SURAT: Coming from a middle class family Sapna Kumari Randhawa managed to make a mark by getting selected for the women’s T20 Challenger Trophy in 2010. Representing the India Blue women’s team in the BCCI tourney, Randhawa rubbed shoulders with the likes of Harmanpreet Kaur and Jhulan Goswami.
But on Friday, Randhawa hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Randhawa’s family currently lives in Kangra of Himachal Pradesh. Those who know Randhawa say that she was interested in cricket from a young age. With time her hobby blossomed into passion and after playing cricket at local level, she was selected for the BCCI tournament.
A left-hand batter and left-arm medium pacer, Randhawa in her 11-year-long career played nine two-day matches for Himachal Pradesh and took 18 wickets. In 40 One-day matches she snapped up 32 wickets while in T20 format she picked up 21 wickets in 24 matches.
As a member of India Blue women team in 2010, she played three matches at Motera Stadium, now known as Narendra Modi Stadium.
