Pratika Rawal, a rising star in the Indian women’s batting all-round team, won her first international century on January 15 and won over many fans and commentators. She opened the batting with 154 runs off just 129 balls in the third ODI against Ireland, which included 20 boundaries and one maximum. She also made history by being the first player, male or female, to reach 400 runs or more in their first six innings.
Rawal has scored an outstanding 74 runs at an average of 444 in the six ODIs in which she has appeared. In just six games, Pratika took advantage of the fact that the Indian ladies were searching for a new opener because Shafali Verma’s sinking had become an issue. She produced some game-winning hits. In the Rajkot third ODI, she and Smriti Mandhana also shared a 233-run partnership.
Pratika Rawal was born on September 1, 2000, in Delhi. Her father, Pradeep Rawal, officiates at the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) at Level-II and holds a BCCI certification. She attended the Modern School, which is located on Barakhamba Road. Additionally, she excelled academically, earning 92.5% in the CBSE board exams. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from New Delhi’s esteemed Jesus & Mary College.
I wanted to learn more about how our minds work: Pratika Rawal
Fascinating enough, Pratika Rawal won a gold medal at the 64th School National Games in January 2019 while playing basketball for the Bal Bharati School. Last month, she made her cricket debut for India Women in the home series against the West Indies. She hit 40 runs in her first game and shared a crucial 110-run partnership with Mandhana.
Check out Pratika Rawal’s insight into human psychology here:
𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙠𝙖 𝙍𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙡: 𝙋𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩
The passion for cricket
The curiosity of studying the human mind
…And everything in betweenWATCH
– By @mihirlee_58 #TeamIndia | #INDvIRE | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/RO6yTcgwvm
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 9, 2025
“I intended to study the human mind, and when I did, I was particularly interested in learning how people think about things both on and off the pitch. In the video “Pratika Rawal: Psychology meets Cricket,” which the BCCI Women released on their “X” feed, the Delhi cricket player added, “And it has helped me a lot in cricket as well.”
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