Tanya Bhatia is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian national cricket team, primarily as a wicket-keeper. At the age of 13, she became the youngest female cricketer to play for the Punjab team at the national level. In 2018, Bhatia was named among the five stars of women’s cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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Tanya Bhatia also known as Tanya Sapna Bhatia was born on Friday, 28 November 1997 (age 25 years; as of 2022) in Chandigarh, India. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He did his schooling from DAV High School, Chandigarh. From 2022 she is pursuing her Bachelor of Arts degree (second year) at MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh. Tanya grew up watching her father and uncle play cricket. His father played cricket at the university level in India in the 80s. He was also the backstop for Punjab in the late 80s. Naturally, he too was inclined towards sports and started training at a nearby cricket academy at the age of seven. A year later, he joined the Cricket Academy at DAV High School, Sector 8, Chandigarh. At DAV, he trained first under Sukhwinder Bawa and then under Yograj Singh. After four years of cricket training at the DAV Academy, Bhatia turned up for Punjab’s U-19 trials and made the cut immediately. He was 11 years old then. Since 2022, he has been training under the guidance of coach RP Singh.
Tanya Bhatia during training
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 3″
Hair color: brown
Eye color: brown
family
parents and siblings
Tanya Bhatia is the daughter of Sanjay Bhatia and Sapna Bhatia. His father works in the Central Bank of India in Chandigarh. He has an elder sister, Sanjana, and a younger brother, Sehaji. Sehaji is also a cricketer who plays for the Indian under-19 cricket team.
Tanya Bhatia and her mother, Sapna Bhatia
Tanya Bhatia and her brother Sehaj Bhatia
Tanya Bhatia with sister Sanjana Bhatia
Tanya Bhatia with her family
husband
As of 2022, Tanya is unmarried.
Cricket
Domestic
Tanya made her domestic cricket debut in 2008, playing for the Punjab U-19 national team. At the age of 13, he became the youngest player to play for Punjab’s senior team in an inter-state domestic tournament. In 2015, he represented the U-19 North Zone team as the captain in the Guwahati Inter Cricket Tournament. He scored 227 runs and took 10 wickets in the tournament. When he turned 16, he joined the India A team and played in warm-up matches. At one point, he decided to quit the sport because he was in a professional slump for about two years. However, his family motivated him to pursue his cricket career. Tanya also played for the Supernova team in the Indian Premier League.
Tanya Bhatia represents the Supernova team during the IPL match against the Trailblazers
International
Tanya made her Women’s T20 International debut for India on 13 February 2018 against South Africa Women in Potchefstroom. That same year, on 11 September, she made her Women’s One Day International (WODI) debut against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Tanya Bhatia is batting for India in the One Day International against Sri Lanka
She subsequently played for the Indian team in the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. In January 2020, Tanya represented India at the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia. On 16 June 2021, Tanya made her Test cricket debut for India against England in Bristol.
Tanya Bhatia plays for India during a Test match
Bhatia has been named in the Indian squad for the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand in January 2022. That same year, Bhatia represented India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Tanya Bhatia with India to final of T20 series against England in 2022
records
- Holds the 9th most catches in an innings in international Test matches (3).
- Holds the 9th most catches in the series (11) in ODIs
- Holds the 8th most career catches (23) in T20 Internationals
- Holds the 5th most runs in an innings in international Test matches (44*).
- Holds the 6th most dismissals in an innings (4) in T20 Internationals
- Holds the 3rd most career Stumpings (45) in T20 Internationals
the chosen ones
- Cricketer(s) (Wicket Keeper): Sarah Taylor, Alice Hill
Facts/Trivia
- Tanya likes to travel and spend time with her family in her free time.
- She is a right-handed batswoman and wicket-keeper.
- His jersey number is 28.
Tanya Bhatia during a cricket match
- Tanya Bhatia is the first woman cricketer from Chandigarh to represent India at the international level.
- In an interview, Tanya said that she was the only girl in her training center. Sharing her experience as the only girl among boys at the institute, Tanya revealed that she was not treated differently. She said,
To Yograj, sir, I was an intern, not a girl-intern. Besides, my hair was so short then that the people there, if they didn’t talk to me, wouldn’t know I was a girl for a long time!”
Adding that his start at the Boys’ Academy prepared him better for professional cricket, Bhatia said,
Their body language is different and it affects you. Most of them were older than me, and keeping them sharpened my reflexes, I felt. My fundamentals are strong because I have been playing with boys constantly since I started. It was difficult for me mentally. Mr. Yograj never treated me differently, fortunately. I will never forget what I learned during his time. It helped me settle down. I watched my fitness like a hawk. Later it was relatively easier to play with girls my age. If you set your standards high when you’re still learning, then it’s easier to face the challenges of top-class cricket when you grow up.”
- There was a point in his career when he almost decided to quit. In an interview, he said:
If you fall at a time when you expect your career graph to only go up, it will be very difficult to deal with at this young age. I almost quit cricket.”
- Tanya Bhatia is managed by FairPlay Sports, an athlete management company in India.
- A pet lover, Tanya has a pet dog named Theo. He is so obsessed with his beloved dog that he has tattooed it.
Tanya Bhatia and her beloved dog
- Tanya has several tattoos on her body, including her forearms, right ankle, and left calf.
Tanya Bhatia Tattoo
- Bhatia follows a rigorous exercise regime to stay in shape.
Tanya Bhatia during training
- On September 26, 2022, Tanya tweeted to her fans that someone had stolen her bag containing cash, cards, watches and jewelry while staying at the Marriot London Maida Vale hotel. His tweet read,
Shocked and disappointed in the management of Marriott Hotel London Maida Vale; Someone broke into my private room and stole my bag of cash, cards, watches and jewelery during my recent stay as part of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team [email protected]. so dangerous “
Demanding a speedy investigation into the matter, he wrote,
I hope for a speedy investigation and resolution of this matter. Such lack of security at @ECB_cricket’s preferred hotel partner is astonishing. I hope they will also gain recognition. @Marriott @BCCIWomen @BCCI.”
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