’m by the water, so if I’m working somewhere near the sea, you’ll find me running along the coast on my day off.”

• In December 2021, she rose to controversy during her commentary when a topic was discussed related to the ‘Carrom Ball’. It was a Big Bash League (BBL) tournament where the discussion on this delivery by an off-spinner ignited the commentary box. Adam Gilchrist with his fellow commentator recalled how coaches select candidates who can bowl ‘Carrom Ball’ based on the size of their middle finger. While the fellow commentator was saying,
  

  “The guy or kid with longest middle finger was identified as a potential carrom-bowler.”

  To which, Isa Guha replied,

  “How big is yours?”

  Isa Guha was referring to his finger. However, her reply was interpreted in a different manner.

  Valid – for carrom ball purposes only… https://t.co/diu9R1nFCp

  — Isa Guha (@isaguha) December 13, 2021