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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =Veda Krishnamurthy
| female = yes
| image = Veda Krishnamurthy.png
| caption = Veda Krishnamurthy in 2019.
| country = India
| fullname = Veda Krishnamurthy
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|10|16}}
| birth_place = [[Kaduru]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| heightm = 1.68
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]]
| role = [[Batting (cricket)|Batter]]
| international = yes
| internationalspan = 2011–2020
| odidebutdate = 30 June
| odidebutyear = 2011
| odidebutfor = India
| odidebutagainst = England
| odicap = 96
| lastodifor = India
| lastodidate = 12 April
| lastodiyear = 2018
| lastodiagainst = England
| odishirt = 79

| T20Idebutdate = 11 June
| T20Idebutyear = 2011
| T20Idebutfor = India
| T20Idebutagainst = Australia
| T20Icap = 26
| lastT20Idate = 8 March
| lastT20Iyear = 2020
| lastT20Ifor = India
| lastT20Iagainst = Australia

| T20Ishirt = 79

| club1 = [[Karnataka women's cricket team|Karnataka Women]]
| year1 = 2009–2014
| clubnumber1 = 79
| club2 = [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways Women]]
| year2 = {{nowrap|2015–present}}
| clubnumber2 = 79
| club3 = [[Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL)|Hobart Hurricanes]]
| year3 = 2017–2018
| clubnumber3 = 79
| club4 = [[IPL Velocity|Velocity]]
| year4 = 2019–2020
| clubnumber4 = 79

| columns = 3

| column1 = [[Women's One Day International|WODI]]
| matches1 = 48
| runs1 = 829
| bat avg1 = 25.90
| 100s/50s1 = 0/8
| top score1 = 71
| deliveries1 = 114
| wickets1 = 3
| bowl avg1 = 22.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/14
| catches/stumpings1 = 20/1

| column2 = [[Women Twenty20 international|WT20I]]
| matches2 = 74
| runs2 = 856
| bat avg2 = 18.60
| 100s/50s2 = 0/2
| top score2 = 57[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 12
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 37/0

| column3 = [[Women's Big Bash League|WBBL]]
| matches3 = 9
| runs3 = 144
| bat avg3 = 18.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 40
| deliveries3 = 30
| wickets3 = 1
| bowl avg3 = 51.00
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 1/18
| catches/stumpings3 = 2/–

| date = 8 March 2020
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/442205.html ESPNcricnfo
}}

'''Veda Krishnamurthy''' (born 16 October 1992) is an Indian cricketer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pradhan|first=Snehal|date=21 June 2017|title=ICC Women's World Cup 2017: Veda Krishnamurthy a threat for bowlers despite rusty form|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/icc-womens-world-cup-2017-veda-krishnamurthy-a-threat-for-bowlers-despite-rusty-form-3728707.html|url-status=live|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sudarshan|first=N.|last2=Rozindar|first2=Firoz|date=2017-07-22|title=Karnataka’s small-town girls turn stars on world cricket stage|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnatakas-small-town-girls-turn-stars-on-world-cricket-stage/article19329572.ece|url-status=live|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> She made her debut in international cricket at the age of 18 in a [[one day international]] against [[England women's cricket team|England Women]] at [[Derby]] on 30 June 2011.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/517762.html Krishnamurthy, Bisht in quadrangular sqaud ]</ref> Krishnamurthy went on to score 51 runs in her ODI international debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/womans-era/20171016/281530816298238|title=PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News|website=www.pressreader.com|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref> She is a right-handed batter and bowls right-arm legbreak.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/492549.html India v England]</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Rajagopal|first=Rashmi|date=2011-06-05|title=Veda Krishnamurthy looks forward to England experience|work=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Veda-Krishnamurthy-looks-forward-to-England-experience/articleshow/8737284.cms}}</ref>

