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

Ravi Kalapana is an Indian cricketer who belongs to a small town named, Krishna in Andhra Pradesh. She made her ODI debut in the year 2015 at home against New Zealand but she hasn’t made her T20I debut yet. She has started her national cricket career as a wicket-keeper batsman and played for Indian Women’s national cricket team.

Name: Ravi Venkateswarlu Kalpana

Nickname: N/A

Role: Wicket-keeper Batsman

Jersey Number: #5

Cricket Career

International

Test Debut: N/A

ODI Debut: vs New Zealand Women at Bengaluru, Jun 28, 2015 

T20I Debut: N/A

Major Teams: India A Women, India Green Women, India Women, and Trailblazers

Ravi Kalpana Fitness Schedule:

5.30-7.30 AM – fitness session
8.30-11.30 AM – skill session (practice)
3.30-5.30 PM – skill session (practice)

Personal Life

Kalpana was born on 5th May 1996, in Andhra Pradesh, India. Being deprived of luxary she was born in quite a poor family. Her father is an autorickshaw driver. She also has a sister because of which her parents wanted to her to get married at an early stage of life. But she struggled a lot and finally convinced her parent to not get her married her off. Once in an interview, she said: “My most memorable win is so far to convince my family and stop my marriage which could have happened almost abruptly”.

The financial crisis was always a big bane for Ravi and her family and her father couldn’t afford proper training in cricket for her. Her cricket career was almost at the verge of ending when Coach Srinivas Reddy came forward to support her and trained her for better.

Early Stage In Cricket

She began her cricket career by playing for the state team of Andhra Pradesh. She was given an allowance of Rs 4000 from the Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association (APCA).

Initially, she was a part of the Under- 16 team where she played for South Zone division. Later she moved on to play for the Under 19 team and then selected for India Green Team in the year 2012, thereafter in 2014, she went in for Senior South Zone.

Finally, her dream came true when she got selected for the Indian Women’s Cricket team in 2015. This was also the time when she made her international debut in cricket and played her first match against New Zealand.

Date of Birth: 5th May 1996

Age (as of May 2019): 23 Years

Birth Place: Krishna, Andhra Pradesh

Nationality: Indian

School/College: JKC college in Guntur

Coach/Mentor: Srinivas Reddy

Boyfriends/ Spouse

Marital Status: Unmarried

Affairs/Girlfriends: N/A

Lesser Known Facts:

Ravi’s first choice was never cricket but she was more interested in athletics. When she was 12, her friends at school introduced her to this game. Ravi and her friends used to play cricket in school as a pass time. But her skilled started improving when she started visiting the JKC college ground in Guntur where a proper cricket training was provided. It was where she met her first coach Srinivas Reddy and started developing an interest in cricket.