Asha Shobana has announced herself in the WPL 2024 with an excellent bowling performance against UP Warriorz.
She has picked up five wickets against UP Warriorz and has played a big part for RCB as Smriti Mandhana and her troops start the season with a victory.
Her spell of 5 for 22 in four overs was the driving force for RCB to get their win. Shobana picked up the key wickets of Vrinda Dinesh, Tahlia McGrath early, and then got three wickets in her last over to dent UP’s chances. She had Shweta Sehrawat, Grace Harris and Kiran Navgire as her victims.
Who is Asha Shobana?
Asha Shobana (aka Shobhana Asha) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in WPL and has also represented Kerala, Puducherry and Railways in domestic cricket.
Date of Birth: March 16, 1991
Bat: Right Handed Bat
Bowl: Right Arm Legbreak
WPL Salary: Rs 10 Lakh
A leg spinner and a middle-order batter, Asha Shobana started off her journey as a 13-year-old when she played for Trivandrum and afterwards for the senior team. She was born in Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala.
She was propelled to play cricket in light of the innings that Sachin Tendulkar played against Australia going after Shane Warne in Sharjah in 1998.
Her favourite cricketer is Stuart MacGill who also played as a right-arm leg spinner and a right-hand batter. She is yet to make her debut for India but may get the elusive opportunity if she continues in the same fashion.