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Asha Shobana is an Indian cricketer. She is an all-rounder and played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League.
Wiki/Biography
Asha Shobana Joy was born on Saturday 16 March 1991 (age 32; as of 2023) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Asha did her primary schooling at Cotton Hill Girls Higher Secondary School, Vajuthakauddi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and then completed her studies at St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She received her Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) from Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He used to play pig cricket with his brother and cousins from an early age. He watched cricket matches on TV from a young age and was inspired by Sachin Tendulkar’s innings during India’s match against Australia in the 1998 Coca-Cola Trophy. In an interview, she revealed that she was a school student when she first saw a women’s cricket match on Doordarshan and watched her idol Neetu David play for the team; After that, she saw a newspaper ad for women’s district team trials. He decided to attend the trials, but was initially hesitant to inform his parents, so he asked the school’s physical education teacher for help to get to the trial court. Asha was 12 and a half years old when she was chosen for the team. In March 2011, he joined the Indian Railways.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′5″
Weight (approx): 55 kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
Body Measurements (Approx.): 33-28-35
family
He belongs to a middle class Malayali family in Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Parents
Father’s name is B.Joy. He was the driver of the car. His mother’s name was S. Sobana. His brother, Anoop Joy, worked at GAC Dubai.
Asha Shobana with her mother
Asha Shobana with her father
Brother of Asha Shobana
husband
On January 2, 2017, she married Ashwin Vijay. Ashwin was also a cricketer and represented the Hyderabad cricket team.
Asha Shobana with her husband
religion
Asha Shobana follows Christianity.
signature
Signature of Asha Shobana
Cricket
Domestic
She was 12-and-a-half years old when she was selected for the Thiruvananthapuram District Women’s Cricket Club and soon became a starter for the district team. During her successful spell at the district club, she was noticed by former Kerala women’s cricket team captain Shabina Jacob, who later became her mentor. Shabina wanted Asha to be part of the state team as she could gain more experience and declared her the “most promising youngster”. In 2003, after Shabina spotted Asha, she was selected for the Kerala women’s team that traveled to Chennai for the Senior Games; But he did not play in any match. She made her debut for the senior Kerala team at the age of 14 and became a key player in the Kerala women’s team, leading them for almost a decade.
Asha Shobana plays for the Kerala senior women’s team
He then played in the South Zone and made his debut at the age of 16. Asha was 19 when she played in the Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy. In the 2011/2012 season, he took 10 wickets from five matches and scored two fifties for Kerala. In 2011, she took 12 wickets in four matches and was the top wicket-taker in the women’s cricket tournament held in Ahmedabad. After his stellar performances, he was selected for the Railway team.
Asha Shobana with the Indian Railways team in 2013
On 10 March 2012, she was part of the Indian Council President’s Women’s XI which lost to the Australian Women’s National Team by 5 wickets during their tour of India. He failed to score any runs and Meg Lanning was run out; Asha bowled three overs and took the wicket of Lanning. She played for the South Central Railway Women’s team alongside former Indian women’s captain Mithali Raj, who described her as a “courageous cricketer”. She was part of the India Blue women’s cricket team (formerly known as India A) led by Smriti Mandana that competed in the 2017–2018 Senior Women’s Challenger Cup. On 8 January 2018, he took three wickets in ten overs in the final against Indo Green (formerly known as India B) at the Holkar Stadium, Indore; India Blue won the match by 33 runs.
Asha Shobana of India
In 2018, she was part of the India A team that faced the Australian women’s national team during their tour of India. On 6 March 2018, he scored 11 runs from 19 balls and bowled six overs at an economy of 9.16. On 8 March 2018, he bowled four overs at an economy rate of 4.75 and scored 13 runs from 16 balls; Asha caught Alice Hill. He was dismissed lbw by Jess Jonassen. In the second round of the 2019-2020 Women’s Senior T20 Trophy, she recorded a four-wicket haul against the Himachal Pradesh Women’s team. In 2020, she made it to the Railways team with four wickets in the Goa women’s cricket team. Asha was part of the Railways team that won the 2019-2020 Women’s Senior T20 Trophy. She was part of the Railways team that won the Women’s Senior One Day Trophy in the 2020-2021 season.
Asha Shobana with the Women’s Senior One-Day Cup
Asha was part of the Railways team that won the 2021–22 Women’s Senior T20 Trophy. In 2022, after retiring from the Railways team, she started playing for the Puducherry Women’s Cricket Team and had a productive season and was able to impress the scouts who were scouting for the Women’s Premier League.
Sri Lanka Women’s First Division Cricket Tournament
In 2018, she played for the Chilaw Marians Cricket Club women’s team in the Sri Lanka Women’s First Division Cricket tournament and was named the best player of the tournament.
Asha Shobana with the trophy of the best player of the tournament
Women’s Premier League
In 2023, she was acquired by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). In the opening match against Delhi Capitals, he bowled two overs at an economy of 14.50 and scored two runs before being caught by Radha Yadav after a failed pull shot attempt. On 5 March 2023, she became the first player from Kerala to play in the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL). He was left in the playing eleven for the matches against Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants.
Asha Shobana celebrates Holi with her RCB teammate Heather Knight
salary
In 2023, he was acquired by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 10 GEL for the first season of the Women’s Premier League.
the chosen ones
- Men’s Cricket (Bowlers): Anil Kumble, Shane Warne and Stuart McGill
- Football club: Arsenal
- Singers: Adam Levine and Eminem
- Hobbies: painting and singing
Facts/Trivia
- She is also known as Asha Sobhana Joy.
- She often posts pictures of her beloved dog, Dexter (a golden retriever), on social media.
Asha Shobana celebrates the birthday of her beloved dog
- His jersey number is 7.
Asha Shobana shirt
- He is an ardent supporter of Arsenal In an interview, he revealed that his dream was to watch the Arsenal-Liverpool football match at the Emirates Stadium in London, England.
Asha Shobana with the Arsenal flag
- The Kerala Cricket Association sent 15-year-old Asha to Chennai at the MAC spin foundation under former Australian cricketer Terry Jenner, who coached Shane Warne. In an interview, she revealed that she was the only girl among 15 students and that she was a bit shy in her early days; Terry then asked him to put a cup in the nets and asked others to put cups like him.
- He owns a Volkswagen Polo.
Asha Shobana with her car
- In an interview, he revealed that Shabeena Jacob supported and helped him in his early days of cricket.
Asha Shobana with Shabina Yacob (her mentor)
- In January 2012, she was included in the tentative list of 20 players for India’s women’s tour of the West Indies.
- He trained with Sanju Samson at the Medical College Grounds in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Sanju and Asha both hail from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Asha Shobana with Sanju Samson
- In October 2020, he launched his cricket brand ‘AV Sports’.
- He has a tattoo on his left arm. (His initials A, J and 1691)
Asha Shobana Tattoo
- He often shares his paintings on social networks.
Sketch by Asha Shobana
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