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, 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
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.
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
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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