Indian women’s cricket team’s star bowler Jhulan Goswami holds the record for taking the first highest number of wickets in the current World Cup. After this, taking a wicket against England in the very next match, he touched the 250-wicket mark in his 199th ODI match. She is the only bowler to do so in world women’s cricket. There is no one around her.
Jhulan Goswami took one wicket for 21 runs in 7 overs with 1 maiden in the current World Cup against England. He made his 250th ODI victim by taking the wicket of opener Tammy Beaumont. He is followed by Flitzpark of Australia and Anissa Mohammad of West Indies at number two and third in terms of highest ODI wickets respectively. Both have taken 180-180 wickets in ODI career.
Jhulan Goswami had created history in the last match against West Indies and achieved the distinction of becoming the leading wicket-taker of the World Cup. She had overtaken Australia’s Lynn Fulstone, who had 39 wickets in the World Cup. After the match against England, he has taken a total of 41 wickets in this ICC event. Also in the current World Cup, she has taken 5 wickets in 4 matches.
Apart from ODIs, Jhulan Goswami has 56 wickets in 12 Tests and 44 in 68 T20s. He is currently the senior most player in the team after Mithali Raj. This is his fifth ODI World Cup. He made his ODI and Test debut for India in 2002. In 2005, Jhulan played for the first time in the World Cup. After this, she was an important part of the team in 2009, 2013 and 2017.
A biopic is also being made on Jhulan Goswami named Chakda Express. Virat Kohli’s wife and actress Anushka Sharma will play the role of Jhulan on the big screen. Jhulan Goswami was born on 25 November 1982 in Chakda town of Nadia district in West Bengal. That’s why the name of this film is Chakda Express. He is also often called by this name.