Ekta Bisht Husband, Age, Stats, Teams, Height, Instagram

Published on: Jan 20, 2019 11:28 am IST|Updated on: Jun 16, 2021 2:38 pm IST

Ekta Bisht

Ekta Bisht, a senior spin bowler, hailed from Uttarakhand hill station town Almora and became the first Internation women cricketer from the Uttarakhand state of India. Her father Kundan Bisht is a retired Indian Army Officer. Moreover, Ekta started playing cricket at the age of 6, and in the initial year, she played among boys as her national teammates.

Also, her parents stated that the copious crowd gathers to see her when she used to play with the among the boys. While performing her love becomes her passion, and then, she decided to pursue her career in full-time cricket.

Name: Ekta Bisht

Nickname: NA

Role: Bowler

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International Debut

Test: vs. England at Wormsley on 13th August 2014 

ODI: vs. Australia at Chesterfield on 02nd July 2011

T20I: vs. Australia at Billericay on 23rd June 2011

Jersey Number: #8 (India) 

Ekta Bisht Teams: India Blue Women, India Women, Uttar Pradesh Women, Velocity

In October 2012, while playing against Sri Lanka in ICC World Cup, she took a hat trick in the last over.

She took five wickets and gave eight runs against Pakistan while playing in the year 2017. And her remarkable performance leads India from Pakistan.

Bisht played very well against Pakistan when she took five wickets in just conceding 18 runs in 10 overs.

Ekta Bisht Award

She won Khel Ratna award from the Uttarakhand government in November 2017.

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Ekta Bisht Height

5ft 4in

Weight (approx.): 55kg

Eye Colour: Black

Hair Colour: Black

Date of Birth: 08th February 1986

Ekta Bisht Age

33 Years

Birth Place: Almora, Uttarakhand, India 

Nationality: Indian 

Zodiac sign/Sun sign: Aquarius 

School: NA

College: NA

Educational Qualifications:  NA

Father: Kundan Singh Bisht

Mother: Tara Bisht

Sister: Vineet Bisht 

Brother: Shweta Bisht

Marital Status: Unmarried 

Ekta Bisht Husband

NA

Marriage Date: NA

Coach/Mentor: Liyakat Ali

Religion: Hinduism 

Address: Almora, Uttarakhand, India 

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Hobbies: Listening to Music, practicing yoga

Favourite Cricketers: Sachin Tendulkar 

She is the first International Women Crikcter from the Uttrakhand State of India.

Her father is retired from the Indian Army in 1988 at the rank of Havaldar.

Bisht started playing cricket at the age of six.

Her father opened a Tea stall in Almora just to run the family and support his daughter’s cricket career.

The family’s financial condition improved after Ekta was selected in the national team in 2011.

She became the captain of Uttrakhand cricket team in 2006.

Also, Bisht is the fifth women who took 100 wickets with 129 international wickets, and she is India’s highest wicket-taker in ODI and third highest in T20I’s.

 

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