Ekta Bisht
- January 18, 2024
- Cricketer
Quick Facts
Ekta Bisht Biography
| Birthday | Feb 8 |
| Birth Year | 1986 |
Ekta Bisht is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on February 8, 1986 in Almora, India. In November 2017, the Uttarakhand government decided to confer the year’s Khel Ratna award to bowler Ekta Bisht and Dronacharya Award to her coach Liyakat Ali Khan.
During the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup, Bisht claimed 5 wickets in 18 runs against Pakistan, leading India to win by 95 runs. With this, she broke her own record of 5 wickets in 8 runs against Colombo in February, the same year. It is said that 12 years back (2005)m in the same setup, she was injured and had to leave the match midway. But in 2017 she redeemed herself with her historical win.
In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in both the ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year and the ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year. She was the only woman named in both squads.
On 3 October 2012, Bisht took a hat-trick as India outplayed during the match of the ICC World Women Twenty20 played in Colombo, Sri Lanka. India has restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 100 for eight after Bisht claimed a hat-trick in the last over. Bisht was part of the Indian team to reach the final of the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup where the team lost to England by nine runs.
Bisht was selected for the India women’s national cricket team in 2011, and made her WODI debut on 2 July 2011 against Australia.
Bisht was also Joint second highest wicket taker in ODI’s in 2017 at an average of 17.27 with 29 wickets in 16 matches.
Ekta Bisht Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cricketer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ekta is one of the richest Cricketer from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ekta Bisht 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
Bisht became captain of the Uttarakhand cricket team in 2006. She played for the Uttar Pradesh cricket team from 2007 to 2010. She was the captain of Kumaon University in North zone. She had been mentored by Liyakat Ali in her early years, who coached Uttaranchal Women’s Cricket Association team from 2003 to 2006.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 4 in |
Ekta Bisht height 5 ft 4 in Ekta weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
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Facts & Trivia
Ekta Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Ekta Bisht celebrates birthday on February 8 of every year.