Indrani Roy, an Indian cricketer, was purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 10 lakhs in the Women's Premier League auction on 13 February 2023. |
She hails from a Bengali family and developed an interest in sports from a young age. |
Indrani started playing cricket at 15 after discovering a coaching center near her home. |
Playing with boys from state and first-division teams helped improve her skills. |
She represented the Bengal U-19 team, winning the national championship in 2014-15, before joining the Jharkhand Women's team in 2017. |
Indrani played for India Blue and India C teams in 2018 and 2019 respectively. |
Her outstanding performance in the 2019-20 Women’s Senior One Day Trophy included scoring her first century. |
In the 2020–21 season, she emerged as the leading run-scorer in the Senior Women’s One Day League, with two centuries and 456 runs in eight matches. |
Indrani was part of the India women’s cricket team for the tour of England in May 2021. |
She looks up to MS Dhoni and received valuable tips from him during a training session in 2020. |
Indrani played for Railways against Kerala in the 2023 Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy. |
She was also chosen by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the upcoming Women’s Premier League in 2023. |