Deepti Sharma Becomes The First Indian Bowler To Take A Hat-Trick in WPL
WPL 2024: Deepti Sharma Becomes The First Indian Bowler To Take A Hat-Trick in WPL. Indian women’s cricket team’s star all-rounder Deepti Sharma created a big record by performing brilliantly in the Women’s Premier League 2024. Deepti Sharma has become the first female Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in WPL.
This Feat Was Achieved Against Delhi Capitals On March 8:-
Deepti achieved this feat against Delhi Capitals on March 8, when with her lethal performance, she significantly helped UP Warriors win the match by one run.
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However, UP was still out of the playoff race. In such a situation, through this article today let us know the complete story of Deepti Sharma’s journey till here.
Actually, Deepti Sharma is adept at creating havoc with both ball and bat. Playing for UP Warriors, Deepti Sharma played an inning of 59 runs facing 48 balls against Delhi Capitals, which included 6 fours and 1 six. With the ball, Deepti Sharma took 4 big wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs.
Deepti Sharma Had Insisted On Playing Cricket Before Her Family:-
Let us tell you that Deepti Sharma is from a modest family in Agra, where restrictions are imposed on girls, but still Deepti Sharma insisted on playing cricket before her family, and her stubbornness changed her fate.
Apart from her hard work, Deepti got special support from her brother. Deepti’s journey from playing cricket at the age of 9 to shining in the Women’s Premier League today has not been easy. Deepti’s father works in railways. He later got the support of both his parents.
Deepti’s brother Sumit is a fast bowler and has played for UP in Under 19 and Under 23. It was after seeing Sumit that in her childhood, Deepti insisted her family to visit her brother’s academy and then after seeing her brother there, she became interested in this sport.
Deepti Was A Medium Pace Bowler in The Beginning Of Her Career:-
After this, Sumit also recognized Deepti’s talent at an early age and put his career at stake to take her to greater heights.
Let us tell you that in the beginning of her career, Deepti was a medium pace bowler, but shifting towards off-spin bowling was the turning point for her. She transformed from a bowler to a spin bowler and won everyone’s heart with her lethal performance for the UP team.
Deepti Sharma received the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament award after scoring 295 runs and taking 10 wickets with the bat in WPL 2024.
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Deepti scored 295 runs in 8 matches in the entire tournament. His unbeaten 88 runs was his best performance. At the same time, he took 10 wickets in 8 matches at an average of 21.