Yastika Bhatia (Cricketer)
Yastika Bhatia (Cricketer) wiki, age, height, caste, family, sister, parents, education & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Yastika Bhatia |
| Full Name | Yastika Harish Bhatia |
| Nickname | Yasti |
| Profession | Indian Woman Cricketer |
| Major teams | India Women (2021-Present) Baroda Women (2013-Present) Mumbai Indians Women (2023-Present) Velocity (2022) |
| Date of Birth | November 1, 2000 |
| Age (In 2025) | 24 Years 8 Month(s) 12 Days |
| Birth Place | Vadodara, Gujarat, India |
| Residence | Vadodara, Gujarat, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Khatri |
| Mother Tongue | Punjabi |
| Zodiac | Capricorn |
| Height | in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 4in |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Parents | |
| Father | Harish Bhatia |
| Mother | Garima Bhatia |
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| Sibling(s) | |
| Sister(s) | Josita Bhatia |
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| Cricket Information | |
| Playing role | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Batting style | Left-handed |
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Coach/Mentor | Santosh Chaugule |
| WTest debut | September 30, 2021 vs Australia |
| WODI debut | September 21, 2021 vs Australia |
| WT20I debut | October 7, 2021 vs Australia |
| Education Details | |
| School | Delhi Public School, Kalali, Vadodara, Gujarat |
| College | Amity University |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Arts |
| facebook.com/yastika.bhatia/ | |
| twitter.com/YastikaBhatia (17k followers) | |
| instagram.com/yastika.bhatia (204k followers) | |
| Other Details | |
| Salary | ₹1.50 Crore (WPL) ₹10 Lakh (BCCI Grade C contract) |
| Alternate names | Yastika Bhatiya |
Family Picture | |
Yastika Bhatia is an Indian women’s cricket player who plays as a wicketkeeper batter for the Indian cricket team. She is a left-handed batter and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. | |
| Yastika was born on 1 November 2000 in a Punjabi Khatri family to Harish Bhatia and his wife Garima Bhatia in Vadodara, Gujarat. She also has an elder sister named Josita Bhatia. | |
| She completed her schooling at Delhi Public School in Kalali, Vadodara, Gujarat, and scored 88.8 percent marks in her Class 12 Board exams. Later on, she did her B.A. program at Amity University online. 1 | |
| On the suggestion of Baroda’s Ranji player Pinal Shah, who lives in the Bhatia’s neighbourhood, Yastika’s father enrolled 8-year-old Yastika and her 11-year-old elder sister Josita at the Youth Service Centre (YSC), one of the oldest clubs in Vadodara. Bhatia sisters played for the Baroda U-19 team together but later on, Josita decided to pursue a career in medicine. 2 | |
| Her father, Harish Bhatia is an executive engineer in a public-sector company and her mother, Garima Bhatia is a retired senior bank manager. 2 | |
| She is a black belt in karate, a swimmer, and has also played badminton at the district level. 2 | |
| In March 2020, Yastika Bhatia and other members of the Baroda women’s cricket team lodged sexual harassment and public shaming complaint against their head coach Atul Bedade. Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) sacked Atul Bedade as the women’s team coach. Although his suspension was later withdrawn but considering the sensitivity of the matter it was decided not to engage his services for the women’s team. 3 | |
During the covid-19 pandemic, Yastika’s father with fellow residents’ help, converted a part of their housing society’s parking facility into a cricket net and helped her with throwdowns to ensure that her cricket practice did not suffer. 4 | |
| Bhatia made her Women’s One Day International (WODI) debut against Australia on 21 September 2021 at Harrup Park in Mackay, Australia. She batted at number three and scored 35 runs off 51 balls but India lost the match by nine wickets. 5 | |
| She made her Test debut on 30 September 2021 against Australia at Carrara, Queensland, Australia. 6 | |
She made her Women’s Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 7 October 2021 against Australia at Carrara, Queensland, Australia. 7 | |
| Mithali Raj used to jokingly calls her Prime Minister because during the team meetings, whenever someone asked if anyone wants to ask something or things like that, she was always the one to speak up and add her point. 8 | |
Mumbai Indians (MI) bought Yastika Bhatia for a whooping INR 1.50 Crore in the very first Women’s Premier League (WPL) auctions on February 13, 2023. 9 | |
| She has a Grade C contract with BCCI for which she is paid INR 10 lakh in annual salary. 10 | |
| She has a black belt in karate. 1 | |
References
- https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/121567/the-making-of-yastika-bhatia-india-cricketer[↩][↩]
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/womens-world-cup-2022-yastika-bhatia-wants-to-erase-the-pain-of-india-2017-world-cup-final-defeat-1303531[↩][↩][↩]
- https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/yastika-bhatia-shakes-off-stressful-baroda-phase-to-shine-for-india-101632674179517.html[↩]
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/it-feels-surreal-yastika-bhatia-on-getting-selected-to-the-indian-cricket-team/articleshow/81255977.cms[↩]
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-women-in-australia-2021-22-1263613/australia-women-vs-india-women-1st-odi-1263617/full-scorecard[↩]
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-women-in-australia-2021-22-1263613/australia-women-vs-india-women-only-test-1263620/full-scorecard[↩]
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-women-in-australia-2021-22-1263613/australia-women-vs-india-women-1st-t20i-1263621/full-scorecard[↩]
- https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-interviews/if-womens-ipl-gets-even-half-the-attention-as-mens-ipl-it-will-change-the-face-of-the-game-yastika-bhatia-interview/[↩]
- https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/wpl-auctions-yastika-bhatias-aali-re-reaction-after-mumbai-indians-1-5-cr-deal-watch-7076419.html[↩]
- https://www.bcci.tv/players/women[↩]
