Indrani Roy

Indrani Roy (born 5 September 1997) is an Indian cricketer.^[1][2] She plays for the Jharkhand women's cricket team in domestic tournaments in India.^[3]

Indrani Roy

Personal information
Full name	Indrani Tarun Roy
Born	(1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 (age 25)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018–present	Jharkhand Women
Source: Cricinfo, 14 May 2021

Roy started playing cricket at the age of 15,^[4] and cites MS Dhoni as her idol.^[5] She played for the Bengal under-19 team for four years, before signing with Jharkhand in 2014.^[6] In 2018, Roy played for the India Blue cricket team, and a year later, also played for India C.^[4] In the 2019–20 Women's Senior One Day Trophy, Roy scored her first century in a one-day match,^[7] with an unbeaten 132 runs.^[8] Her match-winning century helped Jharkhand to reach the knock-out phase of the tournament, before the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7] In the 2020–21 season, Roy scored two unbeaten centuries in the Senior Women's One Day League.^[4] Roy finished the season as the leading run-scorer in the tournament,^[9] with 456 runs in eight matches.^[7]

In May 2021, Roy earned her maiden call-up to the India women's cricket team,^[10] for their tour of England.^[11] She was named in India's squad for the one-off Test match,^[12] and the squads for the Women's One Day International (WODI) and Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches.^[13][14] However, Roy did not play during the series,^[15] and expressed her disappointment on not being selected for India's tour of Australia in September and October 2021.^[16]

References

1. "Indrani Roy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
2. "Rookie keeper-batter Indrani Roy gets maiden India call-up, Shafali, Shikha in all teams". The Bridge. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
3. "Jharkhand Women's T20 Trophy Day 5: Wins for Bokaro Blossoms and Jamshedpur Jasmines". Cricket World. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
4. ""I don't think my family would have allowed me to play," says Indrani Roy who smashed 2 Centuries in Domestic League". Female Cricket. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
5. "Ahead of England tour, Indrani Roy counts on 'Mahi Sir's' tips". SportStar. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
6. "India's potential Test debutantes: Where were they in November 2014?". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
7. "Confident, focussed and unfazed Indrani Roy, a step closer to her international dream". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
8. "Indrani Roy's unbeaten 132 helps Jharkhand beat Rajasthan in Senior One-day Trophy". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
9. "Women's Senior One Day Trophy: From Indrani Roy to Sneh Rana, top performers of 2021 season". Scroll India. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
10. "Maiden call-up for Indrani Roy; Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia return for England tour". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
11. "India's Senior Women squad for the only Test match, ODI & T20I series against England announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
12. "Shikha Pandey and Taniya Bhatia return, Shafali Verma gets maiden ODI, Test call-ups". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
13. "England v India: Shafali Verma & Indrani Roy in touring squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
14. "Shafali Verma receives maiden ODI, Test call-up as India announce squad for England tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
15. "Indrani Roy disappointed by selection snub". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
16. "Indrani Roy, Priya Punia dropped without getting a chance". Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2021.