Snehal Pradhan (born 18 March 1986 in Pune) is a former international cricketer who has played in six women's One Day Internationals and four T20 internationals for India.[1] She now works as a freelance sports journalist, broadcaster and YouTuber.[2]
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| Full name | Snehal Pradhan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1986 Pune, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 89) | 9 May 2008 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 30 June 2011 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 27) | 23 June 2011 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 27 June 2011 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editPlaying career
editSnehal 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 she 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
editSince 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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- ^ "Snehal Pradhan".
- ^ "Cricket with Snehal Hindi".
- ^ "Snehal Pradhan".
- ^ "Pradhan reported for suspect action". espncricinfo.com. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "ICC declares Pradhan's action illegal". espncricinfo.com. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "Snehal Pradhan's bowling action cleared". espncricinfo.com. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
- ^ "Snehal Pradhan".
- ^ "Snehal Pradhan India". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Snehal Pradhan".
- ^ "Cricket with Snehal Hindi".
- ^ "IPL 2021: Broadcasters announce team of 100 commentators across 8 languages". Business Standard India. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.