Chaya Mughal
Chaya Mughal (born 20 June 1986) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team and is the current captain of the national team.[1]
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| Full name | Chaya Mughal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 June 1986 India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 1) | 7 July 2018 v Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 April 2023 v Uganda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal life
Mughal grew up in Jammu and Kashmir. She moved to the UAE in 2009 and is a schoolteacher by profession. As of January 2022 she taught at the Ambassador School in Dubai.[2]
Cricket career
Before moving to the UAE, Mughal represented Jammu and Kashmir state in Indian domestic cricket.[2] In July 2018, she was named in the UAE squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[3] She made her WT20I debut against Netherlands on 7 July 2018.[1]
Mughal captained UAE at the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier, with her team emerging undefeated to progress to the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.[4] She retained the captaincy for the qualifier which the UAE hosted in September 2022.[5] In October 2022, she captained UAE team in Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.
References
- "Chaya Mughal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- Bhattacharyya, Gautam (5 January 2022). "Meet Chaya Mughal: from Jammu & Kashmir to UAE women's cricket captain". Gulf News.
- "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "'A star is born': Meet Chaya Mughal, a teacher from Jammu and Kashmir who leads UAE national women's cricket team". The Kashmir Monitor. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- "ECB announces team to represent UAE at upcoming T20I Women's quadrangular". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
Further reading
- Monitor News Desk (22 December 2021). "'A star is born': Meet Chaya Mughal, a teacher from Jammu and Kashmir who leads UAE national women's cricket team". The Kashmir Monitor. Retrieved 14 October 2022.