Snehal Pradhan

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Snehal Pradhan
Snehal Pradhan (10 March 2009, Sydney).jpg
Personal information
Full name
Snehal Nitin Pradhan
Born (1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 37)
Pune, India
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 89)9 May 2008 v Pakistan
Last ODI30 June 2011 v England
T20I debut (cap 27)23 June 2011 v Australia
Last T20I27 June 2011 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches 6 4
Runs scored 13 2
Batting average 13.00 2.00
100s/50s 0/0 -/-
Top score 6* 2*
Balls bowled 216 67
Wickets 5 6
Bowling average 27.40 10.66
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling 3/21 3/30
Catches/stumpings 1/0 –
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 May 2020

Snehal Pradhan (born 18 March 1986 in Pune) is a cricketer who has played in six women's One Day Internationals and four T20 internationals for India.[1] She is now working as a freelance sports journalist, broadcaster and YouTuber.[2]

Career

Playing career

Snehal Pradhan was a right arm fast medium bowler who played more than 100 List A matches for Maharashtra Cricket Association between 2005 and 2016 under the BCCI.[3] She also represented Maharashtra State Women's Cricket Association from 2001, under Women's Cricket Association of India before the BCCI took over Women's Cricket in 2005. She was a part of the India Under-21 team fielded by Women's Cricket Association of India that toured Pakistan in 2005. She made her debut for India in 2008 and played 6 ODI and 4 T20I matches. She was a medium pacer who played with Jhulan Goswami. Snehal Pradhan was reported for suspected illegal bowling action by the on-field umpires during an ODI against England in Derby on 30 June 2011.[4] Her bowling action was declared illegal by the ICC after conducting a tests at the School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health in Perth. She was henceforth suspended from bowling.[5] However, her action was cleared by the ICC in February 2012 and was allowed to resume bowling at the international level.[6]

She played her last match in June 2015 for India A against New Zealand, before retiring on 20 October 2015.[7]

Post-retirement

Since retirement, Pradhan has been working in the media as a freelance sports journalist, writing for publications like Firstpost, ESPN Cricinfo, Scroll, Cricbuzz, Economic Times and Wisden India.[8][9][10] Since November 2016, she has been posting videos on her YouTube Channel 'Cricket With Snehal' sharing cricket tips, gear reviews, and coaching advice.[11] She has appeared in a pre-match interview before the Women's IPL Challenge 2019.

Snehal has been selected for providing commentary at the IPL's 14th season in 2021 for the Marathi language broadcast.[12]

References

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  2. ^ "Cricket with Snehal Hindi".
  3. ^ "Snehal Pradhan".
  4. ^ "Pradhan reported for suspect action". espncricinfo.com. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  5. ^ "ICC declares Pradhan's action illegal". espncricinfo.com. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Snehal Pradhan's bowling action cleared". espncricinfo.com. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  7. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
  8. ^ "Snehal Pradhan".
  9. ^ "Snehal Pradhan India". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Snehal Pradhan".
  11. ^ "Cricket with Snehal Hindi".
  12. ^ "IPL 2021: Broadcasters announce team of 100 commentators across 8 languages". Business Standard India. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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