==Early life==
The youngest of four siblings in her family ( one of her siblings being Sudha Krishnamurthy , a teacher ) , Veda started playing street cricket when she was 3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/womans-era/20171016/281530816298238|title=PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News|website=www.pressreader.com|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref> As a young girl, she was enrolled for karate classes which she hated. However, she credits the martial arts form for building her strength from a young age. Veda even earned a black belt in karate at the age of 12.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/RyZvbbMkR6Tp2IvuhYe9PO/World-T20-Veda-Krishnamurthy--dancer-don-destinys-child.html|title=World T20: Veda Krishnamurthy—dancer, don, destiny’s child|last=Patnaik|first=Sidhanta|date=2016-03-23|website=Mint|language=en|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref> Her mother Cheluvamaba Devi and her elder sister Vatsala Shivakumar succumbed to [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/so-disappointed-icc-hall-of-famer-lisa-sthalekar-reveals-what-angers-her-the-most-with-bcci-s-decision-on-veda-krishnamurthy-101621071053057.html|title='So disappointed': ICC Hall of Famer 'angered' over BCCI's decision regarding Veda Krishnamurthy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/two-weeks-after-mothers-death-veda-krishnamurthy-loses-sister-to-covid-7305207/|title=Two weeks after mother’s death, Veda Krishnamurthy loses sister to Covid}}</ref>

She started her formal cricket training in the Karnataka Institute of Cricket in 2005 when she was 13.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-world-cup-2017/content/story/1111546.html|title=India respond to captain Raj's rallying call|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-08-31|language=en}}</ref> Realising her talent, the institute's director Irfan Sait urged Veda's father to shift her to Bengaluru to further hone her skills.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/RyZvbbMkR6Tp2IvuhYe9PO/World-T20-Veda-Krishnamurthy--dancer-don-destinys-child.html|title=World T20: Veda Krishnamurthy—dancer, don, destiny’s child|last=Patnaik|first=Sidhanta|date=2016-03-23|website=Mint|language=en|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref> The youngest daughter of a cable operator, her father moved from a small town in Karnataka's [[Chikkamagaluru]] to [[Bengaluru]] to help realise his daughter's dream of playing for the country one day. She was initially trained at Karnataka Institute of Cricket at Bengaluru.
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/indian-womens-cricket-team-veda-krishnamurthy-interview|title=My mother encouraged me to play 'boys' sports, says Veda Krishnamurthy|last=Puri|first=Rajdeep|date=20 Jul 2017|access-date=21 Jul 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/indian-womens-cricket-team-veda-krishnamurthy-interview|title=My mother encouraged me to play 'boys' sports, says Veda Krishnamurthy|date=2017-07-20|access-date=2017-08-31}}</ref>

Veda credits Irfan Sait as her first coach, who taught her the basics of the game. Coaches like Apurva Sharma and Suman Sharma also played a significant role in moulding her as a cricketer. She considered [[Mithali Raj]] as a role model when she was a child. Significantly, when Veda was 12, Mithali was felicitated at her school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/womans-era/20171016/281530816298238|title=PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News|website=www.pressreader.com|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref> Veda later went on to play with Mithali in both domestic and national teams.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/mithali-raj-the-legend-a-nation-never-cared-for-553613|title=Mithali Raj: The legend a nation never cared for|last=Mukherjee|first=Abhishek|date=2016-12-03|work=Cricket Country|access-date=2017-08-31|language=en-us}}</ref>

==Cricket career==
In November 2015, she was named in B-grade contract list, this was first time [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] offered contracts to women players.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/Rahane-gets-Grade-A-contract-Raina-demoted-to-Grade-B/articleshow/49724826.cms? | title=Rahane gets Grade A contract, Raina demoted to Grade B | date=10 November 2015 | author=PTI | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=19 July 2018 }}</ref>

=== Domestic career ===
Karnataka State Cricket Association hosted their first-ever [[Twenty20]] exhibition match between a KSCA President's XI and a KSCA Secretary's XI and Veda was chosen to lead the President's XI.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/karnataka-takes-first-steps-towards-womens-ipl-heres-how-742925|title=Karnataka takes first step towards Women's IPL; here's how|last=IBTimes|website=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.crictracker.com/india-ready-womens-ipl-says-shantha-rangaswamy/|title=India is ready for Women's IPL, says Shantha Rangaswamy - CricTracker|date=2017-09-21|work=CricTracker|access-date=2017-09-24|language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2017, she was signed by the [[Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL)|Hobart Hurricanes]] for the [[2017–18 Women's Big Bash League season]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21060414/veda-krishnamurthy-signs-hobart-hurricanes-wbbl|title=Krishnamurthy signs with Hobart Hurricanes for WBBL|date=2017-10-18|work=EspnCricinfo|access-date=2017-10-18}}</ref> For the 2021 senior domestic one-day trophy, Veda was named captain of Karnataka and led the team all the way to the final, where they lost to the Railways.

