Manali Dakshini (Indian Cricketer): Profile, Records, Affairs, Boyfriend, Controversies, Age, Weight, Height and More

Manali Dakshini is an Indian Maharashtrian cricketer who plays for Mumbai and West Zone. She was born on 29th September 1997. She is a right-hand batsman and right-arm medium bowler. So far she has played 3 First-class matches, 11 limited over matches and 21 Women’s T20I matches. During 2019 Champions trophy, she was one of the top performers with an all-around performance.

Name: Manali Kishor Dakshina

Nickname: N/A

Role: Batsman

Major Teams: India A Women, Maharashtra Women, Mumbai West Zone.

Personal Life

Manali mainly plays for Mumbai and has a represented Mumbai in U-16, U-23, and Senior in major domestic tournaments. She started playing cricket at the age of eight and her love and passion broke all the bars when she used to play gully cricket with her friends. She started her cricket career from a very famous Payyade Cricket Club based in Kandivali, suburbs of Mumbai. She has done her schooling from St Antony’s High School and completed her college education from Rizvi but at the same time, she gave her full concentration to cricket as well and always maintained the balance between the two.

Father: Surendra Punia

Mother: N/A

Brother: Rahul Punia

Early Stage In Cricket

Her parents always supported her interest in cricket and always backed her abilities in the game. She initially started her cricket training in Payyade Cricket Club under the guidance of coach Vinod Keni but later she got selected in the Mumbai Camp, she started training under the watchful eyes of coach Sanjay Gaitonde. Her career turning point was when she won the 2016 U-19 Champions for Mumbai.