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{{Infobox cricketer
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Anju Jain
|               name = Anju Jain
| female = yes
|             female = true
| image = The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Arjuna Award -2005 to Ms. Anju Jain for Cricket (women), at a glittering function in New Delhi on August 29, 2006.jpg
|               image = The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Arjuna Award -2005 to Ms. Anju Jain for Cricket (women), at a glittering function in New Delhi on August 29, 2006.jpg
| caption =President [[A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]] presenting the Arjuna Award -2005 to Anju Jain in 2006
|             caption = President [[A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]] presenting the 2005 Arjuna Award to Anju Jain in 2006
| full_name = Anju Jain
|           fullname = Anju Jain
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|8|11|df=yes}}
|         birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|8|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
|         birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
| death_date =  
|           nickname =
| death_place =  
|            heightft =
| batting = Right-hand batswoman
|          heightinch =  
| bowling =  
|             heightm =  
| role = [[Wicket-keeper]]
|             batting = Right-handed
| international = true
|             bowling = Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]]
| country = India
|               role = [[Wicket-keeper]]
| testdebutdate = February 7
 
| testdebutyear = 1995
|       international = true
| testdebutagainst = New Zealand
|   internationalspan = 1993–2005
| testcap = 41
|            country = India
| odidebutdate = July 20
 
| odidebutyear = 1993
|       testdebutdate = 7 February
| odidebutagainst = West Indies
|       testdebutyear = 1995
| odicap = 38
|   testdebutagainst = New Zealand
| lastodidate = April 10
|             testcap = 41
| lastodiyear = 2005
|       lasttestdate = 27 November
| lastodiagainst = Australia
|        lasttestyear = 2003
| columns = 2
|    lasttestagainst = New Zealand
| column1 = [[Women's Test cricket|WTests]]
 
| column2 = [[Women's One Day International cricket|WODI]]
|        odidebutdate = 20 July
| matches1 = 8
|       odidebutyear = 1993
| matches2 = 65
|     odidebutagainst = West Indies
| runs1 = 441
|             odicap = 38
| runs2 = 1729
|         lastodidate = 10 April
| bat avg1 = 36.75
|         lastodiyear = 2005
| bat avg2 = 29.81
|     lastodiagainst = Australia
| 100s/50s1 = 1/3
 
| 100s/50s2 = 0/12
|              club1 = [[Delhi women's cricket team|Delhi]]
| top score1 = 110
|              year1 = 1992/93–1993/94
| top score2 = 90
|              club2 = Air India
| hidedeliveries = true
|              year2 = {{nowrap|1993/94–2004/05}}
| deliveries1 = -
 
| deliveries2 = -
|             columns = 4
| wickets1 = -
|      hidedeliveries = true
| wickets2 = -
 
| bowl avg1 = -
|             column1 = [[Women's Test cricket|WTest]]
| bowl avg2 = -
|           matches1 = 8
| fivefor1 = -
|              runs1 = 441
| fivefor2 = -
|            bat avg1 = 36.75
| tenfor1 = n/a
|          100s/50s1 = 1/3
| tenfor2 = n/a
|          top score1 = 110
| best bowling1 = -
|  catches/stumpings1 = 15/8
| best bowling2 = -
 
| catches/stumpings1 = 18/8
|            column2 = [[Women's One Day International|WODI]]
| catches/stumpings2 = 30/51
|           matches2 = 65
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53915.html cricinfo
|               runs2 = 1,729
| date = 29 April 2020
|           bat avg2 = 29.81
|           100s/50s2 = 0/12
|         top score2 = 90
| catches/stumpings2 = 30/51
 
|             column3 = [[First-class cricket|WFC]]
|           matches3 = 25
|               runs3 = 1,028
|           bat avg3 = 33.16
|           100s/50s3 = 2/5
|         top score3 = 140[[not out|*]]
| catches/stumpings3 = 24/17
 
|             column4 = [[List A cricket|WLA]]
|           matches4 = 124
|               runs4 = 3,798
|           bat avg4 = 35.16
|           100s/50s4 = 0/29
|         top score4 = 90
| catches/stumpings4 = 49/69
 
|               date = 16 August 2022
|             source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8476/8476.html CricketArchive
}}
}}
'''Anju Jain''' (born 11 August 1974) is an Indian former [[cricket]]er and current cricket coach. She played as a [[wicket-keeper]] and right-handed [[Batting (cricket)|batter]]. She appeared in eight [[Women's Test cricket|Test matches]] and 65 [[Women's One Day International|One Day Internationals]] for [[India women's national cricket team|India]] between 1993 and 2005. She played domestic cricket for [[Delhi women's cricket team|Delhi]] and Air India.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/anju-jain-53915/matches |title=Player Profile: Anju Jain |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="CricketArchive">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8476/8476.html |title=Player Profile: Anju Jain |work=CricketArchive |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref> She previously coached India and [[Bangladesh women's national cricket team|Bangladesh]], and currently coaches on the Indian domestic circuit.<ref name="interview"/>


'''Anju Jain''' (born 11 August 1974, in [[New Delhi]]) is a former Indian [[cricketer]].  She played Women's [[Women's Test cricket|Test cricket]] (8 matches between 1995 and 2003) and [[Women's ODI cricket|ODI cricket]] (65 matches between 1993 and 2005) for [[Indian women's cricket team|India]]. She was the team [[wicket-keeper]].
==Playing career==
She captained India at the [[2000 Women's Cricket World Cup|2000 World Cup]], where the side reached the semi-finals before losing to [[New Zealand women's national cricket team|New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/cricinfo-women-s-world-cup-2000-01-61240 |title=CricInfo Women's World Cup 2000/01 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref>


