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WOMEN N CRICKET - Player
Profile - MAMATHA MABEN
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December 30, 2003
Mamatha Maben
is the present India Women’s captain and has
started her captaincy stint in great style with
a series win over New Zealand Women . Mamatha
Maben is an aggressive middle order batswoman
and combined with that her useful medium pace
.Maben was born on 15th November ,
1970 in Bangalore. At the age of 17 years she
was picked for the Karnataka team and from then
6 years of good performances got her included in
the World Cup squad – Women’s World Cup 1993 in
England . Interestingly Anju Jain and Purnima
Rau also happened to make their debut in the
same match as Maben – India Women playing
against West Indies Women at Nottingham .
Some of the
best performances by Maben include her 50 at
Paarl against South Africa in the one – test
series in 2000/01 and an unbeaten 53 against
England Women at Hyderabad in 2001/02 ODI series
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Cricketfundas.com
met Mamatha Maben during the India Women Vs New
Zealand Women One Dayer at Hyderabad and
following are some of the replies to our
questionnaire :
Cricketfundas
: What was the age at which you started playing
cricket?
Maben
: 17 years (Domestic)
Cricketfundas
: When did you think of becoming a professional?
Maben
: At the age of 20
Cricketfundas
:
Which is your most memorable cricketing moment?
Maben :
Winning the series against New Zealand 3-0 at
Bangalore
Cricketfundas
: Who is your Role Model?
Maben :
Shanta Rangaswamy/Steve Waugh
Cricketfundas
: Where do you see Women's cricket in 5 years
time?
Maben :
Progressing
Cricketfundas
: How supportive is your family?
Maben :
Very supportive
Cricketfundas
: Where do you see yourself 5 yrs down?
Maben :
Coaching/Commentary
Cricketfundas
: What do you think are your strengths and your
weakness?
Maben :
Strengths - Fielding Knowledge of the game
Weakness - My drives (cover drives)
Cricketfundas
: What are you doing to improve your game?
Maben :
Working hard in the nets
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