=== International career ===
She made her debut in international cricket at the age of 18 in a [[one day international]] against [[England women's cricket team|England Women]] at [[Derby]] in June 2011 and went on to score 51 runs in that match. Meanwhile, her T20 debut for India was in a match against Australia in the Natwest T20 Quadrangular series at Billericay, on the same tour of England.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/womans-era/20171016/281530816298238|title=Indian's Star Player- A chat with Veda Krishnamurthy.}}</ref>

Krishnamurthy was part of the Indian team to reach the [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Final|final]] of the [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup]] where the team lost to [[England national women's cricket team|England]] by nine runs.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8584/commentary/1085975/England-Women-vs-India-Women-Final-ICC-Women's-World-Cup-2017 Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, 23 Jul], ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/cricket/40035680 World Cup Final], BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.</ref><ref name="sum3">[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2017/jul/23/england-v-india-womens-world-cup-final-live England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!], ''The Guardian'', 23 July 2017.</ref> The Indian team were chasing a target of 229 runs and required 29 off 33 balls with five wickets in hand when Veda lost her wicket. She scored 35 runs in the innings.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sadhu|first=Rahul|date=26 July 2017|title=I couldn’t sleep the entire night after the World Cup final loss, says Veda Krishnamurthy|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/couldnt-sleep-entire-night-world-cup-final-loss-veda-krishnamurthy-india-vs-england-4768117/}}</ref>

In the final league match of the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup against New Zealand, Krishnamurthy came to bat in the 37th over. With a strike rate of over 150, she smashed 70 runs off just 45 balls, which included seven fours and two sixes, before getting run out on the penultimate ball of the innings. Her performance was highly lauded and it led the Indian side to the semi-finals of the series.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/india-vs-new-zealand-mithali-raj-ton-krishnamurthys-quickfire-70-take-india-to-265/7/articleshow/59610269.cms|title=India vs New Zealand: Mithali Raj ton, Krishnamurthy's quickfire 70 take India to 265/7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/field/843945/the-veda-krishnamurthy-show-that-left-new-zealand-dazed-and-confused|title=The Veda Krishnamurthy show that left New Zealand dazed and confused}}</ref>

She is the third cricketer from India to play in the Big Bash. Krishnamurthy secured a deal with the [[Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL)]] for the third season of the WBBL. She joined the duo of [[Hayley Matthews]] and [[Lauren Winfield]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricket.yahoo.com/news/wbbl-2017-18-veda-krishnamurthy-161511145.html|title=Cricket: News|website=cricket.yahoo.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-19}}</ref>

In October 2018, she was named in India's squad for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20]] tournament in the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcci.tv/news/2018/press-releases/17669/indian-womens-team-for-icc-womens-world-twenty20-announced |title=Indian Women’s Team for ICC Women’s World Twenty20 announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/863769 |title=India Women bank on youth for WT20 campaign |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28468147/kaur-mandhana-verma-part-full-strength-india-squad-t20-world-cup |title=Kaur, Mandhana, Verma part of full strength India squad for T20 World Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Krishnamurthy has several [[List of nicknames used in cricket|nickname]]s. In the Railways and Indian teams, she has always been referred to as "Ved". At the Hurricanes, she was called "Darth" or "Darthy", a name chosen by [[Corinne Hall]], after [[Darth Vader]]. In the Karnataka circuit, she is known as "Dhana". According to Krishnamurthy, that word "... literally translates to cow. But in context here, Dhana means a buffalo, because of my height. When I started playing, I was only four feet tall."<ref name="espn 2018-11-11">{{cite web |last1=Ghosh |first1=Annesha |title='They used to call me Darthy - after Darth Vader' |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/veda-krishnamurthy-in-hobart-they-used-to-call-me-darthy-after-darth-vader-1164445 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 June 2021 |date=11 November 2018}}</ref>

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