She captained the Indian team in 8 ODI matches, all during the [[2000 Women's Cricket World Cup|2000 Cricinfo Women's Cricket World Cup]] where India advanced to the semi-finals before losing to [[New Zealand women's cricket team|New Zealand]].
She jointly holds the record for the most [[stumping]]s in WODIs, with 51.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283331.html |title=Records/Women's One Day Internationals/Wicketkeeping Records/Most stumpings in career |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref> Jain played seven WODIs as captain, wicket-keeper and opening batter, a record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283394.html|title=Records {{!}} Women's One-Day Internationals {{!}} Individual records (captains, players, umpires) {{!}} Captains who have kept wicket and opened the batting {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref>


She played for Air India women's cricket team in the Indian women's domestic league. The only player to have played for consecutive four world cups. Her 81 dismissals behind the wicket stands in the fourth position in terms of all-time dismissals by wicket-keepers from all countries. Jain also holds the record for playing the most [[Women's One Day International cricket|Women's One Dayers]] by keeping wicket and by opening the batting as captain(7)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283394.html|title=Records {{!}} Women's One-Day Internationals {{!}} Individual records (captains, players, umpires) {{!}} Captains who have kept wicket and opened the batting {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref>
Anju received the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2005 for her sporting achievements from then [[President of India]] Dr. [[APJ Abdul Kalam]].<ref name="interview"/>
 
Anju received the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2005 for her sporting achievements from then [[President of India]] Dr. [[APJ Abdul Kalam]], hence been declared the best sportsperson of the year in [[Cricket]].


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
She has been a coach associated with the development of youth and women's cricketers of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She has also been a coach to [[Odisha]], [[Tripura]] and [[Assam]] as well as for the Indian side. Currently, she is the head coach of [[Bangladesh women's national cricket team|Bangladesh Women Cricket Team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2018/05/05/indias-jain-set-become-bangladesh-womens-cricket-team-head-coach|title=India's Jain set to become Bangladesh women’s cricket team head coach|publisher=Dhaka Tribune|accessdate=10 June 2018}}</ref>
Since retiring, Jain has coached [[Odisha women's cricket team|Odisha]], [[Tripura women's cricket team|Tripura]], [[Assam women's cricket team|Assam]], [[Vidarbha women's cricket team|Vidarbha]] and [[Baroda women's cricket team|Baroda]] at domestic level.<ref name="interview"/>


== Women's International Centuries ==
Between 2011 and 2013, she was the head coach of [[India women's national cricket team|India]], and between 2018 and 2020 she was the head coach of [[Bangladesh women's national cricket team|Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/anju-jain-to-take-over-as-bangladesh-women-coach-1145310 |title=Anju Jain to take over as Bangladesh women coach |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="interview">{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/the-pioneers/13875-i-was-able-to-change-the-perception-of-other-teams-about-bangladesh-says-anju-jain-the-pioneers.html |title=“I was able to change the perception of other teams about Bangladesh,” says Anju Jain/The Pioneers |publisher=Female Cricket |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref>
=== Women's Test Centuries ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="7" |Anju Jain's Test centuries
|-
! style="width:40px;" |#
! style="width:50px;" |Runs
! style="width:50px;" |Match
! style="width:125px;" |Opponents
! style="width:350px;" |City/Country
! style="width:300px;" |Venue
! style="width:50px;" |Year
|-
|'''1'''
|110
|2
|{{crw|ENG}}
|[[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|[[Calcutta Cricket and Football Ground]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/57977.html|title=Calcutta Cricket and Football Ground {{!}} India {{!}} Cricket Grounds {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref>
|1995
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8476/8476.html Profile] from CricketArchive
 
*[http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/women/content/player/53915.html Player profile] from [[Cricinfo]]
==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=53915}}
*{{cricketarchive|id=8476}}


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Latest revision as of 20:33, 16 August 2022


Anju Jain
Personal information
Full nameAnju Jain
Born (1974-08-11) 11 August 1974 (age 51)
Delhi, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 41)7 February 1995 v New Zealand
Last Test27 November 2003 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 38)20 July 1993 v West Indies
Last ODI10 April 2005 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992/93–1993/94Delhi
1993/94–2004/05Air India
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 8 65 25 124
Runs scored 441 1,729 1,028 3,798
Batting average 36.75 29.81 33.16 35.16
100s/50s 1/3 0/12 2/5 0/29
Top score 110 90 140* 90
Catches/stumpings 15/8 30/51 24/17 49/69
Source: CricketArchive, 16 August 2022

Anju Jain (born 11 August 1974) is an Indian former cricketer and current cricket coach. She played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in eight Test matches and 65 One Day Internationals for India between 1993 and 2005. She played domestic cricket for Delhi and Air India.[1][2] She previously coached India and Bangladesh, and currently coaches on the Indian domestic circuit.[3]

Playing career[edit | edit source]

She captained India at the 2000 World Cup, where the side reached the semi-finals before losing to New Zealand.[4]

She jointly holds the record for the most stumpings in WODIs, with 51.[5] Jain played seven WODIs as captain, wicket-keeper and opening batter, a record.[6]

Anju received the Arjuna Award in 2005 for her sporting achievements from then President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.[3]

Coaching career[edit | edit source]

Since retiring, Jain has coached Odisha, Tripura, Assam, Vidarbha and Baroda at domestic level.[3]

Between 2011 and 2013, she was the head coach of India, and between 2018 and 2020 she was the head coach of Bangladesh.[7][3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Player Profile: Anju Jain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile: Anju Jain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 ""I was able to change the perception of other teams about Bangladesh," says Anju Jain/The Pioneers". Female Cricket. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "CricInfo Women's World Cup 2000/01". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Records/Women's One Day Internationals/Wicketkeeping Records/Most stumpings in career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Captains who have kept wicket and opened the batting | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Anju Jain to take over as Bangladesh women coